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Feb242021

Episode 78 – The Project Life Cycle and Training PMs

Business Development, podcast, Project Management, TrainingFebruary 24, 2021

This week, we’re taking another dive into our new model of organizational change, the newly named “Groundswell Theory.” As we…

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Feb182021

Episode 77 – Interview with a Construction Vampire

Business Development, Change, Company Culture, Leadership, podcast, TrainingFebruary 18, 2021

This week, we are talking about growth, hiring and promotion – all of the ways that a company gets an…

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Feb112021

Episode 76 – Top Secret Value Engineering Tips

Economy, podcast, Project ManagementFebruary 11, 2021

This week on The Critical Path, we are talking about a subject that is at the center of a great…

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Feb42021

Episode 75 – Managing Schedule Impact

podcast, Project ManagementFebruary 4, 2021

Last year, just before Covid hit, we recorded an episode about how to manage schedule in construction. The plan was…

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Jan272021

Episode 74 – Now What?

Business Development, Change, Company Culture, consulting, Economy, Leadership, Life, podcastJanuary 27, 2021

It’s been a while since we have made an episode of The Critical Path, but we’re back and we have…

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Oct242020

Episode 73 – Rediscovering Building Local with Kathryn Larsen

Change, Design, Economy, podcastOctober 24, 2020

This week, on The Critical Path, we’re talking with architectural innovator Kathryn Larsen, who has earned the nickname, The Seaweed…

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Oct172020

Episode 72 – The Future of Virtual Construction with BNBuilders

Change, Company Culture, Leadership, podcastOctober 17, 2020

This week’s episode is a lot of fun! We’ve been working to learn more about how Extended Reality (XR) is…

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Oct92020

Episode 71 – Building a Better World with Shannon Bunsen and Kevin Hunter

Change, Life, podcastOctober 9, 2020

Recently, we started hearing about some really cool projects that have been happening around the world. We wanted to learn…

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Oct52020

Episode 70 – Foreman Basic Training – A Sneak Preview

Leadership, podcast, TrainingOctober 5, 2020

This week, we start running our first group through our Foreman Basic Training program. For that course, rather than give…

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Sep182020

Episode 69 – Sink or Swim

Company Culture, Leadership, podcast, TrainingSeptember 18, 2020

As we gear up to roll out our Foreman Basic Training Program next month, we’re talking about the phenomena that…

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Sep112020

Episode 68 – The Impact of 9-11 on Safety with Special Guest Brian Polis from Graham

Company Culture, podcastSeptember 11, 2020

It’s been 19 years today since the September 11 attacks. That date is engraved in our minds for a reason…

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Sep12020

Episode 67 – Bidding – Is It A Xenomorph?

podcast, Project ManagementSeptember 1, 2020

We’ve had a busy couple of weeks, and lots of guests on The Critical Path lately. It felt like it…

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Aug252020

Episode 66 – Reimagining Construction Education with Mark Zimpfer

Life, podcast, Project Management, TrainingAugust 25, 2020

As COVID has changed our world from the highly localized Seattle community to a more global perspective, we’ve been talking…

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Aug182020

Episode 65 – Value vs Cool in Construction Tech with Trevor Lunde

Business Development, Change, IT Help, podcastAugust 18, 2020

It seems like every day we see some new tool or software solution that is the ‘next big thing’ in…

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Aug142020

Episode 64 – Unleashing Your Superpower

Company Culture, Leadership, Life, podcastAugust 14, 2020

This week, we’re talking about all the time you spend doing things that aren’t your strongest or best skills, and…

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Aug72020

Episode 63 – Looking for Work

Change, Company Culture, Life, podcastAugust 7, 2020

This week, we’re talking about a subject that is on a lot of minds right now – looking for work.…

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Jul292020

Episode 62 – True Stories with Nigel Chiddick

Company Culture, Leadership, Life, podcastJuly 29, 2020

This week, we’re catching up with Nigel Chiddick, who has been running a series of LinkedIn stories about his experiences…

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Jul232020

Episode 61 – How Can I Motivate People?

Company Culture, Leadership, podcastJuly 23, 2020

A question we hear all the time is, “How do I get my team motivated?” A related question that not…

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Jul92020

Episode 60 – Downsizing and Survivor’s Syndrome

Change, Company Culture, Economy, Leadership, podcastJuly 9, 2020

Downsizing. No one wants to talk about it. No one wants to have to do it. It’s not exactly a…

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Jun292020

Episode 59 – Diversity and Inclusion in Construction with Special Guest Dan Lester.

