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563 :: How an Average Team Outperformed the Superstars and Why Your Expectations Matter More Than You Think

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562 :: Leading Through Change: Making Smarter Decisions About Technology, People & Growth

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561 :: How To Build a Lasting Legacy by Earning Trust Instead of Chasing Status

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560 :: How Great Leaders Build High-Performing Teams One Leadership Signal at a Time

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559 :: How to Stop Micromanagement Before It Turns Good Employees Into Poor Performers

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558 :: How to Negotiate Better Deals Without Giving Away Leverage

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557 :: Why Quiet Confidence Is the Leadership Advantage Every Executive Needs

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556 :: How to Lead Through Uncertainty by Taking Action Before You Feel Ready and Outpace Leaders Who Keep Waiting

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555 :: The Strategy Conversation Every Leadership Team Needs to Have When Everything Feels Like a Priority

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554 :: The Scorecard Strategy: How Erin Stetzer Develops Exceptional Employees Without Micromanaging

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553 :: The Leadership Lesson That Changed How I Measure Success (and Why It Made Me Happier)

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552 :: Why Authentic Always Beats Perfect When You're Trying to Build Trust

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551 :: Stop Treating AI Like It Has All the Answers Or You'll Make Worse Decisions

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550 :: The Leadership Checklist That Reveals More in One Lunch Than Months of Working Together

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549 :: Why Leadership Teams Struggle With Original Thinking & What Joe Maddon Teaches About Fixing It

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548 :: Leadership, Accountability, and Winning: Applying Lessons From the NBA Finals to Your Business

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547 :: The Real Lesson of The Emperor's New Clothes Isn't What You Think: It's About Why Smart People Stay Silent

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546: Why Being Nice Won't Help You Build Better Leaders & What To Do Instead

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545 :: Does Your AI Strategy Lack Curiosity, Leading To Bad Decisions? Here's How To Fix It Right Now

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544 :: Should You Trust Your Gut If You're Trying to Make Better Decisions Fast?

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543 :: The Counterintuitive Leadership Strategy Behind Better Decisions And Stronger Teams

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542 :: How One Simple Framework Changed the Way Leaders Think About Value, Pricing & Profitability

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541 :: How To Build Motivated Teams Without Fear, Pressure, or Empty Incentives

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540 :: The 10 Leadership Laws You Need To Know To Eliminate Chaos & Build Better Teams

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539 :: 7 Coaching Questions Every Construction Executive Needs To Lead Better Conversations

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538 :: Does Your Leadership Lack Competitive Energy Leading To Team Complacency? Here's How To Fix It Right NOW

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537 :: How Construction Leaders Build Customer Confidence Without Competing on Price

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536 :: Why Most Meetings Waste Time & How Great Leaders Fix Them

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535 :: How To Increase Pricing Power By Bridging the Gap Between Strategy & Branding

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534 :: An Executive's Guide to Cultural Intelligence (and Becoming the Employer Hispanic Crews Choose First)

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533 :: How to Turn Your Strategy Into a Visual Plan Your Team Actually Follows

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532 :: How A Fictional Spy Movie Triggered Real Intelligence Operations And What Leaders Can Learn About Planning The Future

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531 :: How One 28-Page Book Can Completely Change How You Measure Success

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530 :: How Great Leaders Lead Without Worrying About Their Team

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529 :: How Operational Discipline Turns Average Companies Into Industry Leaders (Without Fancy Strategy)

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528 :: How a Simple 8-Step Checklist Can Transform Your Company's Change Efforts

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527 :: How IBM's Collapse Turned Into a Comeback - Lessons for all Leaders From Who Says Elephants Can't Dance

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526 :: The Jim Valvano Effect: When High Performers Say Yes Too Often

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525 :: Why Construction Leaders Become the Bottleneck (And How to Fix It)

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524 :: How One Simple Mental Shift Can Transform The Way You Lead Forever

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523 :: Why Organizational Silos Lead to Costly Mistakes in Construction

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522 :: How Top Leaders Make Better Decisions By Mastering Hidden Biases

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521 :: How Leaders Fall Into the Folly of Rewarding the Wrong Behaviors

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520 :: Former NFL Coach Herm Edwards on the Most Important Leadership Rule: Know Your People

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519 :: How Smart Leadership Teams Make Terrible Decisions: The Hidden Trap of Groupthink

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518 :: From Barrels of Urine to AI Strategy: The Strange Experiment That Teaches Leaders How to Adopt AI

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517 :: Why Benchmarking Is for Losers: The Strategy Lesson Construction Leaders Miss with Roger Martin

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516 :: Are Your Best Employees Mentally Checking Out Of Work Without You Realizing? 3 Questions To Retain & Grow A-Class Talent

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515 :: Before Yellowstone, There Was Lonesome Dove—And It Holds the Blueprint for Construction Leadership

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514 :: The 7 Simple Questions That Power the 3x3 Big Question Framework & Turn Conflict Into Clarity

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513 :: The 5 Questions Leaders Must Ask To Expose What's "Unsaid" on Your Job Site

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512 :: How This President Prevents Burnout by Building Simple Leadership Rhythms: Josh Hendrickson of Wilson Lumber

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511 :: Why This Book Is—Pound for Pound—the Most Useful Leadership Book I've Read In The Last 12 Months

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510 :: The 7 Construction Leadership Lessons From Taylor Swift's Eras Tour

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509 :: The Barnes & Noble Paradox: Why Old-School Leadership Is Winning in Construction Despite the Age of AI

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508 :: Why Michael Scott (The Office) Is Proof the Mental Model of Unique Ability Beats "Well-Rounded" Leadership

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507 :: What a Leadership Book Featuring Jordan, Messi, & Bear Bryant Taught Me About Ambition and Sacrifice

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506 :: Why "Psychological Safety" Is Overrated—And How Dead Poets Society, Enron & a Pair of Construction Legends Changed My View on Leadership

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505 :: How a Century-Old Essay Changed My View of Growth in Construction (And Why It Still Matters Today)

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504 :: Beer and Immunity: What Construction Leaders Can Learn From Jamie Dimon, CEO of JP Morgan Chase

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503 :: She Took Drucker's Framework to Her Executive Team—Here's What I Forgot to Give Her (And How This PDF Fixes It)

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502 :: How U of Michigan Football Won Big While Maintaining a Toxic Climate—And What Construction Leaders Can Learn From It

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501 :: What Netflix, Procore, and Trunk Tools Can Teach You About Strategic Assumptions

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500 :: 499 Episodes Later: The 10.5 Leadership Lessons That Changed My Life (and Might Change Yours)

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499 :: Performance Reviews Are Broken In Construction—Here's How to Avoid Demoralizing and Confusing Your Talent

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498 :: From Forgotten, Dusty Binders to Focused Execution: The Simple Strategy Template Hartmann Used for 2026 Strategy Planning

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497 :: Why Pacesetter Leadership Backfires in Construction (And What to Do Instead)

