Episode 78 – The Project Life Cycle and Training PMs
This week, we’re taking another dive into our new model of organizational change, the newly named “Groundswell Theory.” As we…
This week, we’re taking another dive into our new model of organizational change, the newly named “Groundswell Theory.” As we…
This week, we are talking about growth, hiring and promotion – all of the ways that a company gets an…
This week on The Critical Path, we are talking about a subject that is at the center of a great…
Last year, just before Covid hit, we recorded an episode about how to manage schedule in construction. The plan was…
It’s been a while since we have made an episode of The Critical Path, but we’re back and we have…
This week’s episode is a lot of fun! We’ve been working to learn more about how Extended Reality (XR) is…
Recently, we started hearing about some really cool projects that have been happening around the world. We wanted to learn…
This week, we start running our first group through our Foreman Basic Training program. For that course, rather than give…
As we gear up to roll out our Foreman Basic Training Program next month, we’re talking about the phenomena that…
It’s been 19 years today since the September 11 attacks. That date is engraved in our minds for a reason…
We’ve had a busy couple of weeks, and lots of guests on The Critical Path lately. It felt like it…
As COVID has changed our world from the highly localized Seattle community to a more global perspective, we’ve been talking…
It seems like every day we see some new tool or software solution that is the ‘next big thing’ in…
This week, we’re talking about all the time you spend doing things that aren’t your strongest or best skills, and…
This week, we’re talking about a subject that is on a lot of minds right now – looking for work.…
This week, we’re catching up with Nigel Chiddick, who has been running a series of LinkedIn stories about his experiences…
A question we hear all the time is, “How do I get my team motivated?” A related question that not…
Downsizing. No one wants to talk about it. No one wants to have to do it. It’s not exactly a…
Recently, we had a great conversation on the podcast with our friend Jason Jones, and that conversation brought up a…
Knowledge is so important in the construction industry. Knowing the right way to build things, knowing the way the customer…
Okay Constant Listeners, get your Jetpacks on because we are getting a little serious this week. There is a conversation…
This week, we recorded our first remote guest on The Critical Path. (In the past, when you have heard guests…
As everyone slowly, but surely (and safely!) gets back to work in the construction world, we’ve been talking with a…
In Episode 53 – How Are You?, we talked about the way that the COVID crisis has been impacting Arcade…
Lately, we have been talking a lot about the impact that the current pandemic has on the economy. Work has…
It’s been quiet here on the podcast for the past couple of weeks as we get our heads around this…
Last night, Washington state announced a ‘Stay Home, Stay Healthy’ order, in response to the COVID-19 crisis. Today, everyone in…
Unless you have been hiding in a bunker beneath the city, you are probably aware of the fact that things…
This week’s episode topic was a request from longtime listener and previous guest Jason Lange, who wanted to hear more…
Delegation is tough! We talk to leaders every day who want to give their teams the freedom to make decisions,…
We’re back! After a not-so-short unplanned hiatus over the holiday break, we are back in the saddle and turning out…
This week, we are talking about the sometimes complicated topic of being grateful. If you celebrate Thanksgiving, you know that…
This week, we’re talking about one of Jason’s pet peeves – Project Management Software. We see all kinds of PM…
Last week, we were the ‘Big Top’ Sponsors for ABC’s circus themed Fall Event, and we promised a surprise. We…
Back in Episode 31, we talked about keeping track of all of your tasks in one place. This week, we’re…
This week, it’s our favorite holiday – Halloween! (Check out the podcast image to see Bowie, our new pet dragon…
This week, we spoke with another special guest – Jason Lange, Chief Operating Officer for AM Exteriors. We asked him…
We help construction companies. Being in a line of work like that puts us into contact with other organizations who…
Halloween is coming, and if you hadn’t heard, we’re big fans of Halloween at Arcade. (Hence the upcoming Halloween party…
In the construction industry, it’s pretty common for companies to be busy all summer long. When the summer ends and…
This episode is the second and final part of Storytime with Arcade. In this episode, we talk about our lives…
This week’s episode is a little different than our usual episode. After 35 episodes of talking about business development and…
This week, we’re talking about our upcoming training series, The Art of War with ABC. People often ask us why…
All month, we’ve been talking about the ways you can tune up your organization with regards to taking care of…
This month on The Critical Path, we’re focusing on all of the little tweaks you can make to run a…
We talk a lot about company culture and the fact that money isn’t the only factor in a good hire.…
If boosting your business up to the next level is a journey (and it is,) the necessary first step of…
We’ve been talking a lot about leadership lately, and this week, to celebrate our 30th podcast episode, we are talking…
This week, we’re continuing our discussion about Leadership (after a brief unexpected hiatus as we replaced the carpeting in our…
Last week, we talked about building a strong team. This week, we’re taking the next logical step and addressing how…
This month, we’re talking about Leadership. An often overlooked truth is that leadership starts at building the right team for…
When we ask the question: What is the biggest challenge your business faces, the most common answer we hear is…
A common refrain when we meet with new clients is often ‘I just can’t find good people.’ Our response to…
Often, we run into teams on construction projects who view the planning process as a luxury that they can’t afford.…
As the sun finally starts to appear and we start seeing the first truly warm days of the season, it’s…
This month, there are some big changes happening in our personal sphere. The more we talked through what to do…
Get ready for a very special episode of The Critical Path! This week is spring break, and the kids were…
At Arcade, we spend a lot of time talking about change. Resolution Theory is our model for understanding what a…
We’re in the business of helping companies navigate big changes. When an organization moves through a lot of changes in…
Conflict can be really destructive at the workplace. It’s important to have teams who get along, but in our quest…
One of our favorite ways to improve culture, efficiency and solve a broad array of workplace issues is with Gamification.…
In Episode 16, we talked about a common subject of discussion for us – Conflict Management. We believe that the…
In Episode 13, we talked about the difference between Respect, Authority and Deference. Understanding the different elements of ‘Respect’ is…
The word trust is one we hear all the time with regards to employment issues. We just need people we…
We hear the word ‘Respect,’ a lot when we’re talking to people about work. We find that everyone uses that…
We often liken the building of company culture to a terraforming process (a process that transforms a hostile environment –…
Last week we talked about understanding what some of the most popular channels are for social media, and trying to…
After our recent episode about understanding your website, we realized that for many small businesses, the world of blogging and…
In construction, we’re very much aware of the importance of our tools. Without the tools of the trade, we’d be…
As we become increasingly dependent on the internet to reach out to new customers, the vast array of decisions that…
We’ve been on a short hiatus, but we’re back, and so is the podcast with Episode 7 – Arcade’s Code…
We’ve been walking through Compass, Code, and Strategy on the podcast, Arcade’s new lens on company Wayfinding. This week, we…
In this episode, we talk about the Strategy component of Compass, Code and Strategy. Also, Jason takes on a concentrated…
This week, we talk about the second element of Compass, Code and Strategy – The Code of Honor. Also, the…
In this episode, we talk about the first component of the Compass, Code and Strategy method – the Compass. We…
In this week’s episode, we talk about choosing a destination, and the tools that businesses use to help them find…
We’ve got the software down and the hosting figured out – but how do you actually record a podcast? What…