Are you leading your construction team with focus and clarity—or feel like you’re constantly putting out fires all day?

In today’s episode, Bradley Hartmann shares game-changing lessons from Poor Charlie’s Almanack—a book that has quietly shaped some of the sharpest decision-makers in history.

If you're struggling with accountability, resistance to change, or making better decisions under pressure, this episode offers a rare blueprint to lead smarter without burning out.

In this episode, you will:

• Discover Charlie Munger’s mental models to reduce resistance and drive accountability in your team.
• Learn how to reverse engineer project failures using the concept of "inversion"—and avoid costly mistakes.
• Get a practical checklist to elevate your leadership and simplify high-stakes decisions on the job.
• A synopsis of Munger’s 25 tendencies of human misjudgment (see link below from the Novel Investor)

https://novelinvestor.com/charlie-mungers-tendencies-of-human-misjudgment/

Press play to learn how one book can reshape your approach to leadership and help you build smarter, more resilient construction teams.

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Are you wasting time on leadership books that don’t actually help you lead better?

If you’re a construction executive trying to lead high-performing teams and reduce firefighting, this episode delivers a practical shortcut. With thousands of leadership and self-help books published each year, how do you know which ones will actually make you a better leader?

In this episode, Bradley Hartmans talks with publishing expert and author Todd Sattersten, who shares the 4 most valuable books every leader must read.

In this episode you will:

• Discover the single best book to help you drive meaningful change and understand the difference between leadership and management.
• Learn how trust, not just strategy, makes or breaks team performance—and which book helps you build it.
• Find out how applying leadership principles to your personal life boosts emotional intelligence, decision-making, and accountability.

Listen now to learn which four books will accelerate your leadership growth and help you lead with clarity, confidence, and control.

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Are your managers—and the colleagues that report to them—rowing in the wrong direction?

If you’re struggling with disengaged middle managers, miscommunication, or a culture of silence, this episode uncovers the uncomfortable truths and research-backed solutions construction leaders need to hear.

As layoffs rise and managers struggle to juggle 20–50 direct reports, changing work-from-home expectations, and artificial intelligence, it’s never been harder—or more important—to engage and lead effectively.

In this episode you will:

• Learn why only 27% of managers feel engaged—and what you can do to fix it

• Discover a plug-and-play tool you can deploy immediately to increase trust and accountability

• Hear real-world examples of how leadership courage transforms disengaged teams into elite performers

Tap play now to uncover the exact tool and leadership mindset shift that will help you lead with clarity, accountability, and control.

To download the G.A.P.P. model document referenced in this episode, click here.

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When legendary NFL coach—and current head coach at the University of North Carolina—Bill Belichick banned New England Patriot employees from UNC premises, he may have been acting petty and immature. At the same time, he was also demonstrating the power of one strategy that could help you lead high-performing construction teams—with less stress and more control.

In this episode, we dive into the “Tit for Tat” leadership model—unpacking how emotional intelligence and fair consequences can help construction leaders handle resistance to change, avoid overreaction, and drive consistent results without micromanagement.

Whether you're managing unreliable and inconsistent subcontractors or struggling with team accountability, this strategy gives you a clear playbook.

In this episode, you will:

• Learn how to mirror behavior to build trust and reinforce fairness without being passive or petty.
• Discover how to reduce emotional firefighting and maintain composure under pressure.
• Understand how one simple leadership framework can improve accountability and decision-making on your job site.

Hit play to learn how to apply “Tit for Tat” leadership and take back control of your projects—without feeling like you’re babysitting your team.

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Do your Hispanic crews trust you—or are you unknowingly creating resentment, risk, and delays on your job site?

Many construction leaders default to task-based trust without realizing that different cultures build trust in different ways. This leads to miscommunication, accountability issues, and slow performance—all of which can sabotage your leadership without you even knowing it.

In this episode you will:

• Learn why your leadership style may be unintentionally creating resistance to change.
• Discover how cultural intelligence builds stronger teams, safer job sites, and faster schedules.
• Walk away with one simple action that builds trust without costing time or money.

Press play to learn how cultural intelligence can eliminate confusion, improve accountability, and help you lead your team better—starting today.

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Is your strategy based on assumptions that haven’t been tested in years?

In this final episode in our mini-series on Dr. Peter Drucker’s “Theory of the Business” article, Bradley Hartmann breaks down how the NCAA’s outdated assumptions and refusal to adapt destroyed its hold on college football—and what construction leaders must learn to avoid the same fate.

From resistance to change to blind spots in emotional intelligence and decision-making, this real-life case study reveals how ignoring your business environment can kill your team's performance.

In this episode, you will:

• Discover how one outdated belief system brought down a billion-dollar institution.
• Learn how to spot and correct faulty assumptions in your own leadership strategy.
• Understand how to use Drucker’s “Theory of the Business” to guide better decisions and stronger teams.

Hit play to learn how to reinforce your leadership strategy by seeing what the NCAA failed to—and how you can lead with clarity and eliminate confusion.

You can download Drucker’s seminal article here.

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Are your assumptions about your construction business still valid—or are they silently holding you back from further growth and success?

In today’s episode, we uncover how outdated thinking—even from a wildly successful company like DeBeers, present in both construction and diamond mining—can destroy long-term performance. We explore Peter Drucker’s “Theory of the Business” and to show how your unexamined assumptions about your market, mission, and core strengths could be holding your team back.

Whether you're facing resistance to change or struggling to lead better, this episode gives you a real-time case study about the clarity needed to lead with strategy and decisive action, not reaction.

In this episode you will:

• Learn how to test and evolve your assumptions before your strategy becomes obsolete.
• Discover how to evaluate the risks and opportunities that new technology presents in uncertain times.
• Walk away with a simple framework to align your leadership with a fast-changing construction environment.

Hit play to learn how to avoid the hidden traps that have brought down giants—and future-proof your construction business starting today.

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Are outdated beliefs silently sabotaging your construction team’s performance?

In today’s episode, Bradley Hartman breaks down Peter Drucker’s timeless “Theory of the Business” to reveal how even successful construction leaders risk falling into groupthink and losing touch with reality—especially when they assume they already know what their customers need.

In this episode you will:

• Learn why updating your business assumptions is key to staying competitive in a fast-changing industry.
• Discover how to identify blind spots within your leadership team.
• Hear how a century-old retail strategy can reshape your customer approach today.

Press play now to discover one mindset shift that can help you lead with more clarity and better control.

You can download Drucker’s seminal article here.

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