The Construction Leadership Podcast: Executive Strategies to Build Elite Teams & Consistently Deliver On-Time, Under Budget
Are you spending more time solving problems than actually leading in your construction business?
The Construction Leadership Podcast helps executives build high-performing teams, finish on time and under budget—without all the firefighting and babysitting—so you can lead with clarity, consistency, and control.
Hosted by Bradley Hartmann—author of 15 books for the construction industry who teaches leadership in the University of Oklahoma’s Master’s program for construction professionals—each episode delivers real-world lessons for real-world builders.
You’ll learn how to:
• Lead change with less resistance using field-tested strategies that increase engagement
• Build a culture of accountability—without micromanaging or constant confrontation
• Eliminate confusion with mental models and tools that drive confident execution
New episodes drop every Tuesday and Thursday.
Ready to jump in? Start with episode 470: The Glock 17, a Billionaire, and the Leadership Lesson That Will Transform Your Team’s Change Management. It’s a listener favorite and will shift how you lead through resistance.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 36 minutes
- Episodes
- 477
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2025
Episode 17 :: Ken Kuehn :: Constructing the Career Crossover
My guest this week on the Behind Your Back Podcast is Ken Kuehn, Partner at CK Solutions. Ken’s career is a case study in executing the career crossover—the challenging move to excel in Operations an…
Episode 16 :: The Mackay 66 v. 2.0 :: A modern update to a classic sales tool
Today we are introducing you to an updated version of a beloved sales tool, the Mackay 66. The Mackay 66—a list of 66 questions that, if answered, demonstrate a deep understanding of your customer or…
Episode 15 :: Isaac Oswalt :: Growing your business while you sleep.
My guest this week on the Behind Your Back Podcast is Isaac Oswalt, founder of digital agency 21 Handshake. Through a combination of engaging content, social outreach, and search optimization, 21 Han…
Episode 14 :: Thea Dudley :: Navigating the World of Credit with the SRS VP of Financial Services
Imagine a job that required you to take FBI interrogation classes to learn negotiators "tells" and how to demand payment with empathy to ensure the lifeblood of your company—cash flow—is maintained w…
Episode 13 :: Inside the Brain of Paul Schmit :: VP of Purchasing at Taylor Morrison
How many times have you asked yourself, “What’s going on inside that Purchasing Manager’s head? What does he really care about?” Well, in this episode of the Behind Your Back Podcast, you’ll actually…
Episode 12 :: Framing the Social Media Conversation with Natalia Dittmer of Tum-A-Lum Lumber
If one of your goals for 2018 is to improve your ability to connect with prospects and customers, you'll kick off the new year right with this episode featuring Natalia Dittmer, Marketing Director fo…
Episode 11 :: Marcus Lumber version 4.0: Clay and Grant Leavitt
The holidays are nearly here. Family members convene to rejoice, reconnect, and of course, to reopen old wounds with copious amounts of antagonization and alcohol. Now, imagine for a moment, y'all ow…
Episode 10 :: The (Sit-Stand) Revolution Man: David Patton of VARIDESK
Do you own a standing desk? Do you know someone that does? With each passing day, the number of people who answer “no” to those two questions diminishes. And a big reason why is our guest on Episode …
Episode 9 :: The Best of Both: Bobby Krueger of Mavrek Development, Nathan Marsh of V&M Development
Wouldn’t it be great to listen to what successful home building operators really think about industry sales reps? It would, but it depends on whom. After all, small developers building luxury homes i…
Episode 8 :: Enter Strategyman: Rich Horwath, CEO of the Strategic Thinking Institute
In Episode 8, you’ll meet the man who will change the way you think about the linchpin of your business success: your strategy. The term “strategy” is so often misunderstood, miscommunicated, and mis…
Episode 7 :: The Skeptical Lumberman Guide to Social Media
As more and more of the buying process begins online, we set out to understand how the largest LBM firms were leveraging the digital space to connect with prospects and customers. Over the past 2 yea…
Episode 6 :: Death(s) of a Hollywood Salesman: Actor and Screenwriter Jack Kennedy
In Episode 6, you’ll meet actor and screenwriter—and former national homebuilder superintendent—Jack Kennedy. Jack has spent the last 15 years selling himself in the most hostile sales environment in…
Episode 5 :: The Deal Hunter: Jason Behunin of ProBuild BFS
In this episode of the Behind Your Back Podcast, you’ll get to know Jason Behunin, the Director of Sales for ProBuild BFS in the Pacific Northwest. Jason began his career through entrepreneurship—lau…
Episode 4 :: The Intentional Lumberman: Dave Reichert of Davis-Hawn Lumber
In Episode 4 of the Behind Your Back Podcast, our guest is Dave Reichert, owner of Davis-Hawn Lumber in Oak Cliff, Texas. Dave shares his insights on how he maintains “intentionality,” how his team m…
Episode 3 :: The Romance & Entertainment Industry Evangelist: Tim Rethlake of Hearth and Home
Episode 2 :: The Wizard of Wisconsin: Joel Fleischman of Drexel Building Supply
