May 31, 2022
Jason takes a playful detour through the classic movie "The Music Man" to make a sharp point about sales tactics in construction technology today. He breaks down how the film's con man creates a fake problem just to sell a fake solution, and draws a direct line to software companies telling builders to "stop...
May 31, 2022
Jason breaks down a concept he first learned at DPR that's absolutely essential for keeping schedules on track: vertical alignment. He explains why every look-ahead, weekly work plan, and day plan has to stay connected to the overall master schedule, and why superintendents making rogue, disconnected decisions puts the...
May 25, 2022
Jason sits down with systems thinking expert Hal Macomber for a deep dive into what actually changes when a team moves to Takt construction, and it's a lot more than swapping one schedule for another. Hal breaks down five profound shifts that have to happen: how roles change from problem-solver to coach, how the goal...
May 25, 2022
John Coffman shares a harrowing personal story in this episode: a stress-driven illness early in his career that put him in the hospital, led to a diagnosis of meningitis, and came with a doctor's blunt warning that he could die if he didn't change how he was living. Jason and John dig into why so many superintendents...
May 25, 2022
Jason and John Coffman dig into a lesson John learned early in his career from a legendary project manager: "Don't just do something, stand there." John shares a vivid story from a chaotic concrete pour where jumping straight into the problem without understanding it first would have made things worse, not better. He...