The Dirty Secret About Moving Up in Construction Nobody Prepares You For — With Gary Borque

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 Fuel 00:38 Meet Gary Bork 02:37 Constructability Explained 04:08 Estimating Field Gap 05:29 Cost Codes Integrity 08:06 From Fabricator Mindset 10:32 Union Pride Shift 13:33 Field Experience Advantage 19:05 Leadership Skills Upgrades 26:43 Handling Bad Leadership 30:29 Life as Road Superintendent 33:55 Leading Like Family 36:56 Doubt in New Role 38:00 Asking Questions Under Pressure 38:30 Imposter Syndrome as Fuel 40:11 Ask for Help and Get Specific 41:39 Why Debt Builder Matters 44:22 Transition Into Training 45:34 Building Training From Real Gaps 47:57 Workforce Shortage and Safety Stakes 49:36 Planning Toolbox in Action 51:15 Investing in People to Win Talent 53:38 New Role in Field Operations 55:51 Hiring and Mobile Training Trailer 59:09 Legacy and Final Wrap Lets 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