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New Construction Strategies
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NEW CONSTRUCTION STRATEGIES SAMPLE RADIO INTERVIEWS
Please feel free to listen to the following samples of New Construction Strategies weekly interviews.
"Trends Shaping the Industry"
Stephen M. R. Covey (including guest host Bruce D’Agostino)
Posted:
11/13/07
Stephen M.R. Covey states, “That far from being a soft, social virtue, trust is actually a hard-edged economic driver, a learnable and measurable skill that makes organizations more profitable, people more promotable and relations more energizing.” Listen to Covey, the co-founder and CEO of the CoveyLink Workwide, explain how you can use trust to improve your performance and your company’s bottom line.

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NOTE: Access to the complete list of New Construction Strategies radio interviews is available only with paid membership.  For more information on becoming an NCS member, click here.  Once you become a member, you and your company/organization personnel will be granted access to all archived radio interviews and panels for a full year, with 52 new radio interviews being added to the list annually. To listen to more radio interview samples, continue to scroll down this page.

CURRENT INTERVIEWS AVAILABLE TO NCS MEMBERS:

(Paid Members Only)

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Marise' Mikulis & Mark Bridgers (FMI), Big Industry Changes Ahead
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Kenn T. Sullivan, Hint: Leadership is the Answer
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Bill Stieber, Can You Afford to Ignore Six Sigma?
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Tim Douglas, More Project Efficiency Through Technology
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Stephen M. R. Covey, Trends Shaping the Industry
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Chris Hudson, The Benefit of Joining Alliances
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Barry LePatner, Inside the Change Order Profit Strategy
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Lee Smither, Trends Shaping the Industry
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Peter Beck, Collaboration vs. Integration: A Knowledge-Based Approach
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Don Evans, Design-Build as a Solution for the Infrastructure
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Scott Lynn, Infrastructure Meltdown, the Industry Challenge
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Dean Kashiwagi, Best Value in the Low Priced Environment
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Dean Kashiwagi, Best Value Contracting Strategy
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Richard Belle, Inside the Design Build Trend
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Michael Atkinson, What Can We Learn from Contractors in Canada?
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Judith Kunoff, The Value of Building Information Modeling
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Stewart Carroll, How Real Time Estimating Can Benefit Your Clients
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Ron Black, Dealing with Industry Change
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Lee Evey, A New Way to Construction Profits
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John Giachino, Benefits of Qualification-Based Selection
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John Gambatese, Innovation: Developing Your Competetive Advantage
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Jim Lutz, Understanding What Owners Want
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Dean Kashiwagi, Best Value Client Benefits
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Nathan Chong, The Best Value Approach from the Client's Perspective
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Randy Larson, Delivering More Value to Clients
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Christopher Lee, Managing Across Generations
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Thom Tisthammer, Developing Best Value Employees
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Major Ben Brooks, Using Diversity as an Advantage
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Pamela Mullender, A New Source for Construction Workers
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Roger Liska, Reaping the Benefits of Training
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Edwin Hill, Re-thinking Labor & Compensation
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Mark Wylie, Training the New Generation Workers
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Bill Ragan, What Employees Should Consider in Making Employment Choices
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Dede Hughes, The Benefits of Women in Construction
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Roger Herman, Can You Beat the Labor Crisis?
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Mark Casso, How CEOs View the Labor Shortage
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Ike Casey, Sub-Contractor Labor and Liability
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Michael Dell’Isola, Balancing Bids and Budgets
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Aldonna Ambler, Growing Through Mergers and Acquisitions
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Chris Brasco, Managing Construction Risks
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Lawrence L. Steinmetz, How to Increase Your Profit Margins
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Dennis Bausman, Why You Need A Business Strategy
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Dennis Feidner, Increase Profits by Renting A CFO
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Roger Liska, Improving Productivity and Profits
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George Hedley, Growing Your Contracting Company
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Benjamin Franklin (Ralph Archbold), 300 Years of Contracting Wisdom
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James Lewis, High Performance Management
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Barbara Jackson, New Contracting 101: Lead or Die
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Jack Gibson, Inside Tips on Contractor Insurance
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Aldonna Ambler, How to Grow Your Company While Maintaining Profit Margins
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Rick Crandall, Marketing Your Construction Services
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Michael Gerber, The Keys to Contractor Growth
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Bruce D'Agostino, The Need for Leadership
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Tony Johnson, Mastering Project Management
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Dennis Sowards, Eliminating Contractor Waste
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Susan Linden McGreevy, Why Contractors Must Understand how to Manage Their Risk on Projects
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George Hedley, How to Avoid Competing on Price
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Robert B. Cialdini, Selling Beyond the Low Bid
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Steve Sandherr, Keys to Success: Communication and Collaboration
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Dean Kashiwagi, Best Value Contractor Benefits
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E. Colette Nelson, How to Make Sure you Get Paid
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Thom Tisthammer, Competing on Value
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Ike Casey, Pricing and Payment of Subs
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Mike Steel, Competing on Value from the Vendor's Perspective
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Steve Muncy, Competing on Value
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Roger Liska, To Improve Productivity Start Here
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Mack Hanan, Selling Value Versus Price
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David Rosenfield, Using Recycled Electrical Material

