“Play Ball!” – What General Patton Can Teach Us About Project Readiness.

In this episode, Jason Schroeder shares a powerful story from WWII and how it directly applies to construction leadership today. You’ll learn how General Patton’s rapid response during the Battle of the Bulge wasn’t just history, it’s a blueprint for operational excellence on modern jobsites.

🔑 Inside this episode:

• Why waiting isn’t the same as being ready.

• How to write “Play Ball” orders that trigger instant action.

• What real pre-construction preparedness should look like.

• How West Fillmore’s Lean Built project is applying this playbook in real-time.

Whether you're waiting on permits, funding, or approvals - are you ready to move the moment the call comes? Patton was. You should be too.

🎧 Hit play and learn how to be three steps ahead.

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· 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

When Perfection Gets in the Way of Progress, A Wake-Up Call for PMs.

Let’s get real: some project managers confuse control with value. In this episode Jason Schroeder calls out the all-too-common trap of nauseating perfection where PMs overprocess, nitpick, and stall teams in the name of looking polishe but not actually building with excellence.

Inside this episode:

• Why over-perfection is waste, not leadership.

• How credentials and certifications mean nothing without execution.

• The difference between aesthetic checklists and real project outcomes.

• Why great builders simplify, reduce, and enable not complicate.

• A powerful listener story that proves culture and connection drive performance.

If you're more focused on dotting I’s than delivering results, it's time to step back and rethink your impact.

🎧 Tune in now to embrace excellence, not ego.

If you like the Elevate Construction podcast, please subscribe for free and you’ll never miss an episode. And if you really like the Elevate Construction podcast, I’d appreciate you telling a friend (Maybe even two 😊).

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

Passionless Projects Fail. Don’t Let Yours Be One of Them.

In construction, critique is essential but cutting out the heart of a project in the name of safety or consensus? That’s how you kill innovation.

In Episode 1378 of the Elevate Construction Podcast, Jason Schroeder draws a bold parallel between Pixar’s recent failure with Elio and what’s happening on too many job sites: over-sanitized planning, zero boldness, and teams afraid to lead with vision.

Tune in to hear:

• Why PPC (Percent Plan Complete) is overrated and what actually drives performance.

• How over-engineering risk reviews can leave you with a “milk toast” project.

• The warning signs that your team is playing it too safe.

• A powerful reminder from a real-world, passion-filled project (BSRL) that broke the mold.

🔥 Fresh eyes reviews and critiques are vital but if you cut the passion, you cut the impact.

Listen now and keep your projects bold, beautiful, and builder-led.

If you like the Elevate Construction podcast, please subscribe for free and you’ll never miss an episode. And if you really like the Elevate Construction podcast, I’d appreciate you telling a friend (Maybe even two 😊).

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