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In 1992, Andy Grove, the CEO of Intel, had clearly leaned out when he said: ‘The idea of a personal communicator in every pocket is a pipe dream driven by greed.’ And the former CEO of Microsoft Steve Ballmer had certainly leaned out when he laughed at Apple and said, ‘There’s no chance that the iPhone is going to get any significant market share.
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Technology isn’t the future. It’s the present.
Every tool we need to change how we plan, build, and deliver already exists.
AI, automation, data… they’re not buzzwords. They’re multipliers.
The magic isn’t in the code.
It’s in what we choose to do with it.
When we bring curiosity to the table, technology becomes a force for progress.
It gives us speed, clarity, foresight.
It helps us make smarter decisions, faster.
It reveals what’s really happening, not what we think is happening.
But here’s the thing: the only people who miss out are the ones who dismiss it.
Those who say “that’s not for me.”
Those who stick with “how we’ve always done it.”
They’ll watch others pass them by.
Because progress doesn’t wait for permission.
Innovation doesn’t ask if you’re ready.
It rewards the ones who try.
I’ve seen planners go from spreadsheets to predictive analytics in a single project cycle.
Schedulers who once feared automation now build smarter, faster, better schedules.
They didn’t lose their jobs to technology, they gained control of them.
Every time we use a new tool, explore a new method, or ask a better question, we expand what’s possible.
Technology isn’t replacing people.
It’s amplifying them.
So lean in.
Experiment.
Ask “what if?” more often.
Because the real risk isn’t trying something new.
It’s standing still while the world moves forward.
Equipment Lead Times
You’re helping me figure out equipment lead times.
If I give you the number of weeks something will take to be delivered, tell me:
The delivery date, assuming the lead time starts today.
How many months that lead time equals.
If I give you the delivery date, tell me:
How many weeks and months it will take from today to that date.
Always show both weeks and months, rounded to one decimal place.
Example inputs & outputs for clarity:
Input: 12 weeks
Output:
Delivery Date: January 6, 2026
Duration: 12 weeks (≈ 2.8 months)
Input: March 15, 2026
Output:
Lead Time: 22.4 weeks (≈ 5.2 months)
Company - Linesight (I think you’ll be working on the Google account)
Location - Henderson, NV
Company - Engineered Solutions
Location - Meridian, ID
Company - Kiewit
Location - Denver, CO
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