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UPCOMING INTERVIEWS:

Stay tuned for the following interviews to be posted in the future:

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Bill Ragan: How to Hire and Retain the Best Management Team
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Mark Breslin: The Survival of the Construction Workforce
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Tamara Erickson: Workforce Crisis
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Russ Phillips w/Dennis Fiedner: How Sound Financial Management Improves Performance
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Barbara Jackson w/Lee Evey: The Integrated Design-Build Mindset
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Barbara Jackson w/Lee Evey: What Makes the Design-Build Project Manager Unique?
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Jay Bhatt: Technology Trends Coming to the Construction Industry
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Rick Crandall: How to Improve Your Web site Marketing – Part 1
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Rick Crandall: How to Improve Your Web site Marketing – Part 2
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Doug Mouton w/Lee Evey: Innovation in Design-Build – Rising from the Ruins of Katrina
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Robynne Thaxton Parkinson w/Lee Evey: How to Address Legal Issues in the Integrated Construction Process
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John Gambatese w/Lee Evey: Innovation in Project Deliver
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Gen Pat Burns w/Lee Evey: The Design-Build Chain Concept


More sample interviews from New Construction Strategies:
"Inside The Change Order Profit Strategy"
Barry LePatner (including guest host Bruce D’Agostino)
Posted:
11/14/07
In the book Broken Buildings, Busted Budgets, Barry LePatner describes what he believes are the “major causes of cost overruns, delays, and change orders that plague many owners.” Listen to LePatner explain how the construction industry must change. His book is a stimulating debate on the issues facing the construction industry and is a must read for everyone in the industry.
"Trends Shaping the Industry"
Lee Smither
Posted 11/4/07
There are numerous trends that are impacting the construction industry and it’s important for today’s construction executive to understand these impacts in order to plan accordingly. FMI’s research in this area has made them an expert on the changing construction environment. Listen to Lee Smither, a director at FMI, describe the major trends impacting the construction industry and how they impact the industry.
"Best Value in the Low Priced Environment"
Dr. Dean Kashiwagi
Posted:
7/19/07
Many people believe that Best Value can only be used in a negotiated environment, however while the full impact of best can’t be reached in the low bid environment there are still benefits to the program. Listen Dr. Dean Kashiwagi as explains how best value can used in the low bid environment to improve project performance.
"A NEW WAY TO CONSTRUCTION PROFITs"
Lee Evey

Posted: 2/26/07

Unless construction services are selected based upon value, instead of merely price, buyers of construction services usually do not get the most for their money. Listen to Lee Evey, President of the Design Build Institute of America, explains why the design build approach provides high value to construction buyers.
"Understanding What Owners Want"
Jim Lutz
Posted:
10/1/07
While price is always a factor because everyone is in a competitive marketplace, price consists of more than the number presented in the bid. Listen to Jim Lutz, senior vice president of development for Liberty Property Trust, explain how Liberty Property evaluates contractors and how contactors can improve their chances of doing business with them or get themselves banned from future projects.
"A New Source for Construction Workers"
Pamela Mullender
Posted:
8/27/07
Probably the largest challenge facing the construction is finding and retaining new construction workers and managers. The ACE (Architect, Construction, Engineering) Mentor program provides an outstanding opportunity for the construction to get today’s high school students excited about the construction industry. Listen to Pamela Mullender, Executive Director of the ACE Mentoring Prgoram, enthusiastically describe the excitement this program generates in our youth, our resource of the future.
"HOW TO GROW YOUR COMPANY WHILE MAINTAINING PROFIT MARGINS"
Aldonna Ambler
Posted: 11/20/06
Most companies want to grow and increase their profits, however, too many do things that are counter to that goal. Listen to Aldonna Ambler, the Growth Strategist, explain the do's and don’ts of growing your business profitably.

"How to Avoid Competing on Price"
George Hedley
Posted:
7/19/07
If you compete based on low price, you will never be really financially successful – it’s impossible say George Hedley. Listen to George Hedley, CEO of Hedley Construction and Development explain how the contractor can differentiate themselves for increased profits.
"To Improve Productivity Start Here"
Professor Roger Liska
Posted:
7/23/07
Unfortunately craft productivity has been calculated at only around 40 percent. Conventional wisdom tends to blame the workforce, but the reality is that most of the problems are a result poor management practices. Listen to Clemson Professor Roger Liska explain how your company start improving its productivity immediately.
 

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