Ep. 616 - The Triumph of Classical Management over Lean Management

Drawing from Bob Emiliani's book, The Triumph of Classical Management Over Lean Management, Jason Schroeder tackles a hard question he keeps coming back to: why does the construction industry resist the very solutions it needs? He breaks down why executives disconnected from the field have little real motivation to change, why it's often easier for leadership to make quick, surface-level decisions than to do the harder work of training and empowering people, and why protected leadership circles resist disruption. This episode is a direct, no-holds-barred call to action, challenging owners, GCs, trade partners, and vendors to stop rewarding companies that hurt the people doing the work, and to treat this as the public health issue it truly is. Additional Resources: =================== • Playlist -    • Real Lean vs. Fake Lean: What Is The Diffe...   • Related Podcast - My Response to a Classical Management Company RFP — https://elevateconstruction.libsyn.co... • Related Podcast - Executive Level Leadership Development — https://elevateconstruction.libsyn.co... • What to Watch Next -    • Real Lean vs. Fake Lean: What Is The Diffe...   • What to Watch Next -    • What’s Broken in the U.S. Construction Ind...   • Suggested Book - The Triumph of Classical Management — https://a.co/d/09m6He9k • Blog - https://elevateconstructionist.com/th... Key Moments in this Podcast: ============================ 01:14 - Listener feedback 02:20 - Why leaders are disconnected from the consequences of non-lean systems 04:33 - The Russia and South Africa analogy for disconnected leadership 08:23 - Why leaders and workers live in entirely different social and economic worlds 11:35 - How this creates a compounding cycle of disconnection 13:19 - Why it's easier for leaders to make quick, surface-level decisions 15:19 - The problem with excluding frontline workers from real decision-making 16:37 - Why higher education alone doesn't create good leadership 18:23 - Leadership as a protected, self-preserving social group 19:34 - Why good is the enemy of great in leadership decision-making 21:41 - Why real investment in people rarely survives contact with the bottom line 23:43 - The call to elevate this into a tough, respectful fight 26:11 - Treating this as a public health emergency and a movement 28:35 - Making lean implementation a duty of care, not an option 31:32 - Elevating the competition so lean companies are the ones who thrive 33:00 - Closing challenge: stop rewarding companies that hurt their people The industry won't change until we stop sympathy-voting companies that hurt the people doing the work, and start treating respect for people as a duty, not an option. On we go, fighting for the standard our workers actually deserve. Resources ======================== Check out our website for more info: https://www.elevateconstructionist.com/ Access resources to elevate your operations: https://elevateconstructionist.com/re... Listen to the Elevate Construction podcast: https://elevateconstructionist.com/po... Check out our training programs and certifications: https://elevateconstructionist.com/tr... Subscribe to my YouTube channel:    / @jasonwilliamschroeder   Learn More About Jason ======================== Jason Schroeder is the founder and COO of Elevate Construction IST, a company focused on elevating construction by providing valuable insights, effective solutions, and high-quality training. With his extensive experience in the construction industry, he created the Field Engineer Boot Camp and Superintendent Boot Camp, immersive training courses designed to produce high-performing leaders who can lead their teams in the right direction. Through Elevate Construction IST, he aims to scale his training programs throughout the nation to help more construction companies elevate their operations to the next level. ======================== Email: jasons@elevateconstructionist.com Phone: +1 (602) 571 8987 #Construction #ProjectManagement #Leadership