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496 :: Why the "Old School" Leadership Style Doesn't Work With Young Talent Anymore—And What To Do Instead with Mike Ellerbrook of UFP Site Built

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495 :: An NFL Star's Struggles Reveal the Dangerous Lie About Complexity in Construction Leadership

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494 :: From 'Bust' to All Pro: What QB Comebacks Like Sam Darnold and Baker Mayfield Teach Us About Leading Teams

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493 :: Tired of the Same Old Advice? These 6 Books Will Change Your View on Leadership, Strategy, and Differentiation

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492 :: What Warren Buffett's Final Letter Teaches Us About Focused Leadership, Timeless Values, and Letting Go

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491 :: The $600K Leadership Book That Explains Watergate, the Birkin Bag, and the Greatest Car Salesman of All Time

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490 :: How Two Elite Teams—Suffolk Construction and the New Zealand All Blacks—Use Language to Dominate Their Fields

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489 :: How To Embrace Innovation Without Losing Your Field Team's Trust with Evan McKee of Suffolk Construction

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488 :: The Integrity Fee: The Leadership Failure of NBA Commissioner Adam Silver

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487 :: Why Working Harder Is Crippling Your Leadership: The Whiteout Paradox Explained

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486 :: What Charlie Munger Says About AI

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485 :: The Cost of Ignoring AI: How Leaders Risk Failing Their Teams

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484 :: The Three Drivers of Accountability—Without Lectures, Promotions, or Threats—Proven On The Jobsite (and Seinfeld)

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483 :: How Charlie Munger's Mental Models Help Build Smarter Construction Leaders

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482 :: Four Leadership Books Every Construction Leader Needs to Build Trust, Drive Accountability, and Lead Change

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481 :: Managers are Disengaged and Undertrained: What Gallup and the 90s Dallas Cowboys Tell Us About Changing That

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480 :: From the NFL to Your Job Site: What Belichick's UNC Lockout Teaches About Power & Control

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479 :: Think Task-Based Trust Is Enough? Here's Why It's Costing You Time and Money and Why Cultural Intelligence Is the Key to Better Accountability on On-Site

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478 :: Construction Leaders Must Learn From the NCAA's Strategic Fumble On College Football

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477 :: Why Clinging to Your Past Success Destroys Great Construction Teams—DeBeers Proves It

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476 :: What a British Retailer's Choices on Lingerie Can Teach Construction Firms About Leading High-Performing Teams Today

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475 :: Jaws, Spielberg, and Drucker Expose the Blind Spots in Construction Leadership

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474 :: What the Detroit Tigers Can Teach Construction Leaders About Building High-Performance Teams

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473 :: What Coaching My 13-Year-Old Son Taught Me About Building Accountable Teams

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472 :: What Earl Weaver Learned From a Bookie About Making Better Leadership Decisions and Avoiding Costly Mistakes

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471 :: Stop Thinking Too Small: Management Lessons for Building People, Careers & Communities

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470 :: How Construction Leaders Can Build the Relationships That Make Young Talent Want to Stay

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469 :: How the Best Leaders Turn Calm Under Pressure Into a Competitive Advantage

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468 :: Developing Your Entrepreneurs of Battle with the Greatest Sea Commander Who Ever Lived, Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson, and Paul Redwood of Accent Building Materials

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467 :: How the Stockdale Paradox Builds Stronger Construction Leaders—One Brutal Truth at a Time

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466 :: Leading Like Every Game Matters: Author John W. Miller on How Earl Weaver Tricked, Tormented, and Reinvented Baseball

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465 :: Arguing with Yourself: Unlocking Leadership Potential with Chad Raymond of Henry Co.

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464 :: The Only Three Words That Matter in Business

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463 :: Expert Builder Panel Shares on Delivering Value First—And What Not To Do: Brent Hull, Matthew Schmidt, Bobby Krueger, Nathan Marsh, Jose Berlanga, and Dennis Casey

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462 :: The Art of Leadership with Dr. Matt Reyes from the University of Oklahoma

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461 :: Adam Kouri of DPR on Embracing Shadow Behaviors for Improved Leadership

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460 :: Leadership Lessons From Glengarry Glen Ross Live on Broadway with TJ Shaheen

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459 :: Building Success Is Chess, Not Checkers with Jose Berlanga of Tricon Homes

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458 :: Confusion Kills Profits: The 45-Word Strategy Statement That Changed Everything

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457 :: Craig Webb and Jon Vaughan on QXO's Takeover of Beacon Roofing

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456 :: The Curse of Yes: How Jim Valvano Burned Out and Why You're at Risk Too

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455 :: Godfather Part II: Negotiation Tactics with Jim Sobeck

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454 :: Godfather Part I: Negotiation Tactics with Jim Sobeck

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453 :: Jon Vaughan on Pitino's Leadership, Luka's Discipline, and Why Nico Harrison May Be the GOAT GM

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452 :: Avoid These, Lead Better: Charlie Munger and OU MBAs Build the Anti-Leadership Playbook

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451 :: Tim Ferriss, Legendary Inventor Danny Hillis, and Our Leadership Mantra—You Are Owed Nothing. Deliver Value First.—In Action.

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450 :: Dr. Sarah Buchner of Trunk Tools on Schwarzenegger's Fake Accent, Anti-LinkedIn, and Generative AI in Construction

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449 :: Davis-Hawn and the Compound Effect of Family, Culture, and Relentless Improvement

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448 :: What to Do When What You've Been Doing No Longer Works

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447 :: Confessions of a Construction CEO: How Vulnerability Fueled My Company's Growth with Ed DeAngelis of EDA Contractors

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446 :: The ESPN and Disney-Approved Storytelling Playbook for Telling Stories That Sell with Author Paul Kix

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445 :: Hartmann Joins Natalie Heacock and Chelsea Zuccato of Patrick Lumber on The Lumber Slingers Podcast

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444 :: Why Most Sales Strategies Fail—And How to Fix Yours: Exclusive Audiobook Sneak Peek Inside The Air Raid Sales Offense

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443 :: QXO, Brad Jacobs, and Beacon Roofing: Corporate Pillow Fight or Knife Fight?

