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As the Drum Turns — 332 episodes

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332: Broken Goggles

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331: Knocking Three Times

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330: The Customer Focus with Bryan Gagnier

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329: Got To vs. Get To

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328: Get in the Pool

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327: One SRM

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326: 4am Jump Shots

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325: Brisket & Barrels

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324: Stuck on a Man Lift

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323: Investing in People

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322: Lead in the Grey

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321: Reset and Recharge

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320: Consistently Inconsistent

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319: Fair Pay, Stability, & Feeling Valued

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318: Great Place to Work

16

317: Pick Up the Phone

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316: Exceeding Expectations

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315: Reinvent Yourself Regularly

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314: Continually Creating Value

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313: Success is Built on Relationships

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312: Everyone Makes a Difference

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311: Root Cause Analysis

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310: Pick Something, Fix Something

24

309: Hire Them Right, Train Them Right, Treat Them Right

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308: Get in the Arena

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307: More Than Words

27

306: The More They Know, The More They'll Care

28

305: Hoosier Daddy

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304: 2025 Recap

30

303: Excellence Starts Within

31

302: Constant Improvement

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301: Service, Service, Service

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300: Open Doors, Ghost Orders, and Family Days

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299: Entitlement

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298: Team Appreciation with Claybrooks and Deion

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297: The Weakest Link

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296: Be a Load Bearing Wall

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295: Keeping Standards High

39

294: On the Green in Middletown, Ohio

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293: The Zeigarnik Effect & Getting Things Done

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292: Building Cathedrals

42

291: Do Common Things Uncommonly Well

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290: Selling Shoes

44

289: On the Green with Tom Zoeller

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288: Impactful Brevity

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287: Take Pride in Everything You Do

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286: Back to Base Camp

48

285: The Importance of Consistency

49

284: It Takes All Of Us

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283: Purpose in Motion

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282: Radical Service

52

281: Blitz Them

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280: Limestone, Servers, and Interviews

54

279: Live from Hickory Grove Road

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278: Ask the Experts

56

277: Communicate & Follow Through

57

276: The Illusion of Explanatory Depth

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275: Dictate the Day

59

274: The New Mainframe

60

273: Rowing & The Swing

61

272: Controlling What's Controllable

62

271: The SRM Flywheel

63

270: Training the Spirit of Excellence

64

269: Marathon Strategy

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268: Shop Talk with Craig Busick

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267: Tariffs & Tax Returns

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266: Getting Better Every Day

68

265: Differentiation

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264: The Power of Candor

70

263: Our Value System

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262: Women in Construction

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261: Normal vs. Remarkable

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260: The Joy of Winning

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259: Creating Fans

75

258: The Best Country in the World

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257: World of Concrete Recap with Mike, Ryan, and Ben

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256: Keep Climbing

78

255: Fundamentals of Admixtures with Mike Zagula

79

254: Teaching Our Customers

80

253: What's Our New Year Strategy?

81

252: 2024 Recap

82

251: Jingle all the Way

83

250: Get in the Truck

84

249: When Will Business Pick Up?

85

248: Behind the Wheel with Zach Gallaher

86

247: Sand Before You Paint

87

246: Why Am I Still on Hold?

88

245: Get in the Field

89

244: Appreciating Differences

90

243: Q&A with Beth Smotherman & Mike Zagula

91

242: Something to Prove

92

241: Wooden's Promises

93

240: Episodes of Excellence

94

239: Welcome Minnesota & Wisconsin

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238: Not Alaska or Nebraska

96

237: How Dynasties Are Built

97

236: SRM's Secret Sauce

98

235: Goals vs. Strategies

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234: Block Heads with Tommy & Vince

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233: Surround Yourself with Experts

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232: Central Division President, Jason Mitchell

102

231: Olympics & Excellence

103

230: Candor & Honesty

104

229: Program for Service

105

228: Chief Safety Officer, Samantha Prince

106

227: Clear & Concise with Jeff Bryant

107

226: War Comms

108

225: A New Challenge

109

224: Turn Right, Turn Right

110

223: We Say Yes

111

222: Stay Hungry

112

221: Boots on the Ground

113

220: Great Businesses Embrace Change

114

219: Lifelong Learner

115

218: Take Ownership

116

217: Putting the Best Operator in the Seat

117

216: Video Store Carpet

118

215: Make Every Move Count

119

214: Small Changes, Big Impact

120

213: Never Say 'No'

