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Factor #3 – Social Dynamics: New team competency and confidence in their job, then
members want to fit in, and they want to make a you can back off. But never totally ignore them.
good first impression. This needs to be controlled Incorporating new team members into the workforce
or otherwise they will end up hurting themselves is a wonderful opportunity and something that is
or someone else. Two of the best ways to provide important to Gray for the longevity of the company
control is by providing detailed instructions/training and the industry. However, new and inexperienced
and supervision, and by providing them a more team members need and deserve additional
seasoned mentor. Also, it’s important to reinforce supervision. Please take the opportunity to work
safety culture and what the safety expectations are as with your contractors to identify inexperienced
they become acclimated to the company. Providing workers with the Green Safety Vest. This will provide
mentors that reinforce this is critical. them the training and attention they need and
New team members need more attention than deserve. So, everyone goes home at the end of the
other team members. It is not insulting or degrading day injury free.
to supervise them initially. Once they demonstrate
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Gray, Inc. Company Updates

Gray Construction
with Brian Jones be built was 800 feet wide with a 225 foot cliff that
President & Chief Executive Officer dropped to a gorge of turbulent rapids, which made
it nearly impossible to cross safely. Homan J. Walsh,
a teenager living in New York state, played a key role
We are well on our way into fiscal year 2021 with in the success of this project by winning a kite flying
great sales momentum and a business plan that contest and stretching his kite string from one side
includes clear, measurable goals to guide us toward to the other.
our ten-year vision – a vision that will be successful Imagine a kite string being the key component
with contributions from all Gray Construction team to the construction of a bridge this size; a bridge
members. In our busy, fast-paced environment which opened the possibility for travel and trade
it’s easy to get caught up in the big things we are between the United States and Canada. Like Walsh,
focused on and forget about the impact all the little we are given opportunities every day to contribute
things make. in ways that might seem small in the moment but
There is a great story of how the first bridge over will have a profound impact on the bigger picture.
the Niagara River was built in the 1840’s (a big thing); The pandemic challenged us this past year, but
it was only possible because of a kite string (a little the little things we did along the way had positive
thing). In those days, construction of a suspension impacts on how our teams continue to operate and
bridge began with stretching a line between the two communicate successfully. Company
updates
banks the bridge would connect, creating a line of One of our company goals for this year is that continued
communication and material transport. In this case, “we will make the necessary changes to how we on next
the gap across the river where the bridge would operate to improve safety,” a goal that will require page