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With the extent of the terrain, the number of people influencing and making decisions, and the project’s financial and schedule constraints, effective communication was critical to Project Yellowhammer’s success and safe execution.

working together closely—differences in opinion and expectations arose at times. A good team lead knows when to defer comment or negate messages for the benefit of the team and the project, and boosts team moral through example, attitude and encouragement. And a good team lead carefully assesses and selects what information to pass on. Sometimes what needed to be heard is all one needs to hear. Communicating in a Quickly Changing Environment Taking a load of dirt from one place and dumping it at another is a fairly straightforward task, but

The engineering field crew performed construction field reviews for subgrade excavation, fill placement, cut and fill slopes, and sediment- and erosion-control structures. Deficiencies, non- compliances and any other issues were reported to and discussed with the engineering field crew lead right away. He, in turn, immediately discussed the issues with the construction earthworks superintendent to find solutions. Occasional negative exchanges occurred between workers of different parties and even sometimes within a party. Personnel at different life stages and from diverse backgrounds, experiences and beliefs were

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