Learnings and Missteps by Depth Builder

Jesse & Thomas Lamay are at again talking about engaging with the Trades, constraints and making construction better for everyone involved. Oh Yeah and they talk about The Goal also ;-)

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Thomas and I are back at it again with collab session number four, and it's kind of like our really good friend, Mr. Davis Hambrick said,  the entire conversation is. Framed around the, the goal, and then we just kind of keep veering off and getting into deeper subjects, like super deep, highly intellectual subjects like booger, flicking, I know it sounds goofy, but there is a serious tone to the whole idea. You're gonna have to listen to catch that one. we also jump into constraint management and Thomas shares some really simple but important techniques to like, make sure they get handled and and removed before they impact the flow of work.

He also brings up like a list of ambush techniques that, I'm gonna say weak managers, which I used to be and still am sometimes tend to deploy on their people. With like a cheat code list of how to respond when you're being ambushed by your manager or those managers that deploy those types of techniques.

So it's actually another one of those where you should get your notepad out and maybe make some mental notes or write 'em down, um, because he's dropping knowledge, man, that dude's got it going on and it's like a little scary because we're getting close to the end. Meaning there's two or three more episodes to come if I can ever like buckle down and get it done.

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Have you ever wondered, “Damn, where would I be now if I didn’t give up on my dream?” You’re not the only one. Betraying yourself by fearing rejection, or even fearing success, is a hard pill to swallow. 

Join me as I talk with Rolando Sanchez, Performance Evaluator at Field Verified and former baseball coach and scout, about his journey to entering the trades and how he turned his fear of rejection into success and fulfillment.

After college, Rolando became a high school substitute teacher and paraprofessional who also coached baseball. He ended up returning to his alma mater to be an admissions counselor, as well as to coach baseball, and his coaching career kept growing and evolving. Though, somewhere along the way, he began wondering, “Where would I be now if I didn’t give up on playing baseball?”

Eventually, he got laid off after two months in his dream scouting position. That’s when he entered the construction industry, but not without some hesitation. Now, having been in construction for a year, he’s discovered the way he best serves others. That’s the magic that turns crumbs into cake. 

Tune in to learn more about Rolando’s fascinating journey in baseball and construction and how the two have fueled his passion for learning and educating others.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

·       There’s always a windy road that leads to a fulfilling career in construction.

·       The importance of building relationships in your field and treating people with respect.

·       The ideal personality traits of a trades professional: Resilience, courage, and enthusiasm.

·       What it’s like entering the construction field after being in a totally different field.

·       What’s fun about working in construction?

·       Where Rolando sees his career going in the future.

·       The power of discovering the way you serve people best.

·       To learn Rolando’s Learning and Misstep, tune in on YouTube & SUBSCRIBE: https://youtu.be/PRDoRLBbW1k

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Connect with Rolando: 

Connect with him on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rolando-sanchez-694841221

Resources Mentioned: 

Field Verified: https://fieldverified.com 

Lets leave the Construction Industry Better than We Found It https://www.depthbuilder.com/construction-leadership-lab

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Some of us find it impossible to feel driven and excited by traditional careers… that’s why it’s important to explore all types of career paths, especially in the trades!

Join me as I chat with Kasia Sznel, Structural Ironworker at NYC Locals 40 & 361, about how becoming an ironworker changed her life and gave her purpose and drive in her career.

Kasia didn’t know about the ironworking profession until she was 24, and didn’t consider ironworking as a viable career for women until she was 27, when a friend convinced her to get into the trade. After feeling no drive in her corporate career and eventually getting laid off, she finally found excitement and passion through ironworking. Her life has never been the same!

Want to find out if ironworking is right for you? Curious to know what it takes to become an ironworker? Tune in to learn more!

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

·       Kasia’s educational background & How she found her drive in ironworking.

·       Tips for passing the ironworker test.

·       The life-changing benefits of becoming an ironworker and union member.

·       How it feels to find the perfect career for you.

·       Advice on how to grow and succeed in any trade.

·       Why it’s important to do volunteer work throughout your adulthood.

·       Kasia’s Learning and Misstep: Being independent and following what sets your drive on fire.

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Connect with Kasia Sznel: 

Resources Mentioned: 

The ULA Network: https://www.ulanetwork.com 

Ironworkers: https://www.ironworkers.org 

Lets leave the Construction Industry Better than We Found It https://www.depthbuilder.com/construction-leadership-lab

Download the free PDF copy of Becoming the Promise You are Intended to Be 

Thomas Lamay brings it again. This time addressing the subject of masculinity and actions we can take to improve mental wellness in the construction Industry.

