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The Construction Leadership Podcast: Executive Strategies to Build Elite Teams & Consistently Deliver On-Time, Under Budget

Do your teams hesitate during change, struggle with accountability, or push back on your decisions—even when you're the boss?

If you're a leader in the construction industry, you know that technical skill isn't enough. You need to influence, persuade, and lead effectively without constant infighting.

In this episode, you'll learn how the six principles of influence, backed by deep psychological research, can help you lead with clarity, authority, and impact—whether you're negotiating a contract or getting your crew to buy into a new workflow.

In this episode you will:

• Discover how reciprocity and commitment drive follow-through from teams and clients.
• Learn real-world strategies from sales and site management that increase your persuasive power.
• Understand how to protect yourself from being manipulated by unethical uses of persuasion.

Listen now to learn the six science-backed strategies that will help you lead more effectively, communicate with clarity, and build lasting influence in construction.

The Construction Leadership Podcast dives into essential leadership topics in construction, including strategy, emotional intelligence, communication skills, confidence, innovation, and effective decision-making. You'll also gain insights into delegation, cultural intelligence, goal setting, team building, employee engagement, and how to overcome common culture problems. Whether you're leading a crew or managing an entire organization, these conversations will equip you with tools to lead smarter and build stronger teams.

This episode is brought to you by The Simple Sales Pipeline® —the most efficient way to organize and value any construction sales rep's roster of customers and prospects in under 30 minutes once every 30 days.

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