EPISODE · Apr 2, 2026 · 1H 5M
The Dirty Secret About Moving Up in Construction Nobody Prepares You For — With Gary Borque
from Learnings and Missteps by Depth Builder · host Jesse
Most people in construction get promoted and handed a completely different job with the same title.No roadmap. No manual. No honest conversation about what moving up is actually going to cost them.Gary Borque lived that. Multiple times.He started as a fabricator, worked his way through the millwright and carpenter's union, spent five years as a traveling superintendent, built a training department from scratch, and now serves as director of field operations at Hemi Systems.Every transition came with the same dirty secret nobody warned him about — and in this episode he finally says it out loud.Gary gets into the imposter syndrome that nearly derailed him, how he learned to compete against himself instead of everyone around him, and why 42.5% of the construction industry retiring in the next ten years isn't a future problem — it's already here.If you've ever gotten promoted and immediately wondered if someone was going to figure out you didn't have it all together — this one's going to hit close to home.Connect with Gary Borque | LinkedIn Learn more about Depth Builder 00:00 Imposter Syndrome Fuel00:38 Meet Gary Bork02:37 Constructability Explained04:08 Estimating Field Gap05:29 Cost Codes Integrity08:06 From Fabricator Mindset10:32 Union Pride Shift13:33 Field Experience Advantage19:05 Leadership Skills Upgrades26:43 Handling Bad Leadership30:29 Life as Road Superintendent33:55 Leading Like Family36:56 Doubt in New Role38:00 Asking Questions Under Pressure38:30 Imposter Syndrome as Fuel40:11 Ask for Help and Get Specific41:39 Why Debt Builder Matters44:22 Transition Into Training45:34 Building Training From Real Gaps47:57 Workforce Shortage and Safety Stakes49:36 Planning Toolbox in Action51:15 Investing in People to Win Talent53:38 New Role in Field Operations55:51 Hiring and Mobile Training Trailer59:09 Legacy and Final WrapLets leave the Construction Industry Better than We Found It https://www.depthbuilder.com/construction-leadership-lab Download the free PDF copy of Becoming the Promise You are Intended to Be
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Most people in construction get promoted and handed a completely different job with the same title. No roadmap. No manual. No honest conversation about what moving up is actually going to cost them. Gary Borque lived that. Multiple times. He started as a fabricator, worked his way through the millwright and carpenter's union, spent five years as a traveling superintendent, built a training department from scratch, and now serves as director of field operations at Hemi Systems. Every transitio...
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