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442 :: Tannis Liviniuk: Zachry Group's Digital Advancement Executive

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441 :: Air Raid QB Legend and Custom Home Builder Dustin DeWald

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440 :: Jon Vaughan Hijacks Role of Host and Interviews Hartmann on His New Book: The Air Raid Sales Offense

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439 :: Dan Starr, CEO at Do it Best on Unlocking True Value

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438 :: Leadership Decoded: Jim Hershey of Atlantic Wholesale on Shared Power and Better Listening

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437 :: Elf: Leadership Lessons At The Movies

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436 :: Project Manager Taylor Parker of Luxury Homebuilder Lingenfelter Homes on Non-Obvious Ways Subs and Suppliers Add Value

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435 :: Luxury Homebuilder Adam Lingenfelter on Leading with Trust and Challenging Joanna Gaines

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434 :: The Superhuman Skill + Tool That Saved Me $250K This Year

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433 :: Outperform Everyone: Dr. Carla Fowler on the Science of Success

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432 :: The Overlooked Key to Reaching Goals Faster: A 4-Step Formula

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431 :: The Curious Case of the Builder Turned Technologist: Erik Bornstein of TOOLBX

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430 :: Moneyball Leadership Lessons with Matt Potter and Joel Stevens—Plus Billy Beane and Brad Pitt

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429 :: Mireya Zapata of the Lumbermen's Association of Texas

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428 :: Pedro Capó and Tony Meza on How a Summer Jam Can Help You Improve Your Leadership Through Communication y Calma

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427 :: Tony Meza: Elevate Your Leadership Through Cultural Intelligence

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426 :: Steven Paynter of Gensler: Converting Offices to Residential at Scale with Speed

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425 :: Matt DiBara: 4th Generation Mason on Innovation, Motivation, and the Impact of a Rubber Chicken

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424 :: TEXO Safety Day Construction Leadership Game Show featuring Gradlin Franks of The Beck Group, Scott Sears of Walker Engineering, and Raul Ruiz of Moss & Associates

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423 :: Bret Martz of Trex and Chris Gerhard of Specialty Building Products: Teamwork Makes the Dream Work

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422 :: The Unlikely Birth of One of the Most Iconic Companies of All Time and How Increasing Cultural Awareness Leads to Less Work and More Money

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421 :: Paul Robinson, CEO of ConstructReach on Building Talent and the Future of DEI

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420 :: Judo Champ Teddy Riner, The Apple Co-Founder Who Returned $320B, and the Epic Sriracha Negotiation Fail

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419 :: Jon Vaughan & The Steelers' Mike Tomlin

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418 :: Chelsea Zuccato of Patrick Lumber on Identifying Niche Opportunities and Slinging Lumber

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417 :: This Leadership Metaphor is Killing Your Business: The Fallacy of Cascading Communication

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416 :: Ben Breen of the Project Management Institute on Building $4B Projects and Developing Better Project Managers

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415 :: Krysta Van Ranst, CEO of Building PPL on When Leadership Training Isn't the Answer and the Fallacy of Magic Boot Camps

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414 :: HR Huntsman: Interrogating Your Own Reality

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413 :: Q2 APB: One Recommended Article, Podcast, Book to Power Your Next 90 Days

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412 :: Saving The World One Countertop at a Time: Bill Heuer of The Countertop Factory

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411 :: The Lost Leadership Interview From 2011: Bill Heuer and Geoff Gran of The Countertop Factory

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410 :: Zac Elenchin on His Journey from Kuwait and Afghanistan to 84 Lumber

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409 :: Ryce Elliott, President at Benning Construction Co.: Construction Work Doesn't Have to Suck

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408 :: Dr. Kofi Asare of the University of Oklahoma: The Incredible Promise—and Current Branding Failure—That Is Digital Twin Technology

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407 :: The SBI Framework and Billy Cornelius of TAL Building Centers

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406 :: Persuading Prefontaine: How Bill Bowerman—Track GOAT and Co-Founder of Nike—Coached Steve Prefontaine to Maximize His Potential

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405 :: You Are Owed Nothing. Deliver Value First

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404 :: Mark Weber of Builders FirstSource: Insights from Working at Taco Bell and That Electronics Store in The 40-Year-Old Virgin

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403 :: Bill Walton Replay: Grateful Dead

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402 :: Randee Herrin: On Assessing Your Team's Readiness to Change

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401 :: Negotiating Maas: The Baseball Card Transaction That Changed My Life

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400 :: Verne Harnish on Scaling Up—And Why Lincoln Was the Worst POTUS

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399 :: Tom Asacker: Deathly Afraid of Not Doing It

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398 :: How Nike Lost Steph Curry: A Case Study of a Multi-Billion Dollar Mistake

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397 :: 2024 Builder Panel: Brent Hull of Hull Works, Matthew Schmidt of PulteGroup, Andrew Cooper of Toll Bros, Bobby Krueger of The Krueger Group, Adam Lingenfelter of Lingenfelter Custom Homes, and Dave Reichert of Davis-Hawn Lumber

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396 :: Dr. Felix Oberholzer-Gee of the Harvard Business School on Better, Simpler Strategy

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395 :: AI-Driven Construction with Jessica Herrala of Buildots

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394 :: Construction Leadership Game Show featuring Colby Chandler (Cassity Jones Building Materials), Kevin Carey (Mountain Mover Facades), and Meloni Raney (TEXO Construction Association)

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393 :: Up In The Air: A Cinematic Leadership Analysis with George Clooney, Anna Kendrick, Joel Stevens and Matt Potter

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392 :: Bill Ness, Founder of 55places.com on Attracting Awareness and Delivering Value Online

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391 :: Wes Palmisano: Renegade Culture Challenging The Status Quo

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390 :: Jon Vaughan Emergency Pod: Brad Jacobs & QXO Venture into Building Materials

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389 :: Steve Swinney, Founder and CEO of Kodiak Building Partners

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388 :: Amber Percival: On Selling Her 2nd Generation Fire Business & Negotiating Core Values

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387 :: Hamilton Nolan on The Hammer: Power, Inequality, and The Struggle for the Soul of Labor

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386 :: Farrell Middleton :: Navigating The Bell Curve of Life

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385 :: David Ling, President of Beisser Lumber and the Beisser Bowl OG

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384 :: Construction Leadership Game Show featuring Mario Hernandez (PrimeSource), Jamie Dabbs (TD Industries), and Stewart Shurtleff (Osburn Contractors)

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383 :: Fred Perpall, CEO of The Beck Group and President of the United States Golf Association (USGA) with Co-Host Meloni Raney, CEO of the TEXO Association

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382 :: Ray Hayles, Co-Owner at Walker Lumber & Supply on the First Rule of Leadership and Second Chances

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381 :: Nick Milestone on the Evolution of Mass Timber

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380 :: Leadership Lessons Through the Lens of Sport with Jon Vaughan

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379 :: Three Great Quotes to Live By From My Mentor, Charlie Munger

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378 :: John Perna, President and CEO of Hamilton Building Supply on Building Youthful, Vibrant Teams

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377 :: Tyler Berns, Partner at Birch Construction on The Thirst for Differentiation

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376 :: Matt Semonik, COO at Arnold Lumber on Military Tactics and the Understated Value of, "Let's Go Look at It Together."

