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How to Help Your Construction Business Grow More Efficiently
Innovate and Adapt
Laws of Combat: Prioritize and Execute
Why Every Problem is a Leadership Problem
Laws of Combat: Cover and Move
#17 Marketing's Role in Construction
#16 Saving Your Business with Effective Content
#15 Embrace the Messy
#14 The Vision of a Learning Center
#13 Five Keys to Pulling It Off
#12 The Big 5: Reviews and Bests
#11 How to Compare Without Being Biased
#10 The Big 5: Comparisons
#9 The Big 5: Problems
#8 How to Talk About Cost
#7 The Big 5: Cost
#6 The Big 5: Pre-Purchase Research
#5 Ostrich marketing
#4 How to build brand trust
#3 Understanding Your Recruits
#2 They Ask, You Answer
#1 Marketing (and recruiting) for today's digital buyer
The Miner’s Mindset with Dave Turin
Cancer In The Clubhouse with Dave Turin
How to be a Good Winner with Dave Turin
Being A Good Loser with Dave Turin
Developing Confidence and Humility with Dave Turin
Developing Independent Thinkers with Dave Turin
Leaders' Responsibility with Dave Turin
Individual Responsibility with Dave Turin
The 8 Drivers of Construction Productivity
Construction Technology
Meet Jason Schroeder
How to Increase Productivity
Why Mentorship is Important
Communication is Key
Continuous Improvement
How to Create Stability
The Power of Flow
Habits of Effective Project Leaders
Pitfalls of Project Leaders
How to Deal with People
The Art of Scheduling
Approachability as a Leader
Get to know Wally Adamchik
Getting Started: Construction Leadership
Keeping Score for Contractors
How to Delegate to Your Team
Leadership and Management
Emotional Intelligence in Construction
Making Change in Your Organization
The 5 Simple Traits of Great Leaders
Applying What You've Learned
Situational Leadership
Leading in Turbulent Times (VUCA)
How to accurately project revenue as a contractor
How to Recruit Great People
Managing Cashflow
Why Branding Matters
Planning and Project Lifecycles
The ROI on Renting vs. Buying Equipment
How to Get Estimating Right
How to Drive Profitability in the Dirt World
The Root of All Business Problems
Growing and Scaling Your Dirt Business
Getting Started: Working On, Not In, Your Construction Business
What's Next? with Marcus Sheridan
Self-Pricing Explained
Self-Selection Explained
Self-Scheduling Explained
3 Types of Self-Service
Trends of Self-Service and What They Mean
How to Exercise Radical Candor
Vanguarding
The Third Pillar of Transformative Leadership
The Second Pillar of Transformative Leadership
The First Pillar of Transformative Leadership
Why Communication is Key for Leaders
12 Best Practices for Video: Final Thoughts
12 Best Practices for Video: Taking Control of a Call
12 Best Practices for Video: Give Next Steps
12 Best Practices for Video: Set Expectations
12 Best Practices for Video: Posture and Standing
12 Best Practices for Video: Face the Light
12 Best Practices for Video: Smile!
12 Best Practices for Video: Ask Questions Using Names
12 Best Practices for Video: Write Down Names
12 Best Practices for Video: Limit Screen Sharing
12 Best Practices for Video: Limit Text on Slides
12 Best Practices for Video: Record Calls When Possible
12 Best Practices for Video: Require Cameras to be On
Myths About Selling Over Video
Getting Started with Mastering Video Sales Calls and Presentations
1-to-1 Email and Video Marketing
How Does Assignment Selling Work?
Getting Started: Virtual Selling
The Vision of Video
Overcoming Camera Fright
3 Rules for Getting Comfortable on Camera
Making Video a Part of Your Culture
The Selling 7 #7: Claims We Make Videos
The Selling 7 #6: Customer (and Employee) Journey Videos
The Selling 7 #5: Cost Videos
The Selling 7 #4: Landing Page Video
The Selling 7 #3: Product and Service Page Videos
The Selling 7 #2: Employee Bio Videos
The Selling 7 #1: 80% Videos
The Selling 7 (Videos That Have the Biggest Impact)
Video Trends and What They Mean
Getting Started: The Power of Video and the Visual Sale
Resources That Can Help You Grow
How to Get Your Top Team Members to Share Their Knowledge
How to Create Change Respectfully
Why and How You Should Debrief Every Project
Do Team Members Need Leadership Training?
How Do You Lead When You Work for a Large Company?
How to Manage Your Personal Problems as a Leader
How Mental Health Affects Your Team
How to Create Unity Between the Field and the Office
Why Blue-Collar Work Matters
Are Millennials the Problem?
How to Inspire When Things Aren’t Going Well
How to Build a Career in the Dirt World
How to Succeed Even When You Have No Guidance
How to Avoid Creating a Poor Work Culture
How to Take Over the Family Business
How Should You Be Spending Your Time?
