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Dedicated to Construction Leadership, Brand Growth, and Staying on Offense. Chad Jones and Cody Phillips discuss these topics as well as the emerging role of The NEXT Leadership Academy, an intimate industry focused program, created for YOU, the highly motivated construction…
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The Builder's Bookshelf: Upstream (EP.36) (opens the original)
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In this episode of The Builder's Bookshelf, we break down Dan Heath’s Upstream and translate prevention-based problem solving into the construction world, where teams often spend too much time reacting to the same delays, gaps, and emergencies. You’ll learn how to move upstream, identify recurring patterns, and build systems that prevent problems before they become expensive jobsite fires. Enjoy today's Episode and #BeNEXT
The Builder's Bookshelf: Never Split the Difference (EP.35) (opens the original)
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In this episode of The Builder's Bookshelf, we break down Never Split the Difference and translate Chris Voss’s negotiation tools into the construction world, where schedule pressure, scope gaps, change orders, and difficult people are part of everyday leadership. You’ll learn how tactical empathy, mirroring, labeling, and calibrated questions can help you lower defensiveness, protect your position, and turn tense conversations into better outcomes. Enjoy this Episode and #BeNEXT
The Builder's Bookshelf: Made to Stick (EP.34) (opens the original)
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In this episode of The Builder's Bookshelf, we break down Made to Stick and translate Chip and Dan Heath’s communication framework into the construction world, where unclear messages can lead to missed details, rework, safety issues, and frustration. You’ll learn how to make your ideas simple, concrete, credible, emotional, and memorable so your team does not just hear the message—they carry it into the work. Enjoy this episode and #BeNEXT
The Builder's Bookshelf: The Five Dysfunctions of a Team (EP.33) (opens the original)
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In this episode of The Builder's Bookshelf, we break down Patrick Lencioni’s The Five Dysfunctions of a Team and translate its lessons into the construction world, where trust, conflict, commitment, accountability, and results determine whether teams actually perform under pressure. You’ll learn how to identify the hidden cracks in your project team and start rebuilding the foundation that makes honest communication, ownership, and collective success possible. Enjoy the Episode and #BeNEXT
"Believing is Seeing" with Dr. Kevin Elko [ RE-RELEASE ] (opens the original)
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Back by popular demand, our discussion from 2021 with Dr. Kevin Elko. Are you thinking to your full potential? How do you think? Do your thoughts lift you up, give you hope, and look toward a bright future? Or do they constantly focus on the negative and leave you self-defeated? Your thoughts have the power to change your reality and lead you to your best possible life. In Believing is Seeing, Dr. Kevin Elko and Rev. Duane Thompson share what they have learned through decades of helping others r
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