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375 :: Aaron Witt: Chief Dirt Nerd, Ironman, Shaper of Meaningful Conversations in Construction

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374 :: Dre Baldwin: On The Third Day and Building Structures to Improve Discipline, Persistence, and Consistency

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373 :: A Tribute to Visionary Jerry McCaughey with Sean Shields of the SBCA

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372 :: Dr. Anthony Perrenoud :: Chair of the Construction Management Department at Boise State University

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371 :: Improve Your Decision-Making with Your Own Brier Score

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370 :: The Greatest Negotiation Move of All-Time: Ozzie and Daniel Silna, the Polyester Princes of New Jersey, and the Value of Surplus Concessions

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369 :: Lyndsey Fry and Co-Host Corbin Rinehart: On Harvard, the '14 Olympics, the NHL, and the Infinite LEWP of Work-Life Balance

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368 :: Rich Horwath: How Leaders Set Direction, Create Advantage, and Achieve Excellence

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367 :: The Leadership Die: A Simple Tool for Leadership Complexity

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366 :: Scott Jeffrey Miller: The Ultimate Guide to Great Mentorship . . . via Disney, FranklinCovey, and The Tars of Rollins College

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365 :: Joe Jouvenal, Chief Administrative Officer at McCarthy: A Legacy of Defining Leadership

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364 :: Rick Fox: 3-Time NBA Champion Now Leading Partanna and Carbon Negative Concrete Innovation

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363 :: Risk and The Art of Stupidity Avoidance: Why You Don't Need to "Play Like a Champion Today"

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362 :: Erin Thorp: Improving Your Leadership Skills on the Jobsite Through Inside Out Empathy

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361 :: The Construction Leadership Game Show Episode 3: Tim Rethlake, Bobby Krueger, and Mark Scherer

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360 :: Uala - Allowing Latin Americans to Participate in the Economy

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359 :: Hispanic Leadership with Jacob Monty, Esq.

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358 :: In the War for Talent, Leaders Can't Make This Mistake: Failing to Get Peoples' Names Right

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357 :: Kevin Carey: Mountain Mover Manual

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356 :: Lease Crutcher Lewis's Tony Stewart on Leadership and the Equation of Trust

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355 :: Dr. Darryl Stickel - Building Trust: Exceptional Leadership In An Uncertain World

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354 :: Rita Clifton - The Branding Commander of the British Empire

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353 :: Brian Blevins, Sr. Director of Analytics at PrimeSource: Analytics Might Be Gravel But It Feels Like Gold

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352 :: Your Summer APB: One Article, Podcast, and Book to Invest In

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351 :: Steve Jones - The Twin Thieves of High-Performance Teams

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350 :: Martin Pettigrew of Monarch Roofing and Mike Goldenstein of Roofle Talk Innovation, Tech, and Training

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349 :: The Deafening Silence of Entekra's Demise - And What It Means For Off-Site Construction

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348 :: Catherine Wheeler, Founder of Pivot One-Eighty: Choosing Which Problem You Want to Have

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347 :: Ross Theilen, VP of Distribution at Weyerhaeuser On Perceptions of Entitlement and Cutting Edge Innovation

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346 :: The Construction Leadership Game Show Episode 2

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345 :: Clara Collins of S.W. Collins: Hard Work and Intention Befitting The 6th Generation

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344 :: The Negotiation Mindset - Excerpt From New Book on Negotiating in the Construction Industry

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343 :: Fresh Hats (and Leadership Lessons) Made Daily: Custom Patch Hats Co-Founders Scott Alexander & Brian Cox

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342 :: NFPO Pain Quantification: Your Hero Must Suffer

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341 :: Robson Pritchett: Spartan Leader and Co-Founder of Hoot, Camo Gear Created Around Nature's Stealthiest Predator: The Owl

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340 :: About My Lawsuit - Developing Your Personal Board of Directors

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339 :: Eric Anderton on Construction Genius

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338 :: Steve Chesin :: From Minnesota Bars to Vegas Casinos to Carpets N More

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337 :: Air, The New Movie About Nike and Sonny Vaccaro :: Excerpt From Yes, Fear Works

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336 :: Jason Amador-Locher and Jennifer Hoops of Higharc - Live From IBS Las Vegas

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335 :: From Australian Footy to Big 12 Football :: Tom Hutton and Dr. Heather Yates of Oklahoma State University

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334 :: Paul Levin, VP/Director of HS&E at Sundt Construction on Stopping the S*** That Can Kill You

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333 :: How to Develop Amazing Leaders with Emily Brown of McCownGordon Construction

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332 :: The Construction Leadership Game Show - Episode I

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331 :: The Trouble with Takeoffs: Chase Hackner of Paradigm Estimate

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330 :: Texas A&M Professor Randy Birdwell Round-Robin Q&A with Ragen Martinek and Addison Thompson

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329 :: Scott Galloway's Take on Home Depot Earnings and The Construction Industry Index

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328 :: Scott Peterson, CEO of Interstates: Leadership and Innovation

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327 :: Marissa Fahrig of Buffington Homes and Matt Collins of the Mainspring Group - Live from IBS in Las Vegas

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326 :: Madness Beyond March :: The Learning is Always Optional

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325 :: Ben Jenkins, Founder of Warstic Sports, Inc. - It's not the Weapon, It's the Warrior

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324 :: AXA XL's Gary Kaplan on Project-Based Leadership

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323 :: Varsity Sports + Leadership with Jon Vaughan, Regional VP at US LBM

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322 :: Jared Yando: The Curious Case of the Tenured Professor Returning to Build

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321 :: Major League Case in Favor of Micromanagement

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320 :: Crystal Pieschel of Mid-Cape Home Centers - Building Relationships on the Cape

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319 :: Chaos Is a Ladder. Volatility Is Opportunity.

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318 :: Barry Wurzel, President of Wurzel Builders - Leadership Styles from Nick Saban to Yoda

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317 :: What The Hell Is Happening With the Economy and Building Materials Pricing? Matt Saunders of John Burns Real Estate Consulting Explains It All

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316 :: Whitney Hill, Co-Founder of SnapADU on Leading the Granny Flat Revolution

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315 :: Andrew Luck: Humble, Hungry, and Smart Personified

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314 :: Expert Safety Panel featuring Tricia Thibodeaux of Fluor, J.D. Slaughter of S&B Engineers, Jeremy Stovall of Brookstone, and Todd Svihovec of Flint Hills Resources

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313 :: The Risk of Constant Learning

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312 :: Levi Smith, CEO of Franklin Building Supply on Accelerating Your Path to Leadership

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311 :: A Leadership Pit-Stop with Barrett Burt of Ganahl Lumber

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310 :: The Leadership of WXRT's Lin Brehmer (1954-2023)

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309 :: Todd Sattersten: The 100 Best Business Books of All-Time

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308 :: Southwest, The Parable of The Ass-Kicking Line, and You

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307 :: Innovation and Differentiation with Key-Link Trio: Javan Lapp, Tim Smoyer, and Alicia Zywko

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306 :: Patrick Suermann of Texas A&M and Lauren Collins of Kiewit: Loyalty and Leadership Principles

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305 :: The Backfire Effect

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304 :: Live From LBM Journal's Annual Conference on Sales Performance Analytics in the Construction Industry

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303 :: Mark Harari of Remodelers Advantage: Zillow's Line Extension Debacle and The Remodeler Booty Call

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302 :: Elf - Leadership Lessons in Film

