Apr 28, 2023
Jason opens with a transparent look at what it takes to build a social media presence and asks listeners to rate and review the podcast. He then explains why a worker huddle has a job a foreman huddle can’t do. The foreman huddle plans the next day, and the worker huddle makes sure everyone on site hears the plan, the...
Apr 27, 2023
Jason does something different in this episode: he reads the reply he sent when asked to respond to a formal RFP for lean coaching, and explains why he declined. He walks through the concerns he raised, including the time cost of the proposal, the formal tone, the requirement to assess executive buy-in, restrictions on...
Apr 26, 2023
Jason talks with Ryan Schmidt (CEO) and Lauren Atwell (President and COO) of Petty Coach Smith about how their leadership team connects with the workforce. Ryan describes his feedback sessions, small-group breakfasts at job sites and in the office, where he asks for candid input and what employees would do if they owned...
Apr 26, 2023
Jason explains why the words a leader chooses can decide whether a standard like zero tolerance lands as respect or as punishment. He starts with a shout-out to the Petty Coach Smith team, then walks through the Integrated Production Control System and why each part, from contractor grading to worker huddles, has to be...
Apr 25, 2023
Jason shares a realization about why monthly field walks are so powerful for some teams and so empty for others. The difference is whether the people walking have a Takt plan, zone maps, and a logistics plan in hand. He tells the story of how Elevate and LeanTakt came to focus on Takt: the early training had little...