Modern construction is evolving. "The Lean Builder" is a story and playbook for builders by builders. It features the all too common challenges in modern construction - lack of communication, coordination, and waste.
The book's main character runs into these problems when being tasked with running one of his most complicated projects yet! In this episode with guest host Jesse, Joe and Keyan share their knowledge and why this book is intended to help people get started with Lean Construction practices like Huddles (daily meetings) and Visual Communication techniques.
Timestamps
0:00 10,000 GCs in the USA
If you're working for a large progressive general contractor, those firms are or adapt, and people are more seasoned to go that route. There are 10,000 General Contractors in our country.
0:11 The EBFC Show
The EBFC Show exists to serve people in the construction industry.
0:14 Focus Here
Like forget about the bit of us that are involved in LCI and forget about the majority that only do 50 million, you know, like 50 million or more a year, there's so many other people focusing on, hey, let's do a simulation game with the team. And let's do all Hey, that's great. I'm looking for that superintendent, that is working 80 hours a week, in some market where there's no community of practice, where I mean, this is just trying to figure out a better way to do it this and that's why we spend so much time talking about just even building the right culture. And that's why I was really laughing so hard at the podcast, we're like, Jesse, you're like, you don't even you don't even know my name for like, yeah, I mean, for so many years, I mean, how we get so frustrated when I was in the field, and like fire sprinkler format, and a duck word form. And we come to me and be complaining about each other, but looking at me, and I'm like, Are you talking about Dan, who's standing right here? you note on this job for the last six months? But then over time, it's like, well, no, you know what, he hasn't actually got to know, Dan, because Dan doesn't talk in the meeting, because we only have one meeting a week. And in that meeting, we don't ask them to talk, we're hoping to like change the industry with the kind of conversations you guys had in the earlier podcasts around those early chapters, because that's just the stigma in our industry. That's the conditioning in our industry, that's got to fix otherwise, none of this other stuffs gonna work. These tools won't work just like Joe said.
01:42 Industry Momentum vs Change
You're right Keyan. And, Joe, you're right, too. It's 2021 and I still go to construction projects every month. And in 2021, I've been to subcontractor, because that's what they call them, meetings. I call them trade partner meetings. And it's coming from those values and culture that we have, it's a little bit different. And I've watched, how often are questions asked of the trade leaders? And how often are they encouraged to speak, I think that for all the people listening that have this stigma, with academia, the very same people that complain about they don't like school, and they don't like it to be in school. You're creating a lecture environment on your job site when you don't ask for people's input. You have brilliant people working on your project, you've hired amazing, qualified companies and individuals. And when you don't ask and you think that you have to mastermind the whole thing. You're turning all those people off, and you will not be able to keep up with the complexity that is construction in this century. I'm super happy. And it's real. Like as I read this and Jesse were getting triggered like your friend Chris, Keyan, with PTSD. I mean, we were we were getting angry about things that had just happened kike days ago, when we were recording these sessions over the podcast. I think it took us like half a year to record the book. So and I totally agree with you, Joe. Like it's gotta be starting with the simple stuff. If you're out there, and you're just like, Last Planner is too complicated. You're right. It's too complicated. If you're out there and you think Last Planner is so simple, everybody should do it. You're right. But those two different people have different perspectives. And I love that and how this book you can pick up and thumb into any chapter and just start with that thing right now.
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