Change, Company Culture, Economy, Leadership, podcast, UncategorizedJune 29, 2020

Recently, we had a great conversation on the podcast with our friend Jason Jones, and that conversation brought up a…

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Jun242020

Episode 58 – The Power of Stupid Questions

Company Culture, Leadership, podcastJune 24, 2020

Knowledge is so important in the construction industry. Knowing the right way to build things, knowing the way the customer…

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Jun182020

Episode 57 – Do Black Lives Matter in Construction? – with Special Guest Jason Jones

Change, Company Culture, Economy, Leadership, Life, podcastJune 18, 2020

Okay Constant Listeners, get your Jetpacks on because we are getting a little serious this week. There is a conversation…

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Jun42020

Episode 56 – Working with Equipment with Luke Powers of Gearflow.com

podcast, Project ManagementJune 4, 2020

This week, we recorded our first remote guest on The Critical Path. (In the past, when you have heard guests…

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May182020

Episode 55 – Tracking the Impact of COVID

podcast, Project ManagementMay 18, 2020

As everyone slowly, but surely (and safely!) gets back to work in the construction world, we’ve been talking with a…

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Apr282020

Episode 54 – A Case Study on Pivoting

Business Development, Leadership, podcast, Project Management, TrainingApril 28, 2020

In Episode 53 – How Are You?, we talked about the way that the COVID crisis has been impacting Arcade…

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Apr282020

Episode 53 – How Are You?

Life, podcastApril 28, 2020

Lately, we have been talking a lot about the impact that the current pandemic has on the economy. Work has…

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Apr172020

Episode 52 – Hitting the Ground Running

Economy, podcast, Project ManagementApril 17, 2020

It’s been quiet here on the podcast for the past couple of weeks as we get our heads around this…

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Mar242020

Episode 51 – Stay Home, Stay Healthy

Economy, Leadership, Life, News, podcastMarch 24, 2020

Last night, Washington state announced a ‘Stay Home, Stay Healthy’ order, in response to the COVID-19 crisis. Today, everyone in…

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Mar132020

Episode 50 – Not How We Planned This Episode

Company Culture, Life, podcastMarch 13, 2020

Unless you have been hiding in a bunker beneath the city, you are probably aware of the fact that things…

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Feb122020

Episode 49 – Planning Your Project Schedule

podcast, Project ManagementFebruary 12, 2020

This week’s episode topic was a request from longtime listener and previous guest Jason Lange, who wanted to hear more…

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Feb62020

Episode 48 – Seven Levels of Delegation

Leadership, podcastFebruary 6, 2020

Delegation is tough! We talk to leaders every day who want to give their teams the freedom to make decisions,…

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Jan302020

Episode 47 – Annual Review Time!

Company Culture, Leadership, podcastJanuary 30, 2020

We’re back! After a not-so-short unplanned hiatus over the holiday break, we are back in the saddle and turning out…

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Dec22019

Episode 46 – Giving Thanks

Life, podcastDecember 2, 2019

This week, we are talking about the sometimes complicated topic of being grateful. If you celebrate Thanksgiving, you know that…

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Nov232019

Episode 45 – PM Software

Business Development, IT Help, podcast, Project ManagementNovember 23, 2019

This week, we’re talking about one of Jason’s pet peeves – Project Management Software. We see all kinds of PM…

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Nov142019

Episode 44 – Do Something That Terrifies You!

Change, Company Culture, Leadership, Life, podcastNovember 14, 2019

Last week, we were the ‘Big Top’ Sponsors for ABC’s circus themed Fall Event, and we promised a surprise. We…

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Nov112019

Episode 43 – Team Tasking

Business Development, Company Culture, IT Help, podcastNovember 11, 2019

Back in Episode 31, we talked about keeping track of all of your tasks in one place. This week, we’re…

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Oct312019

Episode 42 – Spooky Safety Stories

Company Culture, consulting, podcastOctober 31, 2019

This week, it’s our favorite holiday – Halloween! (Check out the podcast image to see Bowie, our new pet dragon…

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Oct242019

Episode 41 – Leaving Well

Business Development, Company Culture, Leadership, podcastOctober 24, 2019

This week, we spoke with another special guest – Jason Lange, Chief Operating Officer for AM Exteriors. We asked him…

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Oct172019

Episode 40 – Trade Organizations

Business Development, Company Culture, Leadership, podcastOctober 17, 2019

We help construction companies. Being in a line of work like that puts us into contact with other organizations who…

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Oct142019

Episode 39 – Don’t Let Zombies in Your House!

