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Elevate Construction

Nov 30, 2022

EPISODE 700

Jason marks episode 700 by exposing a scheduling mistake he'd never caught before: building a four-week look ahead from your head instead of deriving it from the master schedule. Drawing a lesson from how Genghis Khan unified diverse armies through merit and integration, he makes the case that look-aheads...


Nov 30, 2022

EPISODE 699

Jason breaks down why so many schedules lack a real path to finish, walking through the math formula, status today plus path to finish plus float plus end date, and why skipping closeout items like commissioning, testing, and certifications quietly wrecks your float and end date.

What you'll learn in this...


Nov 30, 2022

EPISODE 698

Jason shares over 20 practical ways to recover a late item in the supply chain, from expediting submittals and swarming reviews to visiting suppliers, using RFI alternates, or even borrowing from another job, challenging teams to stop settling for "it is what it is" when procurement runs late.

What you'll...


Nov 30, 2022

Jason answers a listener request on how to prepare for a performance review, walking through peer, technical, and supervisor feedback, why perception matters as much as intent, and how to tell yourself a better story when criticism stings before it even happens.

What you'll learn in this episode:

  •  Why reviews should...


Nov 28, 2022

EPISODE 696

Jason shares a short but powerful message: everything in your organization is a reflection of you as the leader. Drawing on a comparison between missionaries and the investigators they work with, plus Jocko Willink's take on extreme ownership, he challenges listeners to trace every organizational weakness...