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301 :: Holiday Book Buying Recommendations

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300 :: Brent Hull and Mike Barrett: 100 Year Windows and Construction Innovation

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299 :: Mis-Judging Ohtani, The Black Swan Innovation in Baseball

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298 :: Armen Alajian of Arto: The Empresario of Brick

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297 :: Bill Walton :: One-on-One Leadership Discussion with the NBA Legend

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296 :: Bill Walton, NBA Legend - Keynote Live from WCLBMA's Annual Convention

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295 :: Rikka Brandon: Recruiting and Hiring Expert, Live from the WCLBMA Annual Conference

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294 :: WCLBMA All Star Panel Lineup :: Matt Saunders of John Burns Real Estate Consulting, George Emmerson of Sierra Pacific Industries, Steve Patterson of Central Valley, Steve Swanson of The Swanson Group, and Victor Fresca of Dixieline Lumber

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293 :: Bill Lee: Kolbe Assessment to GSD

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292 :: Know Your Role. Do Your Job: The Risks of Wearing Too Many Hats

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291 :: Negotiation and the 2023 Sales Fundamentals Workshop

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290 :: Time Management and the 2023 Sales Fundamentals Workshop

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289 :: Sales Pipeline Management and the 2023 Sales Fundamentals Workshop

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288 :: Kimberly Simonson on Hurricane Ian Rebuilds and Risk

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287 :: The Bold Look of Walking in Stupid Every Morning: RIP Herb Kohler, Jr. and Dan Wieden

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286 :: Maria Khokhlova :: Co-Founder of TraceAir, Drone-Driven Home Building Innovation

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285 :: Dan Efenecy of Carter Lumber: Hunting Before You're Hungry

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284 :: Roundtables, Conflicts of Interest, and the Equitable Exchange of Insights

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283 :: Gary Geiman :: How to DMN8 Your Personal Brand

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282 :: The Anti-Library :: The Most Valuable Version of a Personal Library

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281 :: Bev Garnant, Executive Director of ASCC :: Earning Enough Trust to Roast People in Public (and Have Them Love You For It)

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280 :: Sundt Construction: The Making of a Private Podcast

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279 :: Unlearning The Alcatraz Rule to Grow Faster, More Enjoyably

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278 :: Keegan O'Reilly of Brand Vaughan Lumber Co. - Optimism and Expectations Under Uncertainty

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277 :: Daniel Maxson of New South Construction - Everyone Has a Story

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276 :: Beth PopNikolov, CEO of Venveo

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275 :: My Stroke Of Luck

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274 :: Matt Kaufman and Caleb Grothaus of Palmer-Donavin :: Culture as a Competitive Advantage

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273 :: The Kyler Murray Principle: Holding Stars Accountable for Personal Improvement

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272 :: Sales Performance Box Score

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271 :: Laura Nelson, VP of Marketing at Signpost: Attracting More Contractors to Your Corner

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270 :: Chris Hall: Dallas Cowboys College Scouting Director

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269 :: Kendall Pouland on How to Build Better Ways

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268 :: Tim Rethlake of Hearth & Home Technologies: Elite Sales Strategies Review

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267 :: Ashley Valenzuela-Ruesgen on Talent Management at Hensel Phelps

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266 :: Boiler Room: A Cinematic Sales Analysis with TJ Shaheen of Builders' General

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265 :: Dave Cubbage on Scaling Unique Abilities & Investing in Ideal Clients

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264 :: Ed Kubiak and Conor Sedam on the Future of Construction Communication

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263 :: All-Star Panel: Ashton Woods - McCoy's - Zuern - New South - Scherer Bros

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262 :: Tyson Fury, Ryen Russillo, and Chris Voss: A Negotiation Case Study

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261 :: We Don't Talk About Forecasts (Or Bruno)

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260 :: Negotiating Anything: Two Methods for Saving Money & Time

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259 :: Your Sales Stack: Foundation of High Performance

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258 :: Ryan Scaife of Lezzer Lumber: Marketing Insights to Drive Sales and Social Engagement

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257 :: Nick Kuiken: VP of Sales at Kuiken Brothers on the Challenges of Sales Development

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256 :: Kolby Dukes and Brad Marks: Live from LBM Advantage's NextGen Leadership Conference

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255 :: Abhi Singh, COO of New South Construction Supply on the Leadership Equation L(PxC)=R

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254 :: Remembering Kate Whittemore :: A Legacy of LBM Leadership at Home Central

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253 :: Drafting Your Ideal Client Roster of the Future

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252 :: Greg Templeman, President at Sunpro :: From Behavior-Based Pricing to Siberian Leadership Principles

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251 :: Rita Ferris, President of the NRLA: Increasing the Value of Associations

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250 :: Jerry Maguire, Dicky Fox, and an All Star Lineup of Past Guests Celebrate #250

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249 :: Sean Shields of SBCA on The Essential Components of Communicating Value

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248 :: Josh Adams, VP of Ops at NPL on Alliances That Drive Workforce Development

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247 :: How to Build an Authentic Brand Story with Heather Bowman of Superior Plastic

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246 :: Rising Together Through DE&I with Clayco's Dan Lester

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245 :: Overcoming Major League Adversity with Ryan McKenna of McKenna Capital

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244 :: Offsite Insights with Agorus CEO, Garrett Moore

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243 :: Fostering Leadership Development By Providing Feedforward with Melissa Dalton of DBM Global

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242 :: John Madden: The Greatest Football Salesman

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241 :: Stories from the Negotiating Table with Bobby Krueger of The Krueger Group

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240 :: Glory Days - They'll Pass You By: Prepare for the Future Now

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239 :: The Wolf of Wall Street: Sales in Cinema with Mark Scherer

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238 :: Kent Jobe of Franklin Building Supply: Sales Hurdles When Under Promising & Over Delivering

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237 :: Melanie Bisson of Grabber: How Your Company Can Benefit By Using AI

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236 :: Clay Miller of Aurora Timberland: Logging Netflix's Big Timber

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235 :: Bruce Marshall - Rookie Sales Pro: A Story That Must Be Told

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234 :: Scott Simpson & Shawn Cunningham of Capital One Trade Credit: A Platform & A Partner

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233 :: Glengarry Glen Ross: Sales in Cinema with Matt Potter

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232 :: Dan Butterfield of Daltile and Steve Chesin of Carpets N More: Creatively Selling Solutions - Not Products

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231 :: Patrick Warren of Daltile & Megan Bittle of RSI: Using Technology to Enhance the Design Experience

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230 :: The Strangest Secret in Sales

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229 :: Ben Simmons and the Downward Spiral

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228 :: Just Checking In and Other Phrases to Avoid When Selling

337

227 :: 4 Essential Rules for Winning a Negotiation

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226 :: The Power Curve and How it Applies to Sales

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225 :: 7 Questions to Quantify Pain

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224 :: Jen Zuern and Doug Carlson: Building a Culture with Blocks of Wood

