Psychological safety is a shared belief that people can speak up without fear of embarrassment or retribution. Leaders create it by modeling fallibility, inviting dissent, and asking for help. When voices surface early, risks are mitigated sooner and learning accelerates. Truth moves faster than politics, and execution quality rises across routines and outcomes.

Practice converts principle into habit. Begin meetings with a quick check of uncertainties and dependencies. Use short written rounds before discussion to encourage quiet thinkers to contribute. Invite cross-functional shadowing so engineers can hear customers and sales teams can listen to support. Leaders like Sundar Pichai and Satya Nadella normalize curiosity by asking, What are we missing today.

Accountability thrives inside safety. Candor focuses on work not worth, so errors become data and experiments continue. Hold regular blameless reviews, make decisions transparently, and track commitments visibly. Indra Nooyi wrote to families, Ed Catmull ran candid film notes, both paired respect with standards, proving that trust and excellence reinforce each other over time.

Model fallibility invites dissent, run blameless reviews, share context, and measure commitments to accelerate learning today.

From a single bridge in Laredo in 1924, Zachry Construction has grown into a leading privately owned builder headquartered in San Antonio, guided by third-generation family leadership. H.B. Pat Zachry set the tone for care and craft, and CEO David Zachry carries it forward across large, technically complex projects that demand ingenuity and trust.

With more than 5,500 projects delivered worldwide, Zachry blends heavy civil mastery with a people-first culture. Together, we can do great things. Every Person Matters, and this is more than just a job. These are lived values that shape our planning, safety, and partnership. Teams bring smart preconstruction, precise self-perform capability, and collaborative delivery to accelerate schedules while protecting quality and cost for owners.

Opportunity is real for customers and careers alike. Builders learn, mentor, and lead in the field and office, while communities benefit from resilient infrastructure that connects people and commerce. When the work is complex and the stakes are high, Zachry brings experience, integrity, and heart to build what is next.

Crews for the Michigan Department of Transportation began rebuilding a portion of US 31 near Interlochen today, shifting traffic to a signed detour. At the same time, contractors excavate peat and weak subgrade near Cedar Hedge Creek and Tonawanda Creek. Governor Gretchen Whitmer called it part of fixing roads statewide without raising taxes, and MDOT spokesperson James Lake confirmed work began at first light.

The project invests thirty-two point five million dollars to rebuild seven point eight miles from Sullivan Road in Green Lake Township to Reynolds Road in Inland Township through 2026. Upgrades add a center left turn lane, broader paved shoulders, rumble strips, and a roundabout at South Long Lake Road and J Maddy Parkway.

The detour relies on County Road 633 and nearby connectors with temporary signals to smooth flows. MDOT estimates the investment will support about three hundred ten jobs and cut crashes along a busy lakes corridor. Access to homes and businesses will be maintained while crews coordinate with schools and emergency responders to keep fall routines on time.

Fresh government data today showed a split screen for builders. The US Census Bureau reported that construction spending decreased 0.1 percent in July, following a 0.4 percent decline in June. However, residential spending rose 0.1 percent, with single-family construction increasing and multifamily construction easing. Reuters reporter Lucia Mutikani noted inventories of completed new homes are at a sixteen-year high, a sign that buyers have options and price discipline matters.

On the ground, superintendents say that mix rewards execution over headlines. Estimators are tightening bid windows to two days, swapping long lead fixtures, and using one contingency for cabinets and doors. Lenders are asking for refreshed comps sooner, so closings do not slip when suppliers reprice millwork or trusses.

Watch public budgets too, since the same report showed a 0.3 percent rise in government outlays that could free road tie-ins for new phases. If September rate cuts arrive, traffic should firm first in move-in-ready communities, with to-be-built plans following as fall marketing ramps.

Introduction
Good morning, Team! Today’s toolbox talk covers welding fume control. Fumes from welding, cutting, or gouging can be invisible and dangerous.

Why It Matters
Stainless/painted/galvanized metals can release hexavalent chromium, manganese, zinc, and isocyanates. These can cause metal‑fume fever, lung disease, cancer, and nervous‑system effects. Risk rises indoors and in tight spots.

Strategies for Safer Welding

Discussion Questions

Conclusion
Control the plume first, then ventilate, and lastly, use a respirator. Protect your lungs—and your crew.

Capture it at the arc, breathe easy!

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