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cine Center, for example, Ran- dy says all those stakeholders enjoyed a “very cohesive at- mosphere.” “Everyone had the same goal in mind, which was to make this a very good project for everybody,” he says. “It was a true collaboration. There was no bickering, there was no ‘I have to get mine done, you wait your turn.’ It was all about what was better for the proj- ect. Everyone was on board with that from the very begin- ning.” “You could go to anybody’s office and sit down and have a productive conversation,” he adds. “It was never ‘me vs. you,’ it was always ‘what can we both do to help.’” In many cases, the relation- ships on that project were brand new, which makes that quick cohesion particularly im- pressive. “From day one, everyone did what they said they were go- ing to do,” Randy says. “Every- one was a man of their word, or lady of their word. We could trust each other. And the rela- tionships we built were lasting – I haven’t been on the project in several months, but I still talk with many of the people I met on that job.” So how did TDIndustries build that trust in such a short amount of time? Randy cred- its it to the transparency and honesty that everyone exhibit- ed from the first meeting. He says building trust, especially in a construction environment, is “all about open and honest communication.” John adds that it’s especial- ly important to maintain that honesty in the face of chal- THE CONSTRUCTION SOURCE AMERICA