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The hosts react to four controversial statements about the construction industry.

In this episode, Adam, Jeff, and Greg react to four HOT TAKES about the construction industry and decide whether they agree or disagree. You’re not going to want to miss this one. Comment with any takes you feel like deserve a reaction and dissection! Chapters: 0:05 – Segment Intro: The Rules of Engagement 1:06 – Statement 1: Labor vs. Leadership 9:47 – Statement 2: Subcontractors vs. GCs in Creating Chaos 15:09 – Statement 3: Did BIM Really Fail? 17:31 – Statement 4: Safety as a Culture or a Shield 21:14 – Outro and Where to Find More Interested in learning how Ascent's consulting services could potentially help improve your business's operations? 📈 Click here to schedule a free 30-minute consultation with one of our expert construction consultants: https://info.ascentconsults.com/meetings/acooper/30-minute-performance-consultation Follow Ascent Consulting on social media! 🤳 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ascent-consulting-inc-/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ascentconsult/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ascentconsults/ X: https://x.com/ascentconsults/ Subscribe to our YouTube channel for alerts on our new episodes…

People in this episode

Hosts: Adam, Jeff, Greg

Topics covered

• construction industry
• hot takes
• labor
• leadership
• safety culture
• BIM

Keywords

• construction
• hot takes
• labor vs leadership
• BIM
• safety culture
• subcontractors
• GCs

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Ascent Consulting

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