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223 :: Lawanna Dendy: Uncomplicating Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

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222 :: Mark Scherer: What Your Boss Thinks About You

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221 :: Managing Successful Successions with Meagan McCoy Jones and Brian McCoy

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220 :: Asking For a Friend: How to Deal with a Shift in Operational Balance

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219 :: Cason Shrode: Lessons Learned from West Point to the Lumber Yard

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218 :: Jonathan Goldhill: The Disruptive Successor

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217 :: Carl Moyer: Taking 3 Steps To Become A Better Leader

348

216 :: Revisting Herm Edwards: Football, Leadership, and Life

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215 :: Mike McDole: Sales Thought Leader Legend

350

214 :: Scott Shute: A Journey to Success Through Mindfulness and Compassion

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Ep. 213 :: Builders FirstSource Acquires Paradigm and Investing in Technology

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Ep. 212 :: Mike Weinberg :: Managing Accountability and Maximizing Sales

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Ep. 211 :: Hartmann's Summer Reading Recommendations

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Ep. 210 :: Brian Biro: Becoming Your Own CKO: Chief Kindness Officer

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Ep. 209 :: Sales Compensation and Cobra Effects

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Ep. 208 :: Thea Dudley: Everybody Pays You Til They Don't

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Ep. 207 :: Rich Horwath: Thinking Strategically Despite Uncertainty

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Ep. 206 :: Jenn Morgan of Forest Tek/Overseas Lumber on the Greedy Mindset When Hunting for Business

359

Ep. 205 :: Mark Boundy on How to Deliver Value First

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Ep. 204 :: Ryann Hartley of Hartley Flooring on Sales Execution Through the Pandemic

361

Ep. 203 :: Mark Harari of Remodelers Advantage: How to Uniquely Market and Sell (with lobster on a cheese plate!)

362

Ep. 202 :: Justin Powell: VP of Sales at Beacon Building Products

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Ep. 201 :: Craig Webb: Key Insights from the Construction Supply 150

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Ep. 200 :: Defending Your Quote and Other Lessons From Pat Clancy, Vice President at Wm. B. Morse Lumber Co.

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Ep. 199 :: Aaron Rodgers and 8.5 Sales Leadership Lessons from the Debacle in Green Bay

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Ep. 198 :: Admiral James Stockdale: More Than a Paradox, More Than a Punchline

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Ep. 197 :: Stuart Kliman of Building Industry Partners on Creating a Culture of Curiosity

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Ep. 196 :: The Biggest Lie in Sales Today Is the Biggest Truth in the NFL

369

Ep. 195 :: Challenging Your Major League Sales Assumptions

370

Ep. 194 :: Matthew Schmidt: A Big Builder Perspective on Now

371

Ep. 193 :: Asking For a Friend: How to Deal With "My Customers Are Different."

372

Ep. 192 :: Kent Strawderman: From Wolohan and Wickes to Whatever's Happening Right Now

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Ep. 191 :: Andrew and Michael Goodman of Sherwood Lumber

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Ep. 190 :: Good News for People Who Love Bad News

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Ep. 189 :: 12 Ways to Improve Your Virtual Selling Skills

376

Ep. 188 :: Chancey Halvorson of Gulfeagle Supply: 14 Specific Ways to Deliver Value First.

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Ep. 187 :: Be Indispensable Now: A Mild Rant by Bradley Hartmann.

378

Ep. 186 :: Barry Nelson of FactorLab: Creating Competitive Advantage From Conversations and Culture

379

Ep. 185 :: Josh Causey: From Electrical Contractor to Software Developer

380

Ep. 184 :: Allocation: Where Relationship Businesses Go To Get Tested

381

Ep. 183 :: 7 Pillars of Prospecting

382

Ep. 182 :: Kit Kats and Other Voicemail Vices

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Ep. 181 :: The Great Prospecting Paradoxi of 2021

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Ep. 180 :: Max Pete: The One Hand Wonder Man

385

Ep. 179 :: 5 Ways Dealers and Distributors Will Dominate in 2022

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Ep. 178 :: Developing Wealthy Contractors with Brian Kaskavalciyan

387

Ep. 177 :: Leading With an Owner's Mindset

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Ep. 176 :: Rita Clifton: Branding Commander of the British Empire

389

Ep. 175 :: The Single Most Important Variable to Improve Sales Performance

390

Ep. 174 :: How to Predict the Future By Creating It: Framework and Downloadable Template included

391

Ep. 173 :: Tommy Boy: A Cinematic Sales Analysis with Matt Potter

392

Ep. 172 :: The $48.97 Habit Challenge with Hartmann: Are you in?

393

Ep. 171 :: Constructing the Intl Space Station and Beyond with Dr. Ginny Whitelaw

394

Ep. 170 :: Bradley joins the Smarter Building Materials Marketing Podcast with Zach Williams and Beth Pop-Nikolov

395

Ep. 169 :: Part II: $2B+ Leadership Lessons with Brian McCoy of McCoy's Building Supply, Jack Foxworth of Foxworth-Galbraith Lumber Co., and Nathan Potter of DW Distribution.

396

Ep. 168 :: $2B+ Leadership Lessons with Brian McCoy of McCoy's Building Supply, Jack Foxworth of Foxworth-Galbraith Lumber Co., and Nathan Potter of DW Distribution.

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Ep. 167 :: Part II with Brent Hull on Craftsmanship in an Instant Age

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Ep. 166 :: Brent Hull on Craftsmanship in an Instant Age

399

Ep. 165 :: Part II: Confessions in Customer Service with Brian Varisco , VP of Operations at Pebble Tec

400

Ep. 164 :: Confessions in Customer Service with Brian Varisco, VP of Operations at Pebble Tec

401

Ep. 163 :: Ted Williams and the Science of Hitting Your Sales Goals

402

Ep. 162 :: Part II with Brooks Dame of Woodgrain and Proof Eyewear

403

Ep. 161 :: Brooks Dame of Woodgrain and Proof Eyewear

404

Ep. 160 :: Thoughtful Hispanic Leadership with Jacob Monty, Esq.

405

Ep. 159 :: Part II with Tom and T.J. McNulty of Hingham Lumber Company

406

Ep. 158 :: Tom and T.J. McNulty of Hingham Lumber Company

407

Ep. 157 :: Overcoming the Price Objection, "Is this the best you can do?"

408

Ep. 156 :: Brand Identity and Positioning with Bonnie Mauldin of The Mauldin Group

409

Ep. 155 :: Gridiron Leadership Lessons with Charlie Coggins

410

Ep. 154 :: Digitizing LBM with Mike Wisnefski of MaterialsXchange

411

Ep. 153 :: Thinking Like a Franchisor with Jenna Duett

412

Ep. 152 :: Going on Offense with Information: the 90x90 Meeting

413

Ep. 151 :: Tim Lyons, VP of Sales at BROSCO sponsored by the World Millwork Alliance

414

Ep. 150 :: Dr. Ben Bigelow of Boomer Sooner U: From Building Homes to Building Leaders

415

Ep. 149 :: How To Be Remarkable: utiles-doux

416

Ep. 148 :: The B Words with Tricia Kagerer, EVP at Jordan Foster

417

Ep. 147 :: Your Email Sales Pitch: Do this, not that.

