There's a version of "authentic" that's just an excuse to be obnoxious. Amy Cordero-Houk isn't that version. In this episode of Learnings & Missteps, Jesse sits down with Amy — president of National Lien Services and RSC Preliminary Lien Services — for a conversation that moves from personal growth to…
The version that gets universally liked usually takes a lot of energy to maintain. Overcompensating. Posturing. Performing. Managing every angle of how you come across. It works, in the sense that people like what they see. But it's not real, and it's not sustainable. And underneath it is a quiet…
Leadership is simpler than people make it. Two questions: Do you have followers? Do you have a direction? That's it. Everything else is layers on top. Full conversation with Amy Houk drops this Thursday on Learnings & Missteps. Boost Your Leadership game with The Construction Leadership Lab: https://www.depthbuilder.com/construction-leadership-lab Download your…
Authenticity isn't a personality trait you perform. It's what's left when you stop managing how people perceive you. Full conversation with Amy Houk drops Thursday on Learnings & Missteps. Get the Time Management System that makes people dangerously effective: https://www.depthbuilder.com/time-management-webinar-sign-up-page Download your free copy of Becoming the Promise You are…
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Feedback is optional. Performance isn't. Most managers default to soft, vague feedback — the "poo-poo sandwich" of compliment, critique, compliment — because it feels kinder. But feedback is suggestive by nature, appropriate for social settings or volunteer environments where the stakes are low. Performance conversations are different. They require clarity,…
Feedback is optional. Performance isn't. Most managers default to soft, vague feedback, the "poo-poo sandwich" of compliment, critique, compliment, because it feels safe. But feedback is suggestive by nature, appropriate for social settings or volunteer environments where the stakes are low. Performance conversations are different. They require clarity, accountability, and…
The feedback sandwich is popular because it's nice and easy. Compliment. Critique. Compliment. That's the formula most leaders are taught. It feels safe and kind. But here's why the feedback usually fails; people do the math. Two good comments, one bad one? That's a win. The critical feedback gets buried…
Performance conversations never feel good — not even after hundreds of them. Out of hundreds of performance conversations, only 2 ever turned into real conflict for Jesse. The rest? People took it and came back ready to change. The nervousness never goes away. But the outcomes are almost never as…
Surrender isn't quitting. It's letting go of control you never actually had. There's a difference between fighting the condition life throws at you and accepting them so you can actually move forward. One is exhausting. The other is freedom. Get the Time Management System that makes people dangerously effective: https://www.depthbuilder.com/time-management-webinar-sign-up-page…
Bradley Henderson wasn't trying to get better. He was trying to look good for a judge. But a picnic table, a journal, and three strangers in their first week of sobriety changed the plan. Catch the full episode for more. Get the Time Management System that makes people dangerously effective:…
Bradley Henderson built a company that bridges the field-office gap in construction, but the story of how he got there is the one worth hearing. Plumb Line Operations founder and field worker advocate Bradley Henderson joins Jesse to talk about the personal cost of traveling construction work, what addiction and…
Bradley Henderson built a company that bridges the field-office gap in construction, but the story of how he got there is the one worth hearing. Plumb Line Operations founder and field worker advocate Bradley Henderson joins Jesse to talk about the personal cost of traveling construction work, what addiction and…
Companies hiring guys with a past can unlock tax credits, insurance incentives, and federal programs they don't even know exist. But none of it works without one thing: structure. Catch this week's newest Learning's and Missteps episode dropping Thursday. Get the Time Management System that makes people dangerously effective: https://www.depthbuilder.com/time-management-webinar-sign-up-page…
Bradley Henderson hit rock bottom — addiction, a dark road, and eventually prison. Sitting there alone with no one to turn to, he had to make a decision. What he chose changed everything. Full episode drops this Thursday on the Learnings & Missteps Podcast. Get the Time Management System that…
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If it happens on every project, with different people… the common denominator isn't the crew. Jesse breaks down the pattern nobody in construction wants to admit and what actually changes when leaders look inward instead of pointing outward. Learnings & Missteps Podcast — real conversations for construction leaders who are…
Most construction leaders think they have an accountability problem. What they actually have is a clarity problem, and they're pointing the finger in the wrong direction. Coralee Beatty, founder of Thrive HQ and one of the most honest voices in the construction leadership space, joins Jesse to get into the…
Most construction leaders think they have an accountability problem. What they actually have is a clarity problem, and they're pointing the finger in the wrong direction. Coralee Beatty, founder of Thrive HQ and one of the most honest voices in the construction leadership space, joins Jesse to get into the…
The job site is one of the loneliest places in construction — and most leaders don't even know it. When everyone's keeping secrets and refusing to mentor, people feel like they're operating alone. Connection starts with one conversation. 🎧 Full episode dropping Thursday. Get the Time Management System that makes…
The guy who used to throw his hard hat and yell at his crew is now teaching vulnerability. And he's not the only one. Coralee Beatty spent years leading teams without realizing the wall she was holding up with her people, and with herself. She thought leadership meant having the…
Accountability isn't a system. It's a decision and a circle. Most people are out here looking for tools, frameworks, and tracking sheets to hold themselves accountable. But the truth is simpler than that. You need two things: Be accountable. And surround yourself with people who are. That's it. The culture…
If you're stressed, frazzled, and constantly behind — it's not your workload. It's how you're advocating for yourself. After working with 100+ construction leaders, here are the two things separating the ones who scale fast from the ones who stay stuck. 🎙️ Full conversation on Learnings & Missteps Get the…
Every time you say yes to avoid discomfort, you're saying no to yourself. Over time, that trade leads straight to burnout and showing up for everyone else at a fraction of your capacity. In this episode, Jesse breaks down two foundational steps to stop operating on everyone else's terms and…
