Jun 12, 2026 · 51 min · 12 segments
What drives operational excellence on a construction project? Recorded live at the Superintendent Roundtable Conference, this panel discussion explores what drives operational excellence on a…
Ed McGinleyPanelist
Dennis FlemingPanelistVincePanelistThat's what this is all about.
You take it away from you.
Dennis, I'm going to put you on the spot here a little bit.
How When those times come of that stress and that anxiety, as leaders of this company, leaders of your job, how do you handle mental health for operational excellence?
I think in operational excellence, long-term success is more about just habits than titles.
You know, early in my career, the most important behavior was developing structured problem-solving planning.
Instead of jumping to the quick fixes, take your time to define the problem clearly.
with mental health um it it's something where i guess you gotta lead by example um human that's what i i think this is what what's the best for that
yeah let me jump in there because i i'm right with you if you've known me or you've you've had time this is a huge um It's hugely important to me.
I've been affected, unfortunately, more than once.
And vigilance, and you have to have the courage to step in.
You cannot be a bystander when it comes to seeing, I don't care if it's a laborer, a carpenter, your brother, whoever it is, you need to step up.
You need to see it, identify it, and the courage to engage it.
and I'm gonna task everybody in this room, you see a worker who's having a really shitty day and they're fighting with that gang box, God is my witness, you gotta engage with that guy.
Because you don't know what's gonna happen in the next 24 hours.
And I would ask everybody here to take that to heart.
You see somebody banged up, have the courage to engage that person.
And it only takes a, hey, let's go get a cup of coffee.
Let's go for a walk.
Let me pull you out of that situation.
Because man, it is the backside of not doing that it'll change your life, and it's not a good place to be.
So that's my ask of this group.
When it comes to mental health, please, please engage with that courage to try to help.
That's what this is all about.
You take it away from you.
Dennis, I'm going to put you on the spot here a little bit.
How When those times come of that stress and that anxiety, as leaders of this company, leaders of your job, how do you handle mental health for operational excellence?
I think in operational excellence, long-term success is more about just habits than titles.
You know, early in my career, the most important behavior was developing structured problem-solving planning.
Instead of jumping to the quick fixes, take your time to define the problem clearly.
with mental health um it it's something where i guess you gotta lead by example um human that's what i i think this is what what's the best for that
yeah let me jump in there because i i'm right with you if you've known me or you've you've had time this is a huge um It's hugely important to me.
I've been affected, unfortunately, more than once.
And vigilance, and you have to have the courage to step in.
You cannot be a bystander when it comes to seeing, I don't care if it's a laborer, a carpenter, your brother, whoever it is, you need to step up.
You need to see it, identify it, and the courage to engage it.
and I'm gonna task everybody in this room, you see a worker who's having a really shitty day and they're fighting with that gang box, God is my witness, you gotta engage with that guy.
Because you don't know what's gonna happen in the next 24 hours.
And I would ask everybody here to take that to heart.
You see somebody banged up, have the courage to engage that person.
And it only takes a, hey, let's go get a cup of coffee.
Let's go for a walk.
Let me pull you out of that situation.
Because man, it is the backside of not doing that it'll change your life, and it's not a good place to be.
So that's my ask of this group.
When it comes to mental health, please, please engage with that courage to try to help.
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