The Construction Corner

The Construction Corner

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  • #301 - Still Have Holes in Your Boats?

    We hope you'll enjoy this throwback to a previous episode while we take a little time off to enjoy the holiday with family and friends!


    Fix the holes in your boats!!

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    23 min
  • #300 - Level Set, Documentation and Construction Proposals
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    13 min
  • 299 - Team Meetings in the Construction World

    How do these meetings differ from toolbox talks or even state of the Unions?

    These meetings can be used in different ways

    1. Treat these as a mini-State of the Union for your team

      1. Go over specific things that relate to the company State Of The Union for your specific department

      2. What you’ve done well

      3. What you didn’t do well

      4. Where you can improve

      5. What’s required to get there

      6. Cadence

        1. Monthly or quarterly

        2. Do you run this as a discussion or a speech?

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          24 min
        3. 298 - State of the Construction Union Meetings!

          This is meant to give you and your team a recap of the past month/quarter/year and cast the vision of where you’re going. Similar to other meetings, this does have a format that you can confidently follow. 

          1. What happened over the past [time period]

            1. What you’ve done well

            2. Finances

            3. Projects completed

            4. Project won

            5. Backlog

            6. New Hires / Team growth

            7. What you can improve on

            8. Where are you going

              1. Projects you’re going after

              2. Clients you’re pursuing

              3. Hires you’re looking to make

              4. Vision for the future

                1. What will the company look like in 5 years? 

                2. What can people expect to see?

                  1. Revenue

                  2. Locations

                  3. Opportunities

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                    Schafer Construction - https://www.linkedin.com/company/schaferconstruction/
                    https://www.schaferconstruction.net/

                    36 min
                  4. #297 - Toolbox Talks!

                    This is the daily meeting

                    What did you do yesterday?

                    What are you going to do today?

                    What do you need?



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                    Schafer Construction - https://www.linkedin.com/company/schaferconstruction/
                    https://www.schaferconstruction.net/

                    44 min
                  5. #296 - Running Effective Construction & Project Coordination Meetings

                    Here is one version of an agenda template that we discussed on today's show - feel free to use it and edit as you like!


                    1. Attendance

                      1. Who’s present, their name, contact information, who they represent, and their role in the project. This doesn’t need to be a round table, but the facilitator should have this information to distribute.

                      2.  Establishing a primary point of contact for each firm/discipline.

                        1. This could be done beforehand and confirmed in the meeting.

                        2. Old Business

                          1. Bid items.

                          2. Schedule and upcoming dates

                          3. Budgets

                          4. Previous Clash detection reports

                          5. Coordination resolution

                          6. Outstanding RFI’s.

                          7. New Business

                            1. Next area to coordinate.

                              1. Clash detection reports.

                              2. Resolutions/action items

                                1. Sign-off dates.

                                2. Milestones:

                                  1.  Next milestone date

                                  2. Next upload/resolution date

                                  3. Miscellaneous Business:

                                    1. Anything that has not been covered, that should be covered here.

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                                      Connect with Dillon Mitchell
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                                      Connect with Matt Vetter
                                      Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattvetter/
                                      Schafer Construction - https://www.linkedin.com/company/schaferconstruction/
                                      https://www.schaferconstruction.net/

                                      48 min
                                    2. #295 - Pirates of the Construction Sites!

                                      What can you do to protect your projects from theft? Tune in today for some of Matt's thoughts on the issue and be sure to give us some feedback as to what is working for you.

                                      Comment your thoughts below and don't forget to like, SHARE, and subscribe!

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                                      Connect with Dillon Mitchell
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                                      YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/user/dalexm13/featured
                                      Connect with Matt Vetter
                                      Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattvetter/
                                      Schafer Construction - https://www.linkedin.com/company/schaferconstruction/
                                      https://www.schaferconstruction.net/

                                      17 min
                                    3. #294 - Prioritization Leads to Effectiveness

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                                      Connect with Dillon Mitchell
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                                      Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/dillonAMitchell
                                      YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/user/dalexm13/featured
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                                      Facebook https://www.facebook.com/kowabungastudios
                                      Want to speed up your Revit production and take your time back?
                                      https://www.kowabungastudios.com/products/
                                      Interested in a Revit Training Course with Lifetime access?
                                      https://dillon-s-school-332f.thinkific.com/courses/revit-electrical
                                      Connect with Matt Vetter
                                      Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattvetter/
                                      Schafer Construction - https://www.linkedin.com/company/schaferconstruction/
                                      https://www.schaferconstruction.net/

                                      21 min
                                    4. #293 - Contracts!

                                      We all use them - but do you really understand them?

                                      Comment your thoughts below and don't forget to like, SHARE, and subscribe!
                                      Want to improve your Revit setup time? Get hours back out of your day for less than a cup of coffee?
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                                      Sign up for Dillon Mitchell's Straight Shooting Construction Letter
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                                      Connect with Dillon Mitchell
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                                      Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/dillonAMitchell
                                      YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/user/dalexm13/featured
                                      Kowabunga Studios - https://www.kowabungastudios.com/
                                      Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/kowabungastudios/
                                      Facebook https://www.facebook.com/kowabungastudios
                                      Want to speed up your Revit production and take your time back?
                                      https://www.kowabungastudios.com/products/
                                      Interested in a Revit Training Course with Lifetime access?
                                      https://dillon-s-school-332f.thinkific.com/courses/revit-electrical
                                      Connect with Matt Vetter
                                      Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattvetter/
                                      Schafer Construction - https://www.linkedin.com/company/schaferconstruction/
                                      https://www.schaferconstruction.net/

                                      33 min
                                    5. #292 The Ultimate Guide to Onboarding: How to Set Your New Employee Up for Success

                                      In this episode, Dillon & Matt discuss onboarding new team members and the best practices you can use to set them up for success.


                                      Comment your thoughts below and don't forget to like, SHARE, and subscribe!


                                      Want to improve your Revit setup time? Get hours back out of your day for less than a cup of coffee?


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                                      Sign up for Dillon Mitchell's Straight Shooting Construction Letter

                                      http://kowabungastudios.hubspotpagebuilder.com/constructionletter


                                      Connect with Dillon Mitchell

                                      LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/dillon-mitchell-kowabungastudios/

                                      Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/dillonAMitchell

                                      YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/user/dalexm13/featured


                                      Kowabunga Studios - https://www.kowabungastudios.com

                                      Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/kowabungastudios

                                      Facebook https://www.facebook.com/kowabungastudios


                                      Want to speed up your Revit production and take your time back?

                                      https://www.kowabungastudios.com/products


                                      Interested in a Revit Training Course with Lifetime access?

                                      https://dillon-s-school-332f.thinkific.com/courses/revit-electrical


                                      Connect with Matt Vetter

                                      Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattvetter/

                                      Schafer Construction - https://www.linkedin.com/company/schaferconstruction

                                      https://www.schaferconstruction.net/


                                      33 min

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