121

212: Intellectual Curiosity with Andreas Tselebidis

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211: From Telling to Convincing

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210: Alabama to Texas

124

209: Hire Hard, Manage Easy

125

208: Flip the Script

126

207: 40,000 Falls

127

206: Bottlenecks

128

205: Windshields & Rearview Mirrors

129

204: Cement Success with Ben Endsley

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203: Knowing & Doing

131

202: Tough Minded

132

201: From Cradle to Grave

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200: Work Hard

134

199: A Hoodwinked Emperor

135

198: Chicken Pot Pie

136

197: Kumbaya & Excuses Don't Fly

137

196: The SRM Way

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195: Deep Fried Turkey

139

194: Rally Towels

140

193: Amarillo By Morning

141

192: Anchor Down

142

191: Costumes & Updates (with Dale, Bunny, Chris, Lisa, and Mike)

143

190: Hush Puppies & Contagious Culture

144

189: From Know It All to Learn It All

145

188: Block & Tackle

146

187: Keeping Customers

147

186: Reset Button

148

185: Evolution vs. Revolution

149

184: Tools You Need

150

183: Flywheel

151

182: A Company's Soul

152

181: Rowing the Boat in the Same Direction

153

180: Be Your Best Self

154

179: Creating a Customer Experience

155

178: Clear Vision

156

177: Perspective Shift

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176: What Do We Believe

158

175: Blind Leading The Blind

159

174: Reserved Parking

160

173: Chief Doers

161

172: Father's Day with Mike Hollingshead

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171: Good Markets vs. Good Managers

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170: Appreciating Experience

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169: Tailgates & Turnpikes

165

168: Raccoon Rumble

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167: Wins & Losses

167

166: From Surviving to Thriving

168

165: Rules & Reason

169

164: Find A Way

170

163: Major League Effort

171

162: Gettin' Gritty

172

161: Go Find The Work

173

160: Ready Mix Instructor

174

159: Thank You For Calling SRM Concrete

175

158: Atomic Habits

176

157: 8 Rules for Success

177

156: Look Good & Sell Concrete

178

155: Stay Mad At It

179

154: Get Under The Hole with Direk Todd

180

153: Cleaning Up Calcium Bags

181

152: Kindness Covers a Multitude of Sins

182

151: Quality Is A Habit with Mike Zagula

183

150: Expect the Unexpected with Jim Morrison

184

149: This Is Happening For Us

185

148: And a Happy New Year!

186

147: Merry Christmas!

187

146: Put It To Use

188

145: Treating Our Customers Like Customers

189

144: Finishing the Year Strong

190

143: New in the Northeast

191

142: We Appreciate You!

192

141: Promoting Internally

193

140: Fourth Quarter

194

139: Selling Our Expertise with Mike Zagula

195

138: Bulls, Vols & The Long Game

196

137: Sharpening the Saw

197

136: Hurricane Recovery

198

135: Seek First to Understand

199

134: All We Do is Win-Win

200

133: Deposits & Withdrawals

201

132: Managers & Producers

202

131: Putting First Things First

203

130: Principle Centered People

204

129: Deck Chairs on the Titanic

205

128: Liquid Sunshine

206

127: The Bell Ringer

207

126: Leaves & Roots

208

125: Inside-Out

209

124: Four Yards Matter

210

123: Work Friends

211

122: Kickin' Tires & Fightin' Fires

212

121: Appreciate, Recognize, and Encourage

213

120: Reshaping Expectations

214

119: Be a Maverick

215

118: Treat People Like People

216

117: Enjoying the Journey

217

116: Doing the Impossible

218

115: The World of HR with Beth and Maria

219

114: Contentment

220

113: Thanks to the Tanks

221

112: Be Goals vs. Do Goals

222

111: Slow Daddy

223

110: Telling the Truth

224

109: Unselfish

225

108: We're Headed West!

