by Tom Esch | Nov 9, 2026 | Blog
Thanks to Brent Darnell for inspiring this article. He has been a steady mentor and friend. The end of construction season is upon us in the North and stress is high. It is a race against the freeze to get a lot of work completed. Material costs are up and...
by Tom Esch | Oct 15, 2026 | Blog
Earlier this summer, I started reading the new book Digital Body Language by Erica Dhawan. It is a good read, and I recommend it to you. Later in the summer, I went to a national Public Works conference in Houston, (PWX) and had a personal experience that made me even...
by Tom Esch | Aug 18, 2026 | Blog
There’s a version of the world that some people in construction still think we’re in. A place where raising your voice got results. Where PPE was optional. Where toughness mattered more than communication. Where women and people from diverse cultures were treated as...
by Tom Esch | May 6, 2026 | Using Your Power Effectively, Blog
Robert Suarez’ 100 MPH fastball into the shoulder of Shohei Ohtani should’ve been the spark that set this already tense game on fire. But it wasn’t. Not only was the pitch ruled as intentional, but it was the second time in the series. Suarez was ejected. This...
by Tom Esch | Nov 25, 2025 | Wellness/Mental Health/Stress Relief, Blog
The world is not what it was just a few years ago. For many people the new stressors—whether it is current health care prices, the polarization in politics, mental health, crime or the cost of food— we have reasons to feel worried. It can be hard to be consistently...
by Tom Esch | Sep 7, 2025 | Wellness/Mental Health/Stress Relief, Blog
We are living in some pretty violent times friends. So I hesitate to put this one out here…but feel I must, because it is a story of hope and we need those right now. This could be triggering if you have been close to a suicide. So read with awareness and be...
