The Construction Leadership Podcast with Bradley Hartmann Bradley Hartmann

In this conversation, Verne Harnish discusses his insights on scaling up businesses and shares his experiences with the Rockefeller Habits. He also highlights the importance of aligning people, strategy, execution, and cash in order to drive business growth. Harnish provides a list of non-obvious leaders who have influenced him, including Hubert Joly, Dr. Robert Cialdini, Dr. Hermann Simon, and Aubrey Daniels. He also challenges the notion of being a visionary and emphasizes the need for clear promises and alignment within an organization. Additionally, Harnish discusses the importance of understanding constraints and shares stories about Herb Kelleher and Elon Musk as examples of effective leadership.
Takeaways
Aligning people, strategy, execution, and cash is crucial for driving business growth. Clear promises and alignment within an organization are essential for success. Understanding constraints and finding innovative solutions can lead to business growth. Effective leadership involves being hands-on, understanding the market, and making strategic decisions. Being a visionary is not as important as setting clear strategy and executing it effectively  
Chapters
00:00 The Rockefeller Habits
09:48 A Contrarian View on Goal-Setting
27:43 Challenging the Notion of Being a Visionary
35:02 Jim Sobeck, Herb Kelleher, and Insights on Leadership
42:07 Strategy Is a Promise
 

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In episode 399, Tom Asacker shares insights from his experience as a business owner, 
innovator, and professional magician. He emphasizes the need to understand and fulfill 
people's desires in order to be persuasive and influential. 

Tom talks about the power of having fun and enjoying the process in achieving success. 
He explores the role of doubt and skepticism in innovation and explains how curiosity and embracing the unknown can lead to breakthroughs. Bradley inquires about the process and learnings from Tom’s podcast, "I Hear Dead People,” alongside the future of learning.

 Key Insights / Takeaways 
• Understanding and fulfilling people's desires is key to persuasion and influence
 • Why innovation cannot be forced; it must be allowed to emerge through curiosity, 
experimentation, and learning
 • Why desire is the driving force in the marketplace
 • Improved self-awareness requires individuals to genuinely want to change 
• The podcast 'I Hear Dead People' explores the ideas and philosophies of influential 
figures through fictional interviews, providing an entertaining and educational experience.
 • Tom's upcoming book 'Unwinding Want' aims to help people uncover their true desires 
and eliminate regrets by unraveling the psychological hypnosis that keeps them stuck in 
patterns they don't truly want.

 Chapters 
00:00 The Path to Magicianship
05:59 Understanding Desires for Persuasion and Influence
11:56 Embracing Curiosity and the Unknown for Innovation
31:50 The Podcast 'I Hear Dead People'
38:18 Uncovering True Desires and Eliminating Regrets
 

 
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In episode 398, a 2016 ESPN article written by Ethan Sherwood Strauss has been converted into a vivid and engaging case study illustrating the laws of power, influence, persuasion, and value—including what to do and what not to do.
The case study examines Steph Curry's rise to fame and his disillusionment and feelings of disrespect from the leaders at Nike. His decision to sign with underdog Under Armour (UA) over Nike has redirected billions of dollars over the years—and will continue to do so as Curry will sign a lifetime deal with UA.
This episode reveals how Nike missed the shifting NBA trend away from back-to-the-basket offense and toward historic long range accuracy beyond the three-point line. The story also reveals one path toward developing trust through an unlikely source in character of Kent Bazemore, an undrafted 12th-man from Old Dominion University.
This case study involving Steph Curry, Nike, and Under Armour is a story about life: How to build trust, developing strong relationships, and adaptation to dynamic industry changes.
KeyTakeaways/Insights
•Delivering value first through helpfulness and persistence pays off over time.
•Documenting and challenging assumptions enables you to monitor trends and position yourself to gain advantages from industry shifts.
•Never underestimate the power of social proof ; allow others to promote your products and services
•Innovation can come from unexpected places if you're open-minded
•Market leadership can lead to complacency, causing undercapitalized underdogs to connect with rising stars
•Inattention to strong relationships increases your vulnerability to competitors
Chapters
0:00:00 Underutilized Strategy in Plain Sight: Curry and the 3-point line
0:05:24 Anatomy of a Trainwreck: Nike’s sales pitch to Curry
0:09:27 The Kent Bazemore Principle: Curiosity by proxy
0:13:03 Under Armour’s unconventional strategy
0:21:48 The Underdog Advantage
0:25:51 Nike defends
 

 
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Episode 397 features an all-star lineup of leaders sharing their wisdom and experience from a recent training event held by Bradley Hartmann & Co.
The panel includes:
Brent Hull of Hull Works Matthew Schmidt of PulteGroup Andrew Cooper of Toll Brothers Bobby Krueger of The Krueger Group Adam Lingenfelter of Lingenfelter Custom Homes Dave Reichert of Davis-Hawn Lumber and Architectural Millworks      

 
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In episode 396 of The Construction Leadership Podcast, Dr. Felix Oberholzer-Gee joins the show to discuss his book, Better Simpler Strategy and the simple, yet powerful concept of The Value Stick,
Felix is the Andreas Andresen Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. An award-winning instructor, his academic work and consulting are focused on competitive strategy and the effects of digital technology on corporate performance. His research has been profiled by the Financial Times, New York Times, and Wall Street Journal, among others.
Oberholzer-Gee teaches competitive strategy in the Harvard Business School MBA program and in executive education courses. Felix is also cohost of the popular TED podcast After Hours. 
 

 
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In episode 395 of The Construction Leadership Podcast, Jessica Herrala of Buildots joins the show to discuss how artificial intelligence (AI) is improving the construction process through better communication and progress tracking. 
Jessica is a strategic thinking veteran of some of the most well-known brands in construction: Lend Lease, Skansa, Walsh, and Clayco. Jessica and I talk about the insights she's earned throughout her career within those large firms and why she joined Buildots to help them build better—from the other side of the desk. 
Buildots takes the construction design and schedule and then incorporates real-time videos through the use of a GoPro 360 mounted on hardhats. Add on a layer of AI to sync it all up and Buildots promises to construct "one central platform connecting all aspects, connecting you straight to reality . . . it's a comprehensive and automatically consolidated dashboard with all sites’ data means you see exactly what’s happening and what’s not."
 

 
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