Ep.312 - Lean Buzz Words & Buzz Phrases

You need to stop sounding like a professor and start using words that stick. Construction teams need simple, memorable phrases that rally them toward the right behaviors, not technical jargon that goes in one ear and out the other. A good buzz phrase gets everyone focused, re-centered, and moving in the same direction. When Jason created the rally cry "clean and steady" at the research laboratory, it worked because people could understand it, remember it, and repeat it. The question isn't whether you use buzzwords. It's whether you're using the right ones to create focus and drive the behaviors your project needs right now.

What you'll learn in this episode:

• Why simple buzz phrases work better than technical jargon for rallying teams
• Jason's favorite lean construction rally cries and what each one means
• How "clean and steady" became a war cry that transformed behavior on the research laboratory project
• Key phrases like "plan it first, build it right, finish as you go" and "flow where you can, pull when you can't, don't push"
• Why "create flow" is the one word Jason would take if the whole lean house was burning down

What's your buzz phrase? What's your rally cry? What does your project need right now to get everyone focused on the same thing?

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