St. Patrick’s Day and the myth of good fortune. Around St. Patrick’s Day, we hear a lot about luck. Lucky break. Lucky timing. Lucky outcome. On job sites, I hear it too. “We were lucky that didn’t turn into an incident.”“Good thing that worked out.” But high-performing teams aren’t lucky. They’re prepared. When safety holds under pressure, when deadlines are met, when tension doesn’t escalate — it’s rarely luck. It’s usually: · Clear expectations · Reinforced

The leadership habit most people skip. The other night, I walked past the kitchen and saw one of my daughters helping her sister with homework. No drama. No complaints. Just steady patience. She leaned over and said, “Let’s try it this way,” and walked her through the problem step by step. Later that evening, when we had a quiet moment, I pulled her aside. “Earlier tonight, while you were helping your sister with math (Situation), I noticed how calm and patient you were (Beha

Sometimes the best leadership training happens in Row G. Last weekend, my wife and I took our twin daughters to a movie — one sat with Mom, the other with me. Twenty minutes in, I noticed the seat in front of us shaking. One twin was kicking her sister’s seat. Her sister turned around — not calmly — and made her feelings known. Now we had two issues: one not considering her sister, the other not considering the rest of the theatre goers. Both were “right.” Both were wrong. In