418

Ep. 146 :: Innovating Results with Corinne Miller

419

Ep. 145 :: Leadership Lessons with Russ Kathrein

420

Ep. 144 :: Profits, Gazelles, and Charlie The Milkman: Bruce Merrifield Part II

421

Ep. 143 :: Bruce Merrifield on Intentional Profit Management

422

Ep. 142 :: Marketing the Non-Redskins and Wood Science With WindsorONE's Corbin Rinehart and Brian Bunt

423

Ep. 141 :: Leading Boomers to Gen Z with Jim Thillen, Regional General Supt. at The Beck Group

424

Ep. 140 :: Emergency Muji Pod with Jenny T.

425

Ep. 139 :: Coach Herm Edwards on Football, Leadership, and Life.

426

Ep. 138 :: Coaching and Leadership with Sean Reid of Arrowhead

427

Ep. 137 :: Hartmann's Out! Guest host Tim Rethlake Interviews Builders

428

Ep. 136 :: Kimberly Simonson on Technology and Innovation

429

Ep. 135 :: Avoiding Cobra Effects - Motivation, Incentives, and Unintended Consequences

430

Ep. 134 :: Rock the Recession with Jonathan Slain

431

Ep. 133 :: Better Leader, Better Human with Ronda Conger of CBH Homes

432

Ep. 132 :: Leadership Lessons from 'The Last Dance' with Jon Vaughan and Mark Scherer

433

Ep. 131 :: The D.A.M. Problem with Salespeople

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Ep. 130 :: Live from New Jersey with TJ Shaheen of Builders' General

435

Ep. 129 :: Upgrading your online presence with Jillian Sobeck Whalen

436

Ep. 128 :: Seeing the forest for the trees with Dr. Mark Guinter

437

Ep. 127 :: Unessential Business with Zach Williams, Brett Thorne, and TJ Shaheen

438

Ep. 126 :: Yes, there is a playbook for this

439

Flashback to Ep. 69 :: Overconfidence in Drafting Talent: Yours and in the NFL

440

Ep. 125 :: Stephen James of the Leadership Lab

441

Ep. 124 :: Yes, Fear Works (But there's a better way) with Carl Moyer of Parr Lumber

442

Ep. 123 :: What do you never want them to feel?

443

Ep. 122 :: Mike Barrett of Barrett Homes: Finding the Upside In Any Downturn

444

Ep. 121 :: Habit Defense and Development in times of uncertainty

445

Ep. 120 :: Negotiation in times of uncertainty, part 2

446

Ep. 119 :: Negotiation in times of uncertainty, part 1

447

Ep. 118 :: Sales leadership in times of uncertainty

448

Ep. 117 :: Productivity in times of uncertainty

449

Ep. 116 :: Prospecting in times of uncertainty

450

Ep. 115 :: Customer Intimacy in times of uncertainty

451

Ep. 114 :: Broaching the Lessons of The Bachelor

452

Ep. 113 :: Building the Future with Tim Beckman of Simpson Strong-Tie

453

Ep. 112 :: Shawn Van Dyke on helping contractors profit first

454

Ep. 111 :: Branding Bad Birdie Golf with Jason Richardson

455

Ep. 110 :: It's Always Sunny in Dakota County with Sunny Bowman

456

Ep. 109 :: CEO Donny DeMarie: Delivering Value Beyond Breaking Bulk

457

Ep. 108 :: Addressing the biggest risk in your business with Lee and Terry Resnick

458

Ep. 107 :: Building a Family Legacy with Bob, Dan and Bobby Krueger

459

Ep. 106 :: Identifying the G.A.P.P in Your Leadership Model

460

Ep. 105 :: From Notre Dame to the NFL to Identifying Needs with Dan O'Leary

461

Ep. 104 :: WindsorONE word of mouth case study with Brian Bunt

462

Ep. 103 :: Introducing the Construction Leadership Podcast

463

Ep. 102 :: Live from the BCMC with Tim Noonan & Scott Ward

464

Ep. 101 :: The arc of innovation with Ed Kubiak of Higharc

465

Ep. 100 :: Drexel Duo featuring Joel Fleischman and Doug Carlson

466

Ep. 99 :: Tackling Your Top Sales Obstacles with Bradley Hartmann and Jenny T.

467

Ep. 98 :: Here's Johnny (H): Sitting Down With a Modern Craftsman

468

Ep. 97 :: Nick Massengill – Lagniappe Live from the WMA 2019

469

Ep. 96 :: Live from the 2019 Sales Fundamentals Workshop

470

Ep. 95 :: Conquering the LBM industry with TJ Shaheen

471

Ep. 94 :: 2019 update of the Skeptical Lumberman Guide to Social Media

472

Ep. 93 :: Stalling the Sale and other wisdom from Gus Stallings

473

Ep. 92 :: Maintaining a Multi-Generation Business with Jon Vaughan

474

Ep. 91 :: Profit margins and LBM Strategies with Bill Lee, Jim Sobeck, and Lanny Moore, Jr.

475

Ep. 90 :: Becoming an (amiable) expert interruptor

476

Ep. 89 :: In sales and kicking, it's all about results

477

Ep. 88 :: Navigating a changing market with Tom Blancett

478

Ep. 87 :: Improve Your Emails & Voicemails Immediately

479

Ep. 86 :: Talking safety with Taylor Sullivan, CSP

480

Ep. 85 :: LBM's Iron Man: Taylor Sullivan

481

Ep. 84 :: Nike's Secret Weapon

482

Ep. 83 :: Mastering the Social Sale with Tom Ellerbrook

483

Ep. 82 :: Building Your Case with JP Sherry, Esq: protecting your LBM business

484

Ep. 81 :: Crafting cutting-edge culture with Catherine Davis Wheeler

485

Ep. 80 :: WeWork: A Case Study in Marketing Rework

486

Ep. 79 :: From Sales Pro to Custom Builder: Insights from Adam Lingenfelter

487

Ep. 78 :: Managing Millennials with Dr. Heather Yates and Dr. Matthew Reyes

488

Ep. 77 :: Revive ineffective meetings with the CPR time framework

489

Ep. 76 :: Enter Sandman: Managing the dream/nightmare that is Facebook with Adam Sand

490

Ep 75 :: Summer Reading List 2019 with Jeff Tweten

491

Ep. 74 :: Be your own Buc-ee's

492

Ep. 73 :: From driving trucks to driving operations with Mike Howell of Parr Lumber

493

Ep. 72 :: Game of Thrones: LBM takeaways from the series finale

494

Ep. 71 :: Strategic Thinking is a Superpower with Rich Horwath

495

Ep. 70 :: The Captain of Corporate Presentations and Dean of Slide Deck Design, Ed Cimoch

496

Ep. 69 :: Overconfidence in Drafting Talent: Yours and in the NFL

497

Ep. 68 :: Transform Your Talent with Tony Misura, President of The Misura Group

498

Ep. 67 :: LBM thru an NBA lens with Josh Johnson of Ivey's and Tim Reed of Fireside Home Solutions

499

Ep. 66 :: Mapping the Future with Craig Webb, founder of Webb Analytics

500

Ep. 65 :: Selling yourself with Reggie Brown: Actor, Comedian, and Obama Impersonator

501

Ep. 64 :: Grant Hagen, VDC Manager at The Beck Group, on internal sales and collaborative tech

502

Ep. 63 :: The Chief Problem Giver, Mark Scherer, COO of Scherer Bros. Lumber Co.