Business Development, consulting, podcastOctober 14, 2019

Halloween is coming, and if you hadn’t heard, we’re big fans of Halloween at Arcade. (Hence the upcoming Halloween party…

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Oct42019

Episode 38 – Planning Ahead

Business Development, Leadership, podcastOctober 4, 2019

In the construction industry, it’s pretty common for companies to be busy all summer long. When the summer ends and…

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Sep242019

Episode 37 – Storytime with Arcade (Part 2)

Life, podcastSeptember 24, 2019

This episode is the second and final part of Storytime with Arcade. In this episode, we talk about our lives…

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Sep182019

Episode 36 – Storytime with Arcade (Part 1)

Life, podcastSeptember 18, 2019

This week’s episode is a little different than our usual episode. After 35 episodes of talking about business development and…

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Sep52019

Episode 35 – The Art of War

podcast, TrainingSeptember 5, 2019

This week, we’re talking about our upcoming training series, The Art of War with ABC. People often ask us why…

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Aug222019

Podcast Episode 34 – Managing Performance

Business Development, Leadership, podcastAugust 22, 2019

All month, we’ve been talking about the ways you can tune up your organization with regards to taking care of…

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Aug152019

Podcast Episode 33 – Building Your Map

Business Development, consulting, podcastAugust 15, 2019

This month on The Critical Path, we’re focusing on all of the little tweaks you can make to run a…

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Aug82019

Podcast Episode 32 – Navigating Compensation

Company Culture, podcastAugust 8, 2019

We talk a lot about company culture and the fact that money isn’t the only factor in a good hire.…

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Aug52019

Podcast Episode 31 – Get Your House in Order!

Business Development, On Point Time Management, podcastAugust 5, 2019

If boosting your business up to the next level is a journey (and it is,) the necessary first step of…

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Jul252019

Podcast Episode 30 – Jetpack Leadership Cohort

Leadership, podcastJuly 25, 2019

We’ve been talking a lot about leadership lately, and this week, to celebrate our 30th podcast episode, we are talking…

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Jul182019

Podcast Episode 29 – How to Boost Your Leaders

Leadership, podcastJuly 18, 2019

This week, we’re continuing our discussion about Leadership (after a brief unexpected hiatus as we replaced the carpeting in our…

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Jun202019

Podcast Episode 28 – Leading Your Team

Business Development, podcastJune 20, 2019

Last week, we talked about building a strong team. This week, we’re taking the next logical step and addressing how…

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Jun132019

Podcast Episode 27 – Building Your Team

Company Culture, podcastJune 13, 2019

This month, we’re talking about Leadership. An often overlooked truth is that leadership starts at building the right team for…

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Jun62019

Podcast Episode 26 – Hiring the Right People

Business Development, Company Culture, podcastJune 6, 2019

When we ask the question: What is the biggest challenge your business faces, the most common answer we hear is…

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May302019

Podcast Episode 25 – Recruiting Problem or Culture Problem?

Business Development, Company Culture, podcastMay 30, 2019

A common refrain when we meet with new clients is often ‘I just can’t find good people.’ Our response to…

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May232019

Podcast Episode 24 – Planning the Perfect Heist

podcast, Project ManagementMay 23, 2019

Often, we run into teams on construction projects who view the planning process as a luxury that they can’t afford.…

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Apr252019

Podcast Episode 23 – Breathe

Company Culture, Life, podcastApril 25, 2019

As the sun finally starts to appear and we start seeing the first truly warm days of the season, it’s…

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Apr182019

Podcast Episode 22 – I’m Stuck Here!

