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Building a Community of Intentional Leaders with a Construction Mind Shifter

A construction leader reveals how intentional mindset shifts transform industry culture and unlock human-centered operational excellence

By Greg Crumpton · November 2, 2023, 4:00 AM UTCConstruction Industry InsightsConstruction Mind ShifterDepth BuilderGabrielle Bar
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Key takeaways

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Intentional leadership and continuous learning are essential to closing the construction industry's skills gap.

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Lean construction methodology must center the human element to drive lasting operational excellence.

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Building a community of intentional leaders requires deliberate mindset shifts across all levels of the industry.

The construction industry will build a community of intentional leaders with a bit of help from a Construction Mind Shifter.

In the latest episode of Straight Outta Crumpton, hosts Greg Crumpton and Gabrielle Bar sit down with Jesse Hernandez, a Principal at Depth Builder and a self-proclaimed "Construction Mind Shifter." Hernandez shares his journey from a summer job in construction to becoming a significant figure in the industry, emphasizing the importance of continuous learning, leadership, and the human element in lean construction methodology. Throughout the engaging discussion, the trio explores the evolving landscape of construction, underscoring the necessity of making the job easier and better for workers amidst a challenging skills gap in the sector.

The construction industry will build a community of intentional leaders with a bit of help from a Construction Mind Shifter.

About the author

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Greg CrumptonVice President

<a style="color: white;font-weight: 600;" href="https://marketscale.com/shows/straight-outta-crumpton/">Straight Outta Crumpton</a><br/><br/> Greg's personal & professional goals are to serve the people that he am working with and/or for. He carries this mantra in his professional life and his home life. Having 40+ years as a full-service mechanical and mission critical environments contractor with a heavy emphasis on service, maintenance and repair. Greg specialize in mission critical cooling (Heat Rejection) and electrical infrastructures, as well as the comfort cooling surrounding them. As a continual entrepreneur, several markets strike him as interesting. As varied as you could imagine, they range from Coffee with my bud's at www.CommonPlaceCoffee.com, all the way to serving as an adviser for several start-ups in the emerging technology world via www.aGlobalVenture.com & www.AtomPower.com and others. Giving back to his community is of equal importance to him, www.apparo.org and Animal Welfare are just a couple ways of doing just that.

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About the Experts

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Greg Crumpton

Host, Straight Outta Crumpton

Greg Crumpton is a business services leader and podcast host known for his mantra that relationships drive business. He hosts Straight Outta Crumpton on MarketScale, where he explores networking, leadership, and professional relationship-building with industry influencers. Crumpton is also affiliated with ServiceLogic in a leadership capacity.

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Jesse Hernandez

Principal

Depth Builder

Jesse Hernandez is a Principal at Depth Builder and self-described 'Construction Mind Shifter.' He focuses on lean construction methodology, leadership development, and the human element of building industry culture. Hernandez began his career with a summer job in construction and has grown into a recognized voice for intentional leadership and continuous learning in the trades.

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Gabrielle Bar

Co-host

Straight Outta Crumpton

Gabrielle Bar is a co-host on Straight Outta Crumpton, contributing to conversations around leadership, networking, and professional development in the construction and business services sectors.