Ep.259 - Strengthening Field Operations

Jason outlines steps to improve company field operations while sharing podcast growth hitting 700 daily listeners and 50,000 total downloads. He addresses trade partners pulling workers from stable Takt projects to feed chaotic projects with excessive crews. Main focus is building strong field leadership through monthly meetings, training programs, and creating cohesive superintendent groups that share and collaborate.

What you'll learn in this episode:

• Don't rob stable Takt projects: Trade partners pulling 3 workers from 15 person stable crew to add to 85 person chaotic project kills flow
• Monthly superintendent meetings critical: Get field leader input before decisions, create buy-in through participation
• Bi-monthly training flywheel: Craft, foreman, field engineer, superintendent training continuously running
• Home-grow superintendents: Craft progression program through field engineering path, not held hostage by industry hires
• General superintendent criteria: Must be humble fanatical learners and cultural fit, never promote stuck-in-ways leaders
• Turn lone wolves into wolf pack: Best super groups call each other, tour jobs, share advice openly

Field representation must be on leadership team, if finances and marketing are represented but not your product that says something.

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Also, here are links to our YouTube Channels:

· Jason Schroeder YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4xpRYvrW5Op5Ckxs4vDGDg

· LeanTakt YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/leanTakt

· LeanSuper YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzQDevqQP19L4LePuqma3Fg/featured

· LeanSurvey YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-Ztn3okFhyB_3p5nmMKnsw