Change, Life, podcastApril 18, 2019

This month, there are some big changes happening in our personal sphere. The more we talked through what to do…

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Apr112019

Podcast Episode 21 – Manage Like You Parent

Business Development, consulting, podcastApril 11, 2019

Get ready for a very special episode of The Critical Path! This week is spring break, and the kids were…

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Apr42019

Podcast Episode 20 – Resolution Theory

Business Development, Change, podcastApril 4, 2019

At Arcade, we spend a lot of time talking about change. Resolution Theory is our model for understanding what a…

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Mar282019

Podcast Episode 19 – Dealing with Burnout

Business Development, Change, Company Culture, podcastMarch 28, 2019

We’re in the business of helping companies navigate big changes. When an organization moves through a lot of changes in…

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Mar212019

Podcast Episode 18 – Productive Conflict

Business Development, Company Culture, podcastMarch 21, 2019

Conflict can be really destructive at the workplace. It’s important to have teams who get along, but in our quest…

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Mar142019

Podcast Episode 17 – Gamify Your Workplace

Change, Company Culture, podcastMarch 14, 2019

One of our favorite ways to improve culture, efficiency and solve a broad array of workplace issues is with Gamification.…

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Mar72019

Podcast Episode 16 – Managing Conflict

podcastMarch 7, 2019

In Episode 16, we talked about a common subject of discussion for us – Conflict Management. We believe that the…

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Feb282019

Podcast Episode 15 – Solving Authority Issues

Company Culture, podcastFebruary 28, 2019

In Episode 13, we talked about the difference between Respect, Authority and Deference. Understanding the different elements of ‘Respect’ is…

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Feb212019

Podcast Episode 14 – Trust and Faith

Company Culture, podcastFebruary 21, 2019

The word trust is one we hear all the time with regards to employment issues. We just need people we…

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Feb112019

Podcast Episode 13 – Respect, Authority and Deference

Company Culture, podcastFebruary 11, 2019

We hear the word ‘Respect,’ a lot when we’re talking to people about work. We find that everyone uses that…

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Oct232018

Podcast Episode 12 – The Value of Company Culture

Business Development, Company Culture, podcastOctober 23, 2018

We often liken the building of company culture to a terraforming process (a process that transforms a hostile environment –…

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Oct12018

Podcast Episode 11 – Nailing it with Blogging and Social Media, part 2

IT Help, Marketing, podcastOctober 1, 2018

Last week we talked about understanding what some of the most popular channels are for social media, and trying to…

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Sep242018

Podcast Episode 10 – Nailing it with Blogging and Social Media

Business Development, IT Help, Marketing, podcastSeptember 24, 2018

After our recent episode about understanding your website, we realized that for many small businesses, the world of blogging and…

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Sep202018

Podcast Episode 9 – 6 Documents your project shouldn’t be without

Business Development, podcast, Project ManagementSeptember 20, 2018

In construction, we’re very much aware of the importance of our tools. Without the tools of the trade, we’d be…

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Sep102018

Podcast Episode 8 – What do you need to know about your website?

IT Help, podcastSeptember 10, 2018

As we become increasingly dependent on the internet to reach out to new customers, the vast array of decisions that…

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Nov22017

The Critical Path Episode 7 – Arcade’s Code of Honor

Business Development, podcastNovember 2, 2017

We’ve been on a short hiatus, but we’re back, and so is the podcast with Episode 7 – Arcade’s Code…

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Sep282017

The Critical Path Episode 6 – Arcade’s Compass

Business Development, podcastSeptember 28, 2017

We’ve been walking through Compass, Code, and Strategy on the podcast, Arcade’s new lens on company Wayfinding. This week, we…

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Sep222017

The Critical Path Episode 5 – Strategy Matrix and Action Plan

Business Development, podcastSeptember 22, 2017

In this episode, we talk about the Strategy component of Compass, Code and Strategy. Also, Jason takes on a concentrated…

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Sep142017

The Critical Path Episode 4 – The Code of Honor

Business Development, consultingSeptember 14, 2017

This week, we talk about the second element of Compass, Code and Strategy – The Code of Honor. Also, the…

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Sep42017

The Critical Path Episode 3 – The Compass

Business Development, podcastSeptember 4, 2017

In this episode, we talk about the first component of the Compass, Code and Strategy method – the Compass. We…

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Aug312017

The Critical Path Episode 2 – The Trouble with Mission, Vision, and Values

Business Development, podcastAugust 31, 2017

In this week’s episode, we talk about choosing a destination, and the tools that businesses use to help them find…

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Aug102017

The Critical Path Episode 1 – The Raffle

Business Development, podcastAugust 10, 2017

We’ve got the software down and the hosting figured out – but how do you actually record a podcast? What…

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