Plus we finally talk about the infamous Herby and bottle necks.

connect with Thomas at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomaslamay/

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catch the previous videos of this conversation at: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnVikYCgUE4GewVfVwUKBgb_v6lSgzlot

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There’s a lot of room for improvement in demonstrating care and appreciation for people in the trades. Tradespeople change lives! As a tradesperson, you have the opportunity to help develop other people by sharing the knowledge you’ve gained. Though, it’s a lot harder to help others when you aren’t taking the time to help yourself.

Join me in this episode as I talk with HVAC pro, Aaron Gibson, about the importance of mental health breaks, the pains of frequently switching jobs, and how we can inspire and educate the next generation of tradespeople.

“When you are genuinely happy with yourself, then you have the ability to project that energy onto others and help start that river going for them.” – Aaron Gibson

Aaron’s biggest dream is to create a trades school to teach people the things he wishes he had known at the beginning of his career in the trades. Listen in to learn the inspiration behind this incredible dream!

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

·       Ways to inspire and educate the next generation to pursue a career in the trades.

·       How do we break down the stigmas around working in construction?

·       Aaron shares his experience with PTSD and the inspiration behind the mental health breaks he promotes on social media.

·       How to gain the courage to put yourself out there on social media and build momentum, despite how uncomfortable it might be.

·       Why you shouldn’t be intimidated to join the skilled trades.

·       Aaron’s Learning and Misstep: Switching jobs to keep learning and developing… is it a good idea?

Resources Mentioned:

Just off the Cuff HVAC: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCl6tFANMD7BcjJjx4XJ7D8Q/videos

Listen to the episode with Bob Baker: https://bit.ly/3RDDN8O 

Bring Back the Trades: https://bringbackthetrades.org 

 Get your loved one a copy of Lean & Love at: https://www.depthbuilder.com/5s

Lets leave the Construction Industry Better than We Found It https://www.depthbuilder.com/construction-leadership-lab

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This is the second installment, the second issue, the second recording with Mr. Thomas Lamay on our collab O session over the goal. So far, the feedback on the first one has been amazing, and I kind of knew like, yeah, it's long. This one's almost as long, 

But it's so packed with his stories of how he applied, what he was learning, like in the moment. He makes references to his journal that he was keeping as he was going along, building this project in San Francisco and jotting down what he was taking away. His obs personal observations and the little experiments he was running on site.

It weren't very little. They were actually pretty darn huge. I'm feeling like that little journal's gonna be worth some money at some point in the future. Hopefully he'll leave it to me or the LnM Family. He'll leave it to us in his will at some point. Anyhow. Another super cool thing like have you ever been in a situation where people are kind of dropping hints or doing something pretty awesome and you just kind of miss it? Well, that was me. Like the whole time Thomas has given shoutouts to the nobs tribe. Steve Martin, Jennifer Lacey, uh, Adam Hos the rest of the crew, and he keeps plugging like this book.

There's this book out there, known as Lean In Love, and he keeps referencing it. It didn't occur to me in the moment, but going back and editing, I'm like, Man, this dude's just like. Just the kind of people you wanna be around. So if you haven't caught the first one, go back by now. The, the YouTube version, the videos, you can see our bright shining smiling faces will be available.

 So go check that out if you wanna see that. We got a whole bunch of clips that we've been posting on all the socials, just outtakes of some of his wisdom, some of my goofiness. Uh, we deeply appreciate the support. And speaking of support, we're gonna give a shout out to all our patrons who have been faithful in their contributions.

And if you're interested in being a patron and contributing. To the effort of enhancing the image of careers and the trades, you can go to the learnings and missteps.com. Uh, click on the Become a Member, Click, click, click and choose the way you'd like to contribute. Also, any likes, any comments you make on, on the post that we have out there on the LinkedIn or the, or the Dick Talk, or the Facebook, whatever, those all help too.

 We are extremely grateful for all of the support, all of the encouragement, all of the takeaways, all of the things that you're doing with the knowledge that you get from these interviews. Uh, paying it forward and making things better for people out there in the world is exactly what we're looking for.