503

Ep. 62 :: Mike Soulen, VP at Barrons Lumber, on the value of their internal podcast

504

Ep. 61 :: Playing to win with Donny DeMarie, President and CEO of Cameron Ashley

505

Ep. 60 :: My punchable face and the biggest dirty little secret in business

506

Ep. 59 :: Justin Ellis of Elco Building Supply: From President to CEO, the untraditional route

507

Ep. 58 :: The Unsung Heroes from the NLBMDA Dealer of the Year: Drexel Building Supply

508

Ep. 57 :: Windows of Insight into Sales Leadership with Brian McCauley of Atrium Windows

509

Ep. 56 :: 2018 Book Review: Top 6 Recommendations

510

Ep. 55 :: Zebra Sales Tales: Todd Skaggs, VP at Dealers Choice, college football official

511

Ep. 54 :: Matthew Schmidt: Secrets from a Strategic Sourcing Director at PulteGroup

512

Ep. 53 :: AJ Konynenbelt of Zeeland Lumber: On the care and feeding of an LBM unicorn

513

Ep. 52 :: Rick Lierz, CEO of Franklin Building Supply, on Disney, Fear, and Making Building Easy

514

Ep. 51 :: Navigating Your Team Around No

515

Ep. 50 :: 40 Years of Sales Management Lessons with Scott Hartmann

516

Ep. 49 :: The Unusual Suspect: the most overused, yet underutilized cliche in sales and leadership

517

Ep. 48 :: Brian McCoy and Meagan McCoy Jones of McCoy's Building Supply

518

Ep. 47 :: That time the NFL threw a Pick-6 to Peter Drucker

519

Ep. 46 :: Cajun Culture and Lumber Leadership with Dennis Stine, CEO of Stine Lumber

520

Ep. 45 :: Leading and Managing Millennials (and everyone else)

521

Ep. 44 :: Bridging Generational Gaps with Kara Sand of PCL Construction

522

Ep. 43 :: 3-year LBM Social Media trends; Highlights from Skeptical Lumberman Guide to Social Media

523

Ep. 42 :: Alaskan Surveyor to Chicago-style Spielberg: Videography 101 with Brian Wiebe

524

Ep. 41 :: Overcoming "I'm too busy."

525

Ep. 40 :: Online Ordering to Enhance Relationships with Ryan Stensland of GMS / Pioneer Materials

526

Ep. 39 :: The Elam Ending and Switching Sales Scoring Systems to Improve Prospecting

527

Ep. 38 :: Capitalizing on Commercial Construction with Tim Meana of Walsh Archer Western

528

Ep. 37 :: The Terrell Owens Guide to Salesmanship

529

Ep. 36 :: Culture, Competition, and Sales with Jeff Burton and Gary Smith of Burton Lumber

530

Ep. 35 :: The Tina Turner Test: Cinema Sales Skills & Ensuring Your Branding Resonates

531

Episode 34 :: Leadership and Summer Readership with Jeff Tweten of WorkSafeWorkSmart.com

532

Episode 33 :: NBA has eliminated the GM/Coach role. What about LBM's GM-Sales Coach?

533

Episode 32 :: The other side of the desk with Tom Benedict :: VP of Purchasing at Wayne Homes

534

Episode 31 :: Saturday Night Live Says . . . Speak Simply and Sound Smart

535

Episode 30 :: Common Threads with Tim Rethlake: best practices from our podcast guests

536

Episode 29 :: The Dilly Dilly Dilemma: Delivering insights to your sales team—and the market—faster

537

Episode 28 :: The Tables Turn: Hartmann Grilled by LBM Leavitt Bros.

538

Episode 27 :: ProSales 100 Insights with Craig Webb, Editor-in-Chief of ProSales Magazine

539

Episode 26 :: Built (and Sold) Ford Tough with Jay Hopkins, GM of Hopkins Ford

540

Episode 25 :: Remember This Titan :: Founder and President of Titan Homes, Aman Khan

541

Episode 24 :: Lessons from the Trenches with Jim Sobeck of New South Construction Supply

542

Episode 23 :: How to (Truly) Deliver Value First

543

Episode 22 :: Investing in LBM's Future with VC Tony Palcheck and Digibilt's John McLinden

544

Episode 21 :: How to Upgrade Your Sales Meeting

545

Episode 20 :: Bill Lee :: The Industry's Mentor

546

Episode 19 :: "I'm happy with my current supplier."

547

Episode 18 :: Bill Pulte :: a leadership deep dive with the founder of Pulte Homes

548

Episode 17 :: Ken Kuehn :: Constructing the Career Crossover

549

Episode 16 :: The Mackay 66 v. 2.0 :: A modern update to a classic sales tool

550

Episode 15 :: Isaac Oswalt :: Growing your business while you sleep.

551

Episode 14 :: Thea Dudley :: Navigating the World of Credit with the SRS VP of Financial Services

552

Episode 13 :: Inside the Brain of Paul Schmit :: VP of Purchasing at Taylor Morrison

553

Episode 12 :: Framing the Social Media Conversation with Natalia Dittmer of Tum-A-Lum Lumber

554

Episode 11 :: Marcus Lumber version 4.0: Clay and Grant Leavitt

555

Episode 10 :: The (Sit-Stand) Revolution Man: David Patton of VARIDESK

556

Episode 9 :: The Best of Both: Bobby Krueger of Mavrek Development, Nathan Marsh of V&M Development

557

Episode 8 :: Enter Strategyman: Rich Horwath, CEO of the Strategic Thinking Institute

558

Episode 7 :: The Skeptical Lumberman Guide to Social Media

559

Episode 6 :: Death(s) of a Hollywood Salesman: Actor and Screenwriter Jack Kennedy

560

Episode 5 :: The Deal Hunter: Jason Behunin of ProBuild BFS

561

Episode 4 :: The Intentional Lumberman: Dave Reichert of Davis-Hawn Lumber

562

Episode 3 :: The Romance & Entertainment Industry Evangelist: Tim Rethlake of Hearth and Home

563

Episode 2 :: The Wizard of Wisconsin: Joel Fleischman of Drexel Building Supply

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