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Elevate Construction
Elevating construction with interviews, training, and techniques that will make the build environment better for workers, our customers, companies, and the industry as a whole.
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1610 epizod
Ep.1608 - Are All of Your Core Values Operationalized?
In this episode, Jason explores a critical question for leaders: are your company's core values truly operationalized? It's not enough to have values...
Ep.1607 - Why We Focus on Entry-Level Talent
In this episode, Jason discusses the importance of starting with entry-level positions in construction to build strong foundations for lean culture an...
Ep.1606 - What Should We Actually Be Recording?
In this episode, Jason challenges the construction industry's obsession with excessive documentation, paperwork, RFIs, submittals, narratives, and rep...
Ep.1605 - If A Trade Partner Won't Fill Out The Pull Plan Homework
In this episode, Jason explains why trade partner participation before the pull plan is one of the clearest indicators of future project performance....
Ep.1604 - The Pull Plan & The Reference Class
In this episode, Jason explains why a pull plan alone is not enough to create reliable schedules. While pull planning is critical for collaboration, s...
Ep.1603 - Eliminating Waste Is Not the Whole Story
In this episode, Jason challenges one of the most misunderstood concepts in lean construction: the idea that eliminating waste is always the primary g...
Ep.1602 - The Five-and-Five and Ten Feet Away
In this episode, Jason dives into a powerful logistics concept that can completely change how construction teams organize work in the field. He explai...
Ep.1601 - There Is No "Out of Takt"
In this episode, Jason tackles a major misconception in the construction industry: the idea of "pre-Takt," "out of Takt," or "non-Takt" areas. He expl...
Ep.1600 - Focus on the Critical Factors
In this episode, Jason introduces a powerful leadership and production concept: focusing on the critical factors that control project success. Instead...
Ep.1599 - Which Lean Principle Should You Follow?
In this episode, Jason delves into the complexities of lean principles and how to decide which principle to follow in the face of conflicting prioriti...
Ep.1598 - Managing a Spread Out Project: How to Keep Control
In this episode, Jason discusses how to manage a spread-out project effectively. Whether you're working on a massive hospital or a smaller, sprawling...
Ep.1597 - The Impact of Having the Wrong Trades
In this episode, Jason dives into a critical issue in construction: having the wrong trades on your team. He explains why the key to success in pre-co...
Ep.1596 - Where Field Leadership Should Be
In this episode, Jason explores a key leadership concept called "The Dilemma of Command" deciding where a field leader should spend their time. Should...
Ep.1595 - Where Balance Comes From
In this episode, Jason clears up a major misunderstanding about work-life balance. Balance does not come from doing less, caring less, or becoming dis...
Ep.1594 - Letting Lower-Level People Make Key Decisions
In this episode, Jason tackles a critical leadership mistake in construction: letting untrained or unproven team members make key decisions too early....
Ep.1593 - Stop Call Wait Is Not Waiting
In this episode, Jason breaks down an advanced concept around "stop, call, wait" and why the word wait is often misunderstood in construction. He chal...
Ep.1592 - We All Have a Pull in Us That Wants to Be Better
In this episode, Jason reflects on a powerful idea: we all have a pull in us that wants to be better. He shares how easy it is to get frustrated with...
Ep.1591 - Trying To Get Better As A Leader
In this episode, Jason opens up about the real work of trying to get better as a leader. He shares honestly about sensitivity, defensiveness, emotiona...
Ep.1590 - The 10 "C"s continued, Feat. Joe Doherty
In this episode, Jason continues the conversation with Joe Doherty on The 10 C's, focusing on numbers 6 through 10. Joe explains how great superintend...
Ep.1589 - Total Participation Requires Total Connection
In this episode, Jason explains the vital connection between total participation and total connection on construction projects. He asserts that in ord...
Ep.1588 - Don't Combine or Copy Poll Plans
In this episode, Jason addresses a common mistake in project planning: combining or copying pull plans across different towers or sections of a constr...
Ep.1587 - Staging on a Fresh Concrete Deck
In this episode, Jason discusses a critical yet often overlooked issue in construction: staging materials on a freshly placed concrete deck. He highli...
Ep.1586 - Get Out of the Swing Radius
In this episode, Jason shares a deeply personal and tragic story to make a critical point about construction site safety: get out of the swing radius....
Ep.1585 - It's Only Your Way If It Works
In this episode, Jason emphasizes a crucial leadership truth: your way of doing things is only valid if it actually works. He explains that on a const...
Ep.1584 - Arrogant and Cocky PMs: The Project Killers
In this episode, Jason tackles the damaging impact of arrogant and cocky project managers (PMs) on construction projects. He shares an insightful stor...
Ep.1583 - Making Bad Look Cool
In this episode, Jason tackles a hard truth in construction: too many people are trying to make bad practices look acceptable or even admirable. From...
Ep. 1582 - How to Sequence Corridors and Level One
In this episode, Jason explains why corridors and level one should usually be treated differently in a Takt plan instead of being lumped into the same...
Ep. 1581 - Visualizing Constraints on Your Takt Plan
In this episode, Jason explains where constraints and roadblocks belong inside the Takt Production System and why getting that right makes the whole p...
Ep. 1580 - The Truth About RFIs
In this episode, Jason challenges that mindset and explains why an RFI is rarely just a request for information; it's often rework, delay, batching, a...
Ep.1579 - The Path to Mastery
In this episode, Jason explains why so many of the greats in leadership, construction, sports, and military excellence all followed the same pattern:...
Ep.1578 - Choose Your Mentor Wisely
In this episode, Jason shares a powerful realization about how much your first mentor shapes your thinking, behavior, and career trajectory. He explai...
Ep.1577 - Grid and Layered Components in Takt
In this episode, Jason breaks down two planning challenges that can throw off a Takt plan if you're not careful: grid components and layered component...
Ep.1576 - Stop Contending, Start Collaborating
In this episode, Jason explores a bold and uncomfortable idea: what if contention, criticism, and disagreement are actually holding us back? We've bee...
Ep.1575 - Why Construction Contracts Are Broken
In this episode, Jason takes on one of the most frustrating problems in construction: unfair, lazy, and one-sided contract terms. He explains why cont...
Ep.1574 - We Never Firefight
In this episode, Jason challenges one of the most accepted but damaging habits in construction: firefighting. We've been taught that reacting, rushing...
Ep.1573 - You Love Your People and That Loves the Client
In this episode, Jason shares a personal story that exposes a critical leadership failure in construction: blaming people instead of fixing root cause...
Ep.1572 - Pull together
In this episode, Jason reframes one of the most misunderstood concepts in construction: pull. Most people think pull simply means waiting for the trad...
Ep.1571 - Forget about being an Expert - Become a Student of the Game
In this episode, Jason challenges a common mindset in construction and leadership: the pursuit of being an "expert." Inspired by a quote from sports,...
Ep.1570 - Written up For Sleeping
In this episode, Jason shares a personal story that exposes a critical leadership failure in construction: blaming people instead of fixing root cause...
Ep. 1569 - If You Don't Send Your Folks to Training
In this episode, Jason delivers a blunt and passionate message: if you don't allow your people to attend training, you're failing as a leader. He expl...