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by Jason Schroeder
Elevating construction with interviews, training, and techniques that will make the build environment better for workers, our customers, companies, and the industry as a whole.
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- 2 days ago5 min
Ep.1721 - If It's Hard, You Don't Have the Right Visuals
If Lean feels difficult to implement, the problem may not be the people it may be what they can actually see. In this episode, Jason explains why strong visual systems make planning, logistics, coordination, and production easier by allowing teams to understand problems and act together. Jason discusses why printed plans, visual maps, Takt plans, pull plans, signage, and visible look-ahead and weekly work plans are essential to Lean construction. The goal is to design an environment where people can see as a group, know as a group, and act as a group. What you'll learn in this episode: Why difficult Lean implementation often points to missing or ineffective visuals. How visual planning makes problems and next steps easier for teams to understand. Why printed plans and physical visual systems still matter in a digital world. How Takt plans, pull plans, signage, and work plans support better coordination. Why Lean systems should help humans see problems and know when action is needed. Is the work actually difficult or have you simply not made it visible enough yet? If you like the Elevate Construction podcast, please subscribe for free and you'll never miss an episode. And if you really like the Elevate Construction podcast, I'd appreciate you telling a friend (Maybe even two 😊). Also, here are links to our YouTube Channels: · Jason Schroeder YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4xpRYvrW5Op5Ckxs4vDGDg · LeanTakt YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/leanTakt · LeanSuper YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzQDevqQP19L4LePuqma3Fg/featured · LeanSurvey YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-Ztn3okFhyB_3p5nmMKnsw
- 2 days ago5 min
Ep.1720 - Pretend You Own the Company
If you're a Project Executive or General Superintendent, you cannot afford to treat your role like a box-checking position. In this episode, Jason explains why senior construction leaders need to think like business owners, understanding the risk, finances, client relationships, team performance, and long-term health of the company as if it were their own. Jason also introduces the difference between a continuous improvement leader and a "continuous comfort" leader. The higher you rise in leadership, the more important it becomes to keep learning, stay engaged with clients, support your teams, embrace new tools, and resist the temptation to put your role on autopilot. What you'll learn in this episode: Why PXs and General Superintendents should think like business owners. The difference between continuous improvement and continuous comfort leadership. Why senior leaders cannot afford to stop learning and developing. How getting too comfortable can disconnect leaders from clients and project teams. Why ownership mentality requires balancing hard work, growth, risk, and responsibility. Are you leading your role like you own the business or simply managing the position you were given? If you like the Elevate Construction podcast, please subscribe for free and you'll never miss an episode. And if you really like the Elevate Construction podcast, I'd appreciate you telling a friend (Maybe even two 😊). Also, here are links to our YouTube Channels: · Jason Schroeder YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4xpRYvrW5Op5Ckxs4vDGDg · LeanTakt YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/leanTakt · LeanSuper YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzQDevqQP19L4LePuqma3Fg/featured · LeanSurvey YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-Ztn3okFhyB_3p5nmMKnsw
- 3 days ago6 min
Ep.1719 - Elevate vs. The Lean Builder Framework
Not every Lean construction framework is designed to work the same way. In this episode, Jason explains the key differences between the Lean Builder approach and Elevate's Integrated Production Control System and why teams transitioning between the two may experience some friction. Jason breaks down Elevate's emphasis on advanced planning, Takt planning, zone-based pull planning, afternoon foreman huddles, morning worker huddles, and integrating multiple proven systems instead of relying on a single methodology. What you'll learn in this episode: Why Elevate places a stronger emphasis on advanced planning and Takt planning. How zone-based pull planning fits into the Integrated Production Control System. Why Jason recommends afternoon foreman huddles and morning worker huddles. How Elevate combines ideas from Last Planner, Advanced Work Packaging, Scrum, and other systems. Why different Lean frameworks can complement