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The Construction Leadership Podcast: Executive Strategies to Build Elite Teams & Consistently Deliver On-Time, Under Budget

Are you spending more time solving problems than actually leading in your construction business? The Construction Leadership Podcast helps executives build high-performing teams, finish on time and under budget—without all the firefighting and babysitting—so you can lead with clarity, consistency, and control. Hosted by Bradley Hartmann—author of 15 books for the construction industry who teaches leadership in the University of Oklahoma’s Master’s program for construction professionals—each episode delivers real-world lessons for real-world builders. You’ll learn how to: • Lead change with less resistance using field-tested strategies that increase engagement • Build a culture of accountability—without micromanaging or constant confrontation • Eliminate confusion with mental models and tools that drive confident execution New episodes drop every Tuesday and Thursday. Ready to jump in? Start with episode 470: The Glock 17, a Billionaire, and the Leadership Lesson That Will Transform Your Team’s Change Management. It’s a listener favorite and will shift how you lead through resistance.

info_outline 505 :: How a Century-Old Essay Changed My View of Growth in Construction (And Why It Still Matters Today) 01/22/2026
info_outline 504 :: Beer and Immunity: What Construction Leaders Can Learn From Jamie Dimon, CEO of JP Morgan Chase 01/20/2026
info_outline 503 :: She Took Drucker’s Framework to Her Executive Team—Here’s What I Forgot to Give Her (And How This PDF Fixes It) 01/15/2026
info_outline 502 :: How U of Michigan Football Won Big While Maintaining a Toxic Climate—And What Construction Leaders Can Learn From It 01/13/2026
info_outline 501 :: What Netflix, Procore, and Trunk Tools Can Teach You About Strategic Assumptions 01/08/2026
info_outline 500 :: 499 Episodes Later: The 10.5 Leadership Lessons That Changed My Life (and Might Change Yours) 01/06/2026
info_outline 499 :: Performance Reviews Are Broken In Construction—Here’s How to Avoid Demoralizing and Confusing Your Talent 12/29/2025
info_outline 498 :: From Forgotten, Dusty Binders to Focused Execution: The Simple Strategy Template Hartmann Used for 2026 Strategy Planning 12/22/2025
info_outline 497 :: Why Pacesetter Leadership Backfires in Construction (And What to Do Instead) 12/18/2025
info_outline 496 :: Why the “Old School” Leadership Style Doesn’t Work With Young Talent Anymore—And What To Do Instead with Mike Ellerbrook of UFP Site Built 12/16/2025
info_outline 495 :: An NFL Star’s Struggles Reveal the Dangerous Lie About Complexity in Construction Leadership 12/11/2025
info_outline 494 :: From ‘Bust’ to All Pro: What QB Comebacks Like Sam Darnold and Baker Mayfield Teach Us About Leading Teams 12/09/2025
info_outline 493 :: Tired of the Same Old Advice? These 6 Books Will Change Your View on Leadership, Strategy, and Differentiation 12/04/2025
info_outline 492 :: What Warren Buffett’s Final Letter Teaches Us About Focused Leadership, Timeless Values, and Letting Go 12/02/2025
info_outline 491 :: The $600K Leadership Book That Explains Watergate, the Birkin Bag, and the Greatest Car Salesman of All Time 11/25/2025
info_outline 490 :: How Two Elite Teams—Suffolk Construction and the New Zealand All Blacks—Use Language to Dominate Their Fields 11/20/2025
info_outline 489 :: How To Embrace Innovation Without Losing Your Field Team’s Trust with Evan McKee of Suffolk Construction 11/18/2025
info_outline 488 :: The Integrity Fee: The Leadership Failure of NBA Commissioner Adam Silver 11/11/2025
info_outline 487 :: Why Working Harder Is Crippling Your Leadership: The Whiteout Paradox Explained 11/04/2025
info_outline 486 :: What Charlie Munger Says About AI 10/30/2025
info_outline 485 :: The Cost of Ignoring AI: How Leaders Risk Failing Their Teams 10/28/2025
info_outline 484 :: The Three Drivers of Accountability—Without Lectures, Promotions, or Threats—Proven On The Jobsite (and Seinfeld) 10/21/2025
info_outline 483 :: How Charlie Munger’s Mental Models Help Build Smarter Construction Leaders 10/14/2025
info_outline 482 :: Four Leadership Books Every Construction Leader Needs to Build Trust, Drive Accountability, and Lead Change 10/07/2025
info_outline 481 :: Managers are Disengaged and Undertrained: What Gallup and the 90s Dallas Cowboys Tell Us About Changing That 09/30/2025
info_outline 480 :: From the NFL to Your Job Site: What Belichick’s UNC Lockout Teaches About Power & Control 09/23/2025
info_outline 479 :: Think Task-Based Trust Is Enough? Here’s Why It's Costing You Time and Money and Why Cultural Intelligence Is the Key to Better Accountability on On-Site 09/16/2025
info_outline 478 :: Construction Leaders Must Learn From the NCAA’s Strategic Fumble On College Football 09/11/2025
info_outline 477 :: Why Clinging to Your Past Success Destroys Great Construction Teams—DeBeers Proves It 09/09/2025
info_outline 476 :: What a British Retailer's Choices on Lingerie Can Teach Construction Firms About Leading High-Performing Teams Today 09/04/2025
 
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