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EPISODE · Mar 19, 2026 · 1H 36M

Ep243: Jason Coe on the People Chain – Making sure your team actually cares about the mission

from The QTS Experience · host Dave McCall

We spend all day worrying about supply chains, but what about the "people chain"? Jason Coe and I dive into military-grade mission focus, the future of raised floors, and why a project is only as good as the team running toward the fire. Tune in to the next QTS Experience. Chapters: 00:00 - The Data Center Symphony: Relational over Commodity 09:13 - The Decade Shift: Evolution from 1MW to 100MW+ 18:54 - Structural Ceilings and Raised Floors Explained 22:30 - The "People Chain": Why Caring is the New Critical Factor 24:43 - Plan B is Making Plan A Work 31:25 - Coordination vs. Communication: Why Teams Keep Failing 34:18 - Project Management: Dominating the Last 10% 41:13 - High Density vs. Raised Floors: Is the Role Dead? 55:08 - Leadership Philosophy: People Do What You Inspect 1:10:18 - Revitalizing Communities Through Data Center Infrastructure 1:19:46 - Vetting Partners: The "Get It" vs. "Don't Get It" Mental List 1:31:00 - Listening First: Connecting with the Local Community Thank you for visiting our channel, be sure to Like, Comment, and Subscribe! For more information, go to https://www.QTSDataCenters.com Learn More about QTS Data Centers on the QTS YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/users/qtsdatacenters Think you have a great topic for a podcast or would like to schedule an interview with Dave? Send in your requests to [email protected]

We spend all day worrying about supply chains, but what about the "people chain"? Jason Coe and I dive into military-grade mission focus, the future of raised floors, and why a project is only as good as the team running toward the fire. Tune in to the next QTS Experience. Chapters: 00:00 - The Data Center Symphony: Relational over Commodity 09:13 - The Decade Shift: Evolution from 1MW to 100MW+ 18:54 - Structural Ceilings and Raised Floors Explained 22:30 - The "People Chain": Why Caring is the New Critical Factor 24:43 - Plan B is Making Plan A Work 31:25 - Coordination vs. Communication: Why Teams Keep Failing 34:18 - Project Management: Dominating the Last 10% 41:13 - High Density vs. Raised Floors: Is the Role Dead? 55:08 - Leadership Philosophy: People Do What You Inspect 1:10:18 - Revitalizing Communities Through Data Center Infrastructure 1:19:46 - Vetting Partners: The "Get It" vs. "Don't Get It" Mental List 1:31:00 - Listening First: Connecting with the Local Community Thank you for visiting our channel, be sure to Like, Comment, and Subscribe! For more information, go to https://www.QTSDataCenters.com Learn More about QTS Data Centers on the QTS YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/users/qtsdatacenters Think you have a great topic for a podcast or would like to schedule an interview with Dave? Send in your requests to [email protected]

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