Podcast
The NEXT Academy
Hosted by Chad Jones and Cody Phillips · EN
Dedicated to Construction Leadership, Brand Growth, and Staying on Offense. Chad Jones and Cody Phillips discuss these topics as well as the emerging role of The NEXT Leadership Academy, an intimate industry focused program, created for YOU, the highly motivated construction professional. We deliver episodes of The Goods, HardHat Headspace, Hot Wire, Insights and The Search for Fulfillment to bring you strategies and tactics that can help you become your greatest self. #BeNEXT
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The Builder's Bookshelf: Thinking in Bets (EP.22)
4d ago00:06:41Tap to summarizeIn this episode of The Builder's Bookshelf, we break down Annie Duke’s Thinking in Bets and translate decision-making under uncertainty into the real world of construction, where every schedule, estimate, and recovery plan is a bet made without all the facts. You’ll learn how to separate good decisions from lucky outcomes, think in probabilities, invite dissent, and become the kind of leader who makes sharper calls when the project gets messy.Enjoy Episode 22 and #BeNEXT
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The Builder's Bookshelf: Dare to Lead (EP.21)
2w ago00:07:08Tap to summarizeIn this episode of The Builder's Bookshelf, we break down Brené Brown’s Dare to Lead and translate courageous leadership into the real world of construction, where avoided conversations, weak trust, and vague values can quietly create major project risk. You’ll learn how to rumble with vulnerability, live values visibly, build trust through specific behaviors, and lead teams that can tell the truth, recover from mistakes, and do hard things together.Enjoy Episode 21 and #BeNEXT
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The Builder's Bookshelf: The Fifth Discipline (EP.20)
3w ago00:06:50Tap to summarizeIn this episode of The Builder's Bookshelf, we break down The Fifth Discipline and translate Peter Senge’s idea of the learning organization into the real world of construction, where recurring rework, poor handoffs, and “same old problems” are usually signs of a broken system, not bad luck. You’ll learn how systems thinking, shared vision, and better team learning can help you stop treating symptoms, start seeing patterns, and build a company that actually gets smarter over time.Enjoy Episode 20 and #BeNEXT
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The Builder's Bookshelf: Essentialism (EP.19)
3w ago00:06:56Tap to summarizeIn this episode of The Builder's Bookshelf, we break down Essentialism and translate Greg McKeown’s “disciplined pursuit of less” into the real world of construction, where leaders are constantly pulled by urgent demands, shifting priorities, and the pressure to say yes to everything. You’ll learn how to protect the critical few, stop confusing activity with contribution, and build a week, a project, and a career around what actually matters most.Enjoy Episode 19 and #BeNEXT
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The Builder's Bookshelf: Atomic Habits (EP.18)
May 300:07:12Tap to summarizeIn this episode of The Builder's Bookshelf, we break down Atomic Habits and translate James Clear’s ideas into the real world of construction, where small daily behaviors quietly shape schedule, safety, communication, and culture. You’ll learn how better systems beat bigger goals, why every action is a vote for the kind of leader you’re becoming, and how tiny improvements can compound into remarkable results on the jobsite.Enjoy Episode 18 and #BeNEXT
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The Builder's Bookshelf: The Goal (EP.17)
Apr 2600:06:21Tap to summarizeIn this episode of The Builder's Bookshelf. we break down The Goal and translate Goldratt’s Theory of Constraints into the real world of construction, where one bottleneck can quietly dictate the pace of an entire project. You’ll learn how to find your job’s “Herbie,” stop mistaking busyness for progress, and lead work in a way that improves flow, protects margin, and gets the whole system moving faster.Enjoy Episode 17 and #BeNEXT
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The Builder's Bookshelf: Know What Matters (EP.16)
Apr 1900:07:16Tap to summarizeIn this episode of The Builder's Bookshelf, we unpack Ron Shaich’s Know What Matters and explore how construction leaders can stop confusing busyness with progress by telling themselves the truth, identifying what actually matters, and acting on it with intention. You’ll learn how future-back thinking, smart bets, and honest priorities can help you build not just a stronger company, but a life and career you’ll respect when you look back.Enjoy Episode 16 and #BeNEXT
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The Builder's Bookshelf: The Founder's Mentality (EP.15)
Apr 1200:07:11Tap to summarizeIn this episode of The Builder's Bookshelf, we break down The Founder’s Mentality and explore why so many growing construction companies lose the very edge that made them successful in the first place—speed, clarity, and obsession with the front line. You’ll learn how to protect an insurgent mission, stay close to the field, and build an owner’s mindset so your company can grow without becoming slow, bloated, and forgettable.Enjoy Episode 15 and #BeNEXT
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The Builder's Bookshelf: Drive (EP.14)
Apr 500:05:55Tap to summarizeIn this episode of The Builder's Bookshelf, we break down Daniel Pink’s Drive and translate autonomy, mastery, and purpose into the jobsite—where “carrots and sticks” might get compliance, but rarely get commitment. You’ll learn how to motivate construction teams without micromanaging, build pride in craft, and create a culture where people bring their brains to work, not just their bodies.Enjoy Episode 14 and #BeNEXT
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The Builder's Bookshelf: Move Fast and Fix Things (EP.13)
Mar 2900:05:51Tap to summarizeIn this episode of The Builder's Bookshelf, we break down Move Fast and Fix Things and translate its “trusted leader” playbook into the jobsite—where speed is often demanded, but trust and clarity are the real fuel. You’ll learn how to fix the system (not blame the people), build psychological safety so bad news travels fast, and create faster, cleaner execution without breaking your team.Enjoy Episode 13 and #BeNEXT
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