226

107: Mike vs. Elevator

227

106: Real Horse Power

228

105: Live from the New Home Office

229

104: A Hard Day's Night

230

103: White T-Shirt Mentality

231

102: Live from Leadership Conference with Joel Manby

232

101: Big Announcements

233

100: Special Call-In Show

234

99: Work-Life Balance

235

98: That Darn Boss

236

97: What's New in 2022?

237

96: 2021 Highlights with Mike & Ryan Hollingshead

238

95: Merry Christmas!

239

94: Creating Sticky Customers

240

93: Hiring Internally & Acquisition Strategy

241

92: Organic Growth

242

91: Stewardship

243

90: Special Guests: Gary, Ryan, & Tim

244

89: Team Appreciation Day & The SRM Strategy

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88: Crisis Management

246

87: Making Changes

247

86: Failure Is Not An Option

248

85: The Importance of HR

249

84: Special Guest: Chris Ross

250

83: Safety, Six Flags, and Hiring Great People

251

82: What Leaders Do

252

81: Every Voice

253

80: Differentiation

254

79: Let's Get Candid.

255

78: Winning!

256

77: Q&A with Jeff Hollingshead

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76: Passionate Over Passive

258

75: Quarries & Silos with Tim Langelier & Dale Cathey

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74: Charged Conversations & Active Learning

260

73: Identity & Stereotypes

261

72: Be Reasonable

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71: The Good Fight Club

263

70: The Joy of Being Wrong

264

69: A Tale of Two Syndromes

265

68: Architect Talk

266

67: Modes Of Thinking

267

66: The Smokejumpers

268

65: Executive Presence

269

64: Keep Your Cool

270

63: Genuine Decency

271

62: Brand Embodiment

272

61: Special Guest, Rob Turner

273

60: Let Go Of The Ego

274

59: Positive Pete vs. Debbie Downer

275

58: Trombone Oil

276

57: Do We Play It Safe?

277

56: Ask the Questions

278

55: Spirit of Excellence

279

54: When We Mess Up, Step Up

280

53: Words Matter

281

52: Innovate or Die

282

51: 4,000 Yards

283

50: Long-Term Leaders

284

49: Recruiting

285

48: Never Give Up

286

47: Day One

287

46: Reflecting on 2020

288

45: Bump the Lamp

289

44: Don't Delay

290

43: Special Guest, Ty Stone

291

42: Loving The Company We Work For

292

41: Welcome Griffin and Bayou Materials

293

40: Throwing Steel Fiber in Detroit

294

39: How Do You Support Our Operators?

295

38: Surrounding Ourselves With Great People

296

37: Acquisition Reveal 2020

297

36: The Four Ps: Profit

298

35: The Four Ps: Process

299

34: The Four Ps: Product

300

33: The Four Ps: People

301

32: What It Means To Be SRM

302

31: What We Say Matters

303

30: Special Guests, Mike and Ryan Hollingshead

304

29: Special Guest, Tim Langelier

305

28: Growing in Florida

306

27: Learning from Mistakes

307

26: What It Takes To Be An Operator

308

25: Don't Lose Sight

309

24: Special Guest, Tom "TZ" Zoeller

310

23: Pricing & Value

311

22: Who Are You Talking To?

312

21: Let's Do It In-House

313

20: Unity and Focus in 2020

314

19: Special Guest, John Van Cheek

315

18: Explore, Probe and See What's Going On.

316

17: When Plans Get Punched in the Face

317

15: Handling Complaints

318

16: Treat Your People Right

319

14: Special Guest, Taylor Ford

320

13: Preventing Burnout

321

12: Don't Win the Argument

322

11: Putting on a Show

323

10: Special Guest, Eric Endsley

324

9: Let's Fix It!

325

8: The 20%

326

7: Special Guest, Mike Zagula

327

6: Cutting All the Red Tape

328

5: TN Tornado & COVID-19

329

4: Creating Remarkable Moments

330

3: Process Guarantees Success

331

2: Operator vs. Driver

332

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