Built Revolution Podcast

World renowned management guru Chris Worley is tough to catch – but The Built Revolution managed to connect with him at last months’ Academy of Management conference in Chicago. Chris, co-author of The Agility Factor, is a leading scholar and consultant on the topic of how leaders create nimble organizations capable of reacting to market shifts faster than the competition. Given Chris’ busy schedu...

The Built Revolution welcomed Lori Traweek, Chief Operating Officer of the American Gas Association, who shared thoughts on innovation in the gas utility industry, as well as insightful remarks on leadership and the energy industry in general.

On this episode of the Built Revolution podcast, Mona Haggag spoke with Charlie Atkinson and Brian Koches on Jacobs’ role as the construction manager for the award-winning $350M design-build GSA LA Courthouse project. This successful execution of the design-build delivery model reduced the project schedule from 7 years to only 43 months, while staying on budget. The courthouse was a design-build c...

The Built Revolution was thrilled to have Eric Lamb, Executive and Board Member of DPR Construction as a guest. Eric shared how the organization’s work with Jim Collins during its founding in 1990 created the foundational values, such as “ever forward”, that continue to guide employee efforts to drive innovation. Eric also discusses how a greater investment in R&D by our industry, especially o...

Ed Schein, recognized as one of the world’s leading experts on culture and leadership, is professor emeritus of MIT and author of several known books. Ed and his son, Peter, joined The Built Revolution to share insights on how leadership shape culture and the importance of teams of people in accomplishing work. Their new book, Humble Leadership, is available for pre-order, and describes how leader...

In 2015, General Motors made the decision to sole-source a $1B construction program with Barton Malow, effectively breaking the mold for how GM engages with their construction partners. A team of leaders from both organizations made the decision to strategically invest in the development of a high-performing integrated team across four geographically disparate project sites. During this podcast, M...

Brent Darnell has been working to help the building and construction industry understand how to leverage emotional intelligence to improve performance for 20 years. During this podcast, Brent shares his insights on how our industry can benefit from understanding emotional intelligence and implementing new skills that advance our capacity to solve problems, work collaboratively in teams and learn....

Gretchen Gagel sits down with the Executive Director of Bridges to Prosperity, Avery Bang. Avery talks about her recently released Ted Talk and what it was like to be on the “big stage” for Ted versus doing her earlier TedX. Other topics of discussion include Avery’s year at Oxford studying for her masters, and how that is influencing her thinking these days, her experience of starring in the movi...

Gretchen Gagel of Continuum Advisory Group speaks with Rex Miller, Author of The Healthy Workplace Nudge and influential speaker and consultant in the Construction Industry. Rex talks about the ability to see forward, develop the insight to adapt and follow a proven approach for successful change, as well as the exploration of new ideas emerging to change the traditional approach to construction.

Continuum Advisory Group President, Gretchen Gagel, speaks with Linda Holbeche, author and Adjunct Professor at Imperial College London and a Visiting Professor at City University’s Cass Business School, at the University of Derby, and at London Guildhall Faculty of Business and Law where she is Co-Director of the Centre for Progressive Leadership. Their discussion covers agility and how to build...

Continuum Advisory Group President, Gretchen Gagel, speaks with Barb Jackson, Director – Burns School of Real Estate and Construction Management, University of Denver. They discuss revolutionary thinking and innovation within the construction industry.

Continuum Advisory Group President, Gretchen Gagel, speaks with Jan Tuchman, Editor in Chief of ENR Magazine. They discuss the importance of technology and innovation within the industry, driving diversity, lean practices and more.

Episode 3 of the Built Revolution features Noé H. Sáenz, Burns & McDonnell’s business development leader of its petrochemicals sector and founder of the Capital Projects Professional Exchange (CPX), the first association for capital project professionals (individuals) across all disciplines.

Episode 2 of the Built Revolution continues our conversation with initial podcast guest Stephen Mulva, Director of the Construction Industry Institute. Please enjoy our conversation as Stephen shares some of his thoughts on how the Construction Industry can transform itself…or be transformed from the outside.

Continuum Advisory Group is proud to announce the first installment of “The Built Revolution Podcast”. Our initial guest on the podcast is Stephen Mulva, Director of the Construction Industry Institute. Please enjoy our conversation as Stephen shares some of his thoughts on how the Construction Industry can transform itself…or be transformed from the outside.