How to Hold People Accountable | Ep 15
“A real leader is somebody who can help us overcome the limitations of our own individual laziness and selfishness and weakness and fear and get us to do better things than we can get ourselves to do on our own.” David Foster Wallace Accountability is holding people responsible for their actions (and outcomes)...
One Woman’s Construction Career Journey: From Job Site Laborer to High-Level Executive Leadership | Ep 14
Alecia Wilmeth is the V.P. and General Manager of Alston Construction Company in Northern California. Alston is an ENR top 100 contractor, corporately based in Atlanta, GA. Alecia started her thirty year career shoveling dirt on the job site. She has been a foreman, Superintendent, Project Engineer, Project Manager, and now VP...
What Navy SEALS Can Teach Construction Leaders About Failure, Responsibility, and Recovery | Ep 13
Good stuff. – Jocko Willink (@jockowillink) April 11, 2019 In this episode, we cover three things. Causes of problems on construction projects The Road to recovery from failure The benefit of taking complete responsibility The inspiration for this episode comes from “Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALS Lead and Win”, by Jocko...
Why the Construction Industry is Foundational to the Success of California | Ep 12
“The truth of it Eric is that without construction there is no economy in California. We are the foundation on which the entire economy of California has built upon. We are industry One.” Peter Tateishi Peter Tateishi, CEO of Associated General Contractors of California (AGC of California) joins Eric for a fascinating...
Solving the Construction Talent Shortage by Changing Perspectives on What Career Success Looks Like | Ep 11
In this episode of Construction Genius, Eric sits down with Tim Murphy, CEO of the Sacramento Regional Builders Exchange. Their conversation focuses on how to solve the construction industry’s talent shortage by shifting society’s often-misplaced emphasis on a four-year college degree as the only barometer of success, and by emphasizing the opportunities...