Elevate Construction

Believing everything is your fault is not about seld-deprication.  Its about being empowered to fix the situation! In this podcast we cover: What it means to have a victim mindset What it means to have an accountable mindset If you like the Elevate Construction podcast, please subscribe for free and you'll never miss an episode.  And if you really like the Elevate Construction podcast, I'd appreci...

There are certain things you just cannot delegate as a leader, president, or CEO! In this podcast we cover: What you cannot delegate as a CEO Why CEOs attempt to delegate those critical items Why you must check into the details and manage your business to prevent mistakes What have you delegated in your business that will come back to bite you? If you like the Elevate Construction podcast, please...

You do not have a resource problem, you have a resourcesfulness problem! In this podcast we cover: The definition of resourcefulness Why people sometime blame failure or want to waste money on the excuse of a lack of resources What can happen when people are resourceful Are you trying to fix problems with resources when you should be more resourceful? If you like the Elevate Construction podcast,...

Takt Planning works on all types of projects! In this podcast we cover: Answers to questions brought to us in the 2 Hour FREE Takt course. I you interrested in attending the Takt Production System Course, please click this link: https://www.elevateconstructionist.com/takt-fundamentals If you like the Elevate Construction podcast, please subscribe for free and you'll never miss an episode.  And if...

"Be considerate, treat your subordinates right and they will literally die for you." General Arthur Hyman In this podcast we cover: How you should treat your people The difference between consequences, respect, and punishment If you like the Elevate Construction podcast, please subscribe for free and you'll never miss an episode.  And if you really like the Elevate Construction podcast, I'd apprec...

Kanban helps visualize your work, limit work-in-progress (WIP) and quickly move work from "Doing" to "Done." In this podcast we cover: The difference between Kanban and Scrum Key Kanban Mantras How can you implement the concepts in this podcast and improve your project? If you like the Elevate Construction podcast, please subscribe for free and you'll never miss an episode.  And if you really like...

"It takes considerable committment and effort to become a true expert in your field!  Don't shortchange yourself or your experience!" In this podcast we cover: Why you should Read the top 100 books in your field Study the last 20 years of history in your field Spend 10 years implementing in your field Join a Mastermind of like-minded people who are what you want to become If you like the Elevate C...

We should constantly be improving.  That includes the Last Planner System.  Today we talk about how to do just that! Also, please sign up for our 2 Hour Free Takt Production System Course here: https://www.elevateconstructionist.com/takt-fundamentals Also, click here to subscribe to any of our YouTube channels: leanSuperintendent: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzQDevqQP19L4LePuqma3Fg leanSurvey...

In this podcast we cover: What is a Honeybadger? What are its characteristics? How can you use this creature as a muse for higher performance? If you like the Elevate Construction podcast, please subscribe for free and you'll never miss an episode.  And if you really like the Elevate Construction podcast, I'd appreciate you telling a friend (Maybe even two 😊).

In this podcast we cover: Maslow's Heirarchy of Needs How they apply to creating engagement on the jobsite What you can do to get people to full engagement If you like the Elevate Construction podcast, please subscribe for free and you'll never miss an episode.  And if you really like the Elevate Construction podcast, I'd appreciate you telling a friend (Maybe even two 😊).

In this podcast we cover: What it means to strain at ngats and swallow camels What you can do as a leader to tackle the most difficult area of your business first If you like the Elevate Construction podcast, please subscribe for free and you'll never miss an episode.  And if you really like the Elevate Construction podcast, I'd appreciate you telling a friend (Maybe even two 😊).

When you allow bad behavior, it becomes a culture, and that culture then becomes your process. In this podcast we cover: What a mistake is What negligence is What you can do to prevent both If you like the Elevate Construction podcast, please subscribe for free and you'll never miss an episode.  And if you really like the Elevate Construction podcast, I'd appreciate you telling a friend (Maybe eve...

