Podcast Episodes

One Trait That Every Elite Leader Has | 5 Minute Friday

We promise no original thoughts today. We do, however, hope you’ll find our borrowed insights to be useful.

Eddie shares today about something he read about traits common to students in Ivy League col…

Published on 2 years, 3 months ago

Dad

Episode 180

We thought about calling this first episode in our redesigned studio “Between Two Fools,” because that’s where Dad is sitting today.

00:00 - Introduction
Dad’s been in construction so long that he wor…

Published on 2 years, 3 months ago

How to Deal with Conflict | 5 Minute Friday

FMF: 4 Tips for Project Managers(While we remodel our recording studio for some exciting changes, we’re sharing this Five-Minute Friday episode that was originally aired in September of 2021.)You may…

Published on 2 years, 3 months ago

A Superintendent Speaks (feat. Matt Haskins)

Episode 179

(While we remodel our studio in preparation for some exciting changes, we’re sharing this conversation with Matt Haskins that aired in July of 2022.)

Matt Haskins has been in construction for a very l…

Published on 2 years, 3 months ago

4 Tips for Project Managers | 5 Minute Friday

Today we share some multi-generational wisdom. These are useful tips and principles passed down to us from our dad and grandfather. Our dad and grandfather both reminded us not to be a project pilot……

Published on 2 years, 3 months ago

One Source of MASSIVE Inefficiency: Parkinson's Law

Episode 178

We start out with a brief discussion about the mystery of lost files (due to some tech challenges we encountered today).Today we’re discussing inefficiency–specifically as it relates to the amount of…

Published on 2 years, 3 months ago

The Ultimate ChatGPT Prompt | 5 Minute Friday

Stunned. Tyler is stunned that he is praising Bing.

While scrolling through LinkedIn, Tyler encountered a mention of punching shear. His understanding of that phrase was reasonably solid, but he thou…

Published on 2 years, 3 months ago

A Day in the Life of an Owner (ft. Nate Patrick)

Episode 177

Today we’re flashing back to an episode from May of 2022.

We start out with some banter about Eddie’s kids giving Tyler a hard time. Then Tyler signs up for a marathon… Oh, wait, no he doesn’t. What …

Published on 2 years, 3 months ago

6 ChatGPT Prompts for Project Managers | 5 Minute Friday

Have you experimented with it yet? Well, we’re ready to nudge you into the future. Tyler shares some insights that he thinks will increase your efficiency. Here they are:“Rewrite this.” This can work…

Published on 2 years, 4 months ago

An Architect Speaks (feat. Dan Stine)

Episode 176

Dan Stine is Director of Design Technology at Lake|Flato Architects. You could also say he wrote the book on architecture–or at least the top-selling textbook on Revit. As if that weren’t enough, he …

Published on 2 years, 4 months ago