each other without being identical. Are you trying to make one Lean framework fit everything or building a system that brings the right methods together? If you like the Elevate Construction podcast, please subscribe for free and you'll never miss an episode. And if you really like the Elevate Construction podcast, I'd appreciate you telling a friend (Maybe even two 😊). Also, here are links to our YouTube Channels: · Jason Schroeder YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4xpRYvrW5Op5Ckxs4vDGDg · LeanTakt YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/leanTakt · LeanSuper YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzQDevqQP19L4LePuqma3Fg/featured · LeanSurvey YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-Ztn3okFhyB_3p5nmMKnsw
- 3 days ago12 min
Ep.1718 - Japan Takeaways Part 3: Calm, Clean, and Built to Flow
What does excellence look like when safety, production, logistics, and human behavior are all designed to work together? In this final episode of the Japan Takeaways series, Jason shares what stood out most from visiting another construction site and precast facility where cleanliness, visual planning, worker access, and daily production systems were all deeply integrated. Jason explains how Takt planning, look-ahead planning, worker huddles, afternoon foreman coordination, visual communication, and carefully designed site conditions created an environment that felt calm instead of rushed. What you'll learn in this episode: How clean, organized environments support safety, quality, and production flow. Why Takt planning and time-by-location systems create greater visibility and stability. How morning worker huddles and afternoon foreman planning support daily coordination. Why thoughtful access, walkways, staging, signage, and logistics make work easier for people. How calm leadership and reducing rush, push, and panic can create a better workplace. Is your project designed to help people succeed calmly or are your systems forcing them to rush and recover? If you like the Elevate Construction podcast, please subscribe for free and you'll never miss an episode. And if you really like the Elevate Construction podcast, I'd appreciate you telling a friend (Maybe even two 😊). Also, here are links to our YouTube Channels: · Jason Schroeder YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4xpRYvrW5Op5Ckxs4vDGDg · LeanTakt YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/leanTakt · LeanSuper YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzQDevqQP19L4LePuqma3Fg/featured · LeanSurvey YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-Ztn3okFhyB_3p5nmMKnsw
- 1 weeks ago8 min
Ep.1717 - Japan Takeaways Part 2: What a Flowing Job Site Looks Like
What does a construction site look like when planning, logistics, safety, and production all work together? In this episode, Jason shares his second round of takeaways from Japan after visiting an active project site and seeing a highly structured production system in action. Jason breaks down the planning layers he observed from the summary schedule and critical flow map to the Takt plan, six-week look-ahead, weekly work plan, and day plan and explains how zoning, worker huddles, standardized logistics, clean access, and visual systems created a site that felt calm, methodical, and continuously flowing. What you'll learn in this episode: How multiple planning layers work together to create predictable production flow. Why time-by-location planning and clearly defined zones improve coordination. How morning worker huddles and afternoon foreman planning support daily readiness. Why cleanliness, standardized access, logistics, and visual systems matter to production. How leadership behavior can influence how deeply Lean is implemented, even in Japan. Does your job site feel like it is constantly reacting or is everything designed to flow? If you like the Elevate Construction podcast, please subscribe for free and you'll never miss an episode. And if you really like the Elevate Construction podcast, I'd appreciate you telling a friend (Maybe even two 😊). Also, here are links to our YouTube Channels: · Jason Schroeder YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4xpRYvrW5Op5Ckxs4vDGDg · LeanTakt YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/leanTakt · LeanSuper YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzQDevqQP19L4LePuqma3Fg/featured · LeanSurvey YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-Ztn3okFhyB_3p5nmMKnsw
- 1 weeks ago8 min
Ep.1716 - Japan Takeaways Part 1: What Great Leaders Do Differently
