Elevate Construction
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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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1597 episodes
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...
Ep. 1568 - Having Schedulers Means We're Doing It Wrong
In this episode, Jason tackles a controversial idea: if your project requires a dedicated scheduler and constant update meetings, something is fundame...
Ep. 1567 - Through Email Is Defective
In this episode, Jason challenges a deeply embedded habit in construction: relying on email as a primary form of communication and why it's fundamenta...
Ep.1566 - If Your'e Working Weekends, Something Is Broken
In this episode, Jason tackles a tough but important truth: if you're working weekends, something in your system is broken. He reflects on a real situ...
Ep.1565 - Getting Feedback from People Forced into a System
In this episode, Jason breaks down a critical leadership mistake: asking for feedback from people who were never properly supported in the first place...
Ep.1564 - The 10 Cs, Feat. Joe Doherty
In this episode, Jason is joined by Joe Doherty to break down a powerful leadership framework: The 10 C's for field execution, starting with the first...
Ep.1563 - Anticipate Trade Arrival
In this episode, Jason introduces a powerful mindset shift: treat the arrival of every trade partner like a major milestone, not just another day on s...
Ep.1562 - Didn't You Call Them?
In this episode, Jason delivers a powerful reminder about respect and responsibility in construction: "Didn't you call them?" When general contractors...
Ep.1561 - Lawyers & How They Help Us
In this episode, Jason tackles a controversial but important topic: the role lawyers and legal teams play in construction delivery systems. While lega...
Ep.1560 - Queuing
In this deeply personal and practical episode, Jason reflects on leadership, service, and a powerful operational concept: queuing systems on construct...
Ep.1559 - Concrete as a Geographical Area
In this episode, Jason explores a powerful insight about how construction teams should assign leadership and responsibility on projects: by geography,...
Ep.1558 - Technology in Pre-construction, Feat. Aaron Kivett
In this episode, Jason is joined by guest Aaron to explore how technology, AI, and smarter pre-construction processes are shaping the future of the co...
Ep.1557 - The Biggest Leadership Mistake: Ignoring Problems
Jason explores a powerful leadership insight he encountered during a trip to Japan: a problem is actually a problem. While many leaders like to frame...
Ep.1556 - 10 Leadership Mistakes That Disrespect Your Team (And How to Fix Them)
Jason reflects on 10 subtle ways leaders may unintentionally disrespect the people around them and how recognizing these behaviors can dramatically im...