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...
by Tom Esch | Sep 2, 2025 | Using Your Power Effectively, Blog
Do not wait to have that conversation. You know how some memories stay in your mind? I still remember the handshake. The very physical, nearly-break-your-knuckles grip the solidly built young man put on me. And the comment, “Esch, I am nothin!!” He was loud and...
by Tom Esch | Aug 7, 2025 | Using Your Power Effectively, Blog
You know what it is like when a boss misuses or abuses their power. All kinds of things fall apart. When a lower ranked person does not use their power well, when they do not speak up when speaking up is required, equally miserable things happen. I think you know what...