What separates a great system from a great organization is often how leaders behave inside it. In this episode, Jason shares his first major takeaways from visiting a Japanese construction company after months of preparation, focusing on leadership, integration, problem-solving, and creating an environment where people can speak up. Jason explains how sales, design, and construction work together from the beginning, why leaders teach people to recognize deviations from standards, and why strong leaders work shoulder to shoulder with their teams instead of stepping in and solving every problem themselves. What you'll learn in this episode: Why leaders must teach people to recognize deviations from the standard. How shortcuts can quickly affect safety and quality. Why integrating sales, design, and construction can eliminate damaging silos. Why teams still need psychological safety and encouragement to speak up. How leaders can solve problems shoulder to shoulder without taking ownership away from their people. Are you building better processes or developing leaders who know how to see, support, and solve problems with their teams? If you like the Elevate Construction podcast, please subscribe for free and you'll never miss an episode. And if you really like the Elevate Construction podcast, I'd appreciate you telling a friend (Maybe even two 😊). Also, here are links to our YouTube Channels: · Jason Schroeder YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4xpRYvrW5Op5Ckxs4vDGDg · LeanTakt YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/leanTakt · LeanSuper YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzQDevqQP19L4LePuqma3Fg/featured · LeanSurvey YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-Ztn3okFhyB_3p5nmMKnsw
- 2 weeks ago3 min
Ep.1715 - Wear Your PPE, but Pretend You Didn't Have It
PPE should be the last line of defense not the reason people feel safe taking unnecessary risks. In this episode, Jason explains why workers should wear PPE with absolute discipline while leaders simultaneously design the job site as if that PPE did not exist. Jason reflects on what he has observed in Japan, where many hazards are engineered out at the source, and challenges construction teams to combine that mindset with strict PPE standards. The goal is to remove the hazard whenever possible while still maintaining full protection. What you'll learn in this episode: Why PPE should never become an excuse for careless behavior. How engineering hazards out at the source can create safer work environments. Why Jason advocates for 100% PPE compliance on U.S. job sites. How to design work areas as if workers had no PPE protecting them. Why combining prevention with disciplined PPE use creates a stronger safety system. Are you relying on PPE to protect people or designing the work so the hazard is removed before PPE is ever needed? If you like the Elevate Construction podcast, please subscribe for free and you'll never miss an episode. And if you really like the Elevate Construction podcast, I'd appreciate you telling a friend (Maybe even two 😊). Also, here are links to our YouTube Channels: · Jason Schroeder YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4xpRYvrW5Op5Ckxs4vDGDg · LeanTakt YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/leanTakt · LeanSuper YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzQDevqQP19L4LePuqma3Fg/featured · LeanSurvey YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-Ztn3okFhyB_3p5nmMKnsw
- 3 weeks ago6 min
Ep.1714 - Don't Pole Vault Over Mouse Shit
Being busy with something urgent does not mean you are working on what actually matters. In this episode, Jason explains why strong construction leaders must develop the ability to distinguish between distractions, urgent noise, bottlenecks, constraints, and the truly critical work that drives the project forward. Jason also explains why great leaders do more than react to today's biggest problem. They build the systems, training, visuals, research, and support structures ahead of time so the team is prepared before critical work becomes urgent. What you'll learn in this episode: Why urgent work is not always the most important work. How bottlenecks and constraints should guide your priorities. Why checking priorities with your team or supervisor can prevent wasted effort. How proactive systems and preparation keep leaders from constantly reacting. Why staying focused on critical work is one of the most valuable construction leadership skills. Are you working on what is truly critical or pole vaulting over problems that barely matter? If you like the Elevate Construction podcast, please subscribe for free and you'll never miss an episode. And if you really like the Elevate Construction podcast, I'd appreciate you telling a friend (Maybe even two 😊). Also, here are links to our YouTube Channels: · Jason Schroeder YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4xpRYvrW5Op5Ckxs4vDGDg · LeanTakt YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/leanTakt · LeanSuper YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzQDevqQP19L4LePuqma3Fg/featured · LeanSurvey YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-Ztn3okFhyB_3p5nmMKnsw
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