Why Leaders Need a Second-In-Command
Why Humility is Essential to Effective Leadership
Default Aggressive
Extreme Ownership
Laws of Combat: Decentralized Command
Laws of Combat: What is SIMPLE?
Meet Jocko Willink
How to Create a Disciplined Organization
How to Communicate Effectively While Spread Out
Why Safety Must Come First
How to Prioritize Objectives
How to Run a Successful Training Program (Without a Training Manager)
Why You Should Attract More Veterans to Your Company
Train Like a Small Team When You’re Spread Out
6 Signs Your Training Program Isn’t Working
4 Red Flags That Indicate You Need A Training Program
16 Myths the Next Generation Believes About the Dirt World
Train Supervisors on Leadership to Retain Crew Members
The Truth About the Dirt World People Problem and How To Solve It
Train Your Crew Better With These 9 Tips
Best Ways to Stay Ahead of Onboarding and Training
Ways to Reduce Machine Downtime and Make Your Machines Last
Four Types of Jobsite Safety Issues
10 Tips to Make Jobsites Safer
The 3 Best Ways to Increase Jobsite Productivity
6 Reasons Construction Businesses Are Unproductive
Is Low Productivity Stunting Your Construction Business?
Two Simple Ways to Reduce Crew Mistakes
Is Your Crew Making Too Many Mistakes? This Could Be Why
How Much Are Crew Mistakes Costing You? It Hurts More Than You Think
What You Need to Know About Mental Health in the Dirt World
How to Fix High Turnover in Your Construction Business
7 Reasons You Have a High Turnover Problem
Having Machine Downtime or Machine Lifetime Issues? This Could Be Why
3 Reasons Your Crew Isn't Trained Well
Training Management System vs. Learning Management System
8 Signs You Have a Training Problem (and What to do About it)
#3 Understanding Your Recruits
5 Ways BuildWitt Training Helps with Training Management
Recruitment Tips for Your Construction Business
Microlearning Examples for the Dirt World
What's the ROI on Training Management?
What are the Pros and Cons of Using a Training Software?
What is a Training Management System (TMS)?
What is microlearning and why should you care about it?
The Role of a Foreman
Meet Jason Schroeder
How to Increase Productivity
Why Mentorship is Important
How to Lead a Crew
Communication is Key
Production Planning and Tracking
Continuous Improvement
How to Create Stability
Developing Your Team
Project Stability
The Power of Flow
Habits of Effective Project Leaders
Pitfalls of Project Leaders
How to Deal with People
How to Become a Field Engineer
How to Become a Project Engineer
The Art of Scheduling
Healthy Company Culture
The Importance of Field Engineering
The Importance of Project Engineering
The Importance of Crew Huddles with Wally Adamchik
How to Recruit Great People
How to Get Your Top Team Members to Share Their Knowledge
Do Team Members Need Leadership Training?
How Mental Health Affects Your Team
How to Create Unity Between the Field and the Office
Are Millennials the Problem?
How to Inspire When Things Aren’t Going Well
How to Get Your Crew to Take Extreme Ownership
How to Avoid Creating a Poor Work Culture
What Is an Articulated Truck and What Does It Do?
What Is a Motor Grader and What Does it Do?
Surface vs Subsurface Mining
What is Surface Mining?
4. Common Geotech Questions from Contractors
What is a Bulldozer and What's it Used For?
Five heavy equipment maintenance tips
How to operate a backhoe
What does excavation mean in the Dirt World?
What is a backhoe?
What is hydro-excavation?
What heavy equipment is used in Dirt World construction?
What is a skid steer and what's it used for?
What is an excavator and what's it used for?
What is the Dirt World?
Construction Technology
Getting Started: Geotechnical Engineering
Why Geotechnical Engineering is Vital to Every Job
2. Contractors and Geotechnical Engineering
3. Geotechnical Best Practices
5. Methods for Construction Materials Testing
7. Common Quality Control and Assurance Methods
6. Effective Geotechnical Consulting
The Role of a Foreman
Mindset of a Successful Project Leader
Production Planning and Tracking
Project Stability
How to Become a Field Engineer
How to Become a Project Engineer
The Importance of Field Engineering
The Importance of Project Engineering
Concrete Compression Test
Nuclear Density Testing
Concrete Slump Test
Consolidation Test on Soil
Soil Expansion Index
Swell Potential Test
Proctor Compaction Testing
Testing Soil by Sieve - Minus #40
Lab Soil Testing - Part 4
Lab Soil Testing - Part 3
Lab Soil Testing - Part 2
Lab Soil Testing - Part 1
Preparing Soil for Lab Testing
How to Determine Moisture Content in Soil
Conducting In-Place Density Tests: Sand Cone Test
The ROI on Renting vs. Buying Equipment
A Day with Bridger Snow from Snow Excavation
A Day with Marty Leum from Dirt Monkey Excavating
Why Blue-Collar Work Matters
How to Build a Career in the Dirt World