 And here we go a little bit more of Mr. Thomas. Lame. It ain't over because there's several more sessions to come.

connect with Thomas at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomaslamay/

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Oh man, this one has been a long time coming. the seed was planted by Thomas Thomas. Lamay If you don't know Mr. Thomas Lamay you're gonna get to know him, uh, super deep intellect, excitement around systems thinking and the theory of constraints. Uh, the seed was planted back when Felipe and I were recording the collab sessions on the lean builder.

He dropped a little comment on the chat and we went ahead and challenged him to go ahead. Jump in and record a collabo session of the goal. And I don't know, maybe it's been a year, since then, but we did it

 I gotta let you know, like, this is not the only recording.  We got several episodes because the book is like 20, 30 something odd chapters. Uh, and we're not just rereading the book. The amazing thing is that Thomas began reading this.

he actually put the stuff that he was learning into practice on the job side, like on the job side that he was the superintendent of, I think it was in San Francisco. and what's even more special that I think we're just super fortunate is that he was keeping no, he was journaling about the experience about what he was learning from the book about what he was applying in the field and what he learned from the applic.

And so really what this is, is Thomas' translation of the book, the concepts, the ideas that are in the book into construction language, into like real life application of this stuff in the construction industry, which is super damn excited.

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Struggles, we all face them. In school, in work, in our personal lives, and in our relationships. If we use the lessons we learn from the struggles we face to inspire the rest of our choices, there’s no saying what we can’t achieve.

Join me in this episode as I speak with landscaper, entrepreneur, and opportunist, Michael Bauman, about the lessons he’s learned from starting a business, the dangers of achieving rapid business growth, and how he’s recovering after recently firing several valuable employees. 

I connected with Michael through TikTok where he’s been interviewing his team members and creating content from the discussions. Michael embraces discomfort and talks to his employees about real life stuff. From marriage advice to real exit interviews, he and his team are providing insightful entertainment for days! So, I welcomed Michael on LnM to discuss some of his own personal insights he’s gained along his entrepreneurial journey.

“Having a team around you to especially make up your weaknesses is how you succeed.”

 – Michael Bauman

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

·       Why Michael started creating content on TikTok & His content creation goals for the future.

·       How to overcome fear and overwhelm and gain momentum in starting a business.

·       Why business plans aren’t necessary to create a successful business.

·       How it feels to let go of employees & What Michael is doing to recover from the major loss.

·       You can’t do everything and you can’t do it alone! Make sure your team’s strengths compensate for your weaknesses.

·       Michael’s Learning and Misstep: In business, fast growth isn’t easy on anyone.

Watch this episode on YouTube:

Connect with Michael:

Connect with him on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-bauman-83b796124 

Follow him on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lionslegacy

Subscribe to his YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQEuQGvnB6VpTdNrJKJvOyQ

Lets leave the Construction Industry Better than We Found It https://www.depthbuilder.com/construction-leadership-lab

Download the free PDF copy of Becoming the Promise You are Intended to Be 

Struggles, we all face them. In school, in work, in our personal lives, and in our relationships. If we use the lessons we learn from the struggles we face to inspire the rest of our choices, there’s no saying what we can’t achieve.

Join me in this episode as I speak with Jennifer Longoria, VP of Sales, about her uniquely challenging life and how she got inspired to climb the corporate ladder of the construction industry. 

Jennifer and I actually grew up together and after living two very different lives, we both ended up in the trades with memorable learnings to look back on. Tune in to this amazing conversation to hear some of those learnings and more!

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

·       How Jennifer climbed the corporate ladder of the construction industry to become VP of Sales.  

·       The dynamics of working as a sales representative in the trades industry.

·       How to gain skills, grow, and succeed in your career from an entry level position.

·       The mindset it takes to overcome struggles we face in school and in the workforce.

·       How the isolation of getting pregnant as a teenager influenced Jennifer’s life.

·       Valuable lessons learned from working in customer-facing roles.

·       Advice for tradespeople on cultivating respect in the industry (for all genders and all people).

·       Jennifer’s Learning and Misstep: Being the best you can be and understanding what your customers value.

Watch this episode on YouTube:

Connect with Jennifer:

Connect with her on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-l-madden78073/

Resources Mentioned: 

Lean & Love by Jesse Hernandez Jr. and Jennifer Lacy: https://www.depthbuilder.com/5s

Lets leave the Construction Industry Better than We Found It https://www.depthbuilder.com/construction-leadership-lab

Download the free PDF copy of Becoming the Promise You are Intended to Be