Red flags aren't just warnings—they're signals that something is about to go wrong, and ignoring them can cost time, money, or even safety. In this episode, Jason breaks down the concept of productive paranoia and explains why leaders must pay attention to behavioral or performance cues before they escalate. He shares real-life examples of foremen whose early warning signs were ignored, resulting...

Digging deeper is what separates reactive leaders from multiplier leaders. In this episode, Jason shares real stories from field walks and Scrum board implementation to show why leaders must verify, question, and coach instead of assuming everything is fine. You'll learn how to uncover the real situation, get past excuses, and ensure processes are actually followed so teams can perform at a higher...

Quality is not just a system it's a mindset and a culture that starts with leadership. In this episode, Jason breaks down  quality at the source and why it's the responsibility of superintendents, foremen, and field engineers to stop bad work immediately. He shares real stories of rework avoided, inspections enforced, and accountability applied. You'll learn how clear expectations, enforcement, an...

Continuous improvement isn't just a buzzword it's a system that drives better performance every day. In this episode, Jason breaks down how to create a culture of continuous improvement: set targets, measure gaps, train people, provide time and resources, and incentivize contributions. He shares examples from construction projects, superintendent training, and operational excellence programs, show...

Running a project is about driving not pushing . In this episode, Jason explains why superintendents and foremen must lead with urgency, clear direction, and capacity building instead of throwing manpower and money at problems. Driving means bringing the team along, maintaining safety, proper sequence, and rhythm, and keeping everyone aligned toward the goal. Pushing leads to chaos, frustration, a...

Episode 500. Jason marks the milestone with a topic that's been on his mind from recent project walks: the morning hours wasted on workers walking around mobilizing materials instead of installing them. He shares the recent capstone event with Petticoid Smith, his first major speaking event in front of 200 to 250 people in downtown Phoenix, and then digs into the principle: workers have a limited...

Jason continues the logistics series with the second installment, covering concepts 9 through 20 of his 28 logistics rules. He walks through breaking the project down into bite size areas, managing supply lines like bottlenecks (with the unforgettable Schroeder family bathroom analogy), why workers should arrive at materials that are already staged the night before, the forklift, hoist, and crane...

Jason opens what will be a multi episode logistics series with the quote that frames it all: amateurs study tactics, armchair generals study strategy, real experts study logistics. He walks through the first cluster of his 28 logistics concepts using real project examples (a multi hundred million dollar stadium renovation and a three billion dollar data center with 32 cranes at peak) and lays out...

Jason continues the total participation series with the fourth installment: showing the team what winning looks like, daily. He pulls in the principles from Own the Gap on closing the distance between a company's vision and the work happening in the field, the phrase he and Weston Woolsey repeated on projects ("see what winning looks like"), and Niklas Modig's Jidoka principle of making the team's...

Jason continues the total participation series with the third installment: how visual systems are what actually make total participation possible. He walks through a recent conference room visit where a lean engineer had pulled the foreman huddle plan, the PPC, the variances, the inspection tracking, the logistics maps, and the phasing maps into a single visible workspace. He shares the DPR thirty...

Jason continues the total participation series with the second episode in the sequence: how to actually create the culture that makes total participation possible. He shares the St. Louis project assessment story with a company that had touch plan, pull plans, zone maps, and roadblock maps all in place, ready for Takt. Then he gets honest about how easy it is to get triggered by a single four star...

Jason kicks off a series on total participation, recording on the way to the airport for a project assessment trip to St. Louis. He credits Paul Akers for distilling this concept and walks through how Paul implemented total participation in his own facility, where everyone, from leadership to the floor, cleans bathrooms, runs morning huddles, takes before and after lean improvement videos, and par...

Jason takes on a culture problem he finally put words to after a recent project walk: too many leaders are spending their energy on CYA (covering their own backside) instead of finding and fixing problems. He pulls in Paul Akers' eight wastes and 5S system, the principle that the only real problem is when you think there are no problems, and a memorable (and admittedly off the rails) Lady Gaga Bad...