Sean Graystone's guest appearances

Sean Graystone

Tyler's Place Podcast

Construction Dream Team

The EBFC Show

Stephen Powell

Albert Pike

Tom Taylor

Shane Snow

Andrea Hoban

John Martin

Steve Jones

Steve Turner

Mike Smith

Paul Doherty

Hurricane Michael

Reese Tisdale

James Naismith

Mike Paton

Bill Wagner

OwlTail

⚠️ Warning ⚠️ This episode is not for the easily offended or naive.  Sean Graystone shares his 40 plus years of experience in construction including little-known industry insights including Agile contracts. We explored improving our industry, mental health, construction project emotions, what it takes to create high-performance teams. Today, he is working as an Owner’s Representative. Sean specializes in collaborative project delivery, Integrated Project Delivery (IPD), Independent/Integrated Forms of Agreement (IFOAs), change implementation and management, historic structures, is an Approved Instructor for the Lean Construction Institute, and certified instructor for the AGC Lean Construction Education Program (AGC-LCEP). Sean is also a member of the AGC Lean Construction Forum Steering Committee. Show Noted Links: The Real Meaning of Kaizen - Katie Anderson https://youtu.be/Xzay9jjmfIw   Connect with Sean via LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-graystone-75201b4/ Connect with Felipe via LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/engineerfelipe  Twitter at https://twitter.com/felipe_engineer Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/thefelipeengineer   Today’s episode is sponsored by Construction Accelerator. Construction Accelerator is an online learning system for teams and individuals that offers short, in-depth videos on numerous Lean topics for Builders and Designers to discuss and implement, just like on this podcast. This is tangible knowledge at your fingertips in the field, in the office, or at home. Support your lean Lean learning at your own pace. Learn more at http://trycanow.com/  Today's episode is also sponsored by the Lean Construction Institute (LCI). This non-profit organization operates as a catalyst to transform the industry through Lean project delivery using an operating system centered on a common language, fundamental principles, and basic practices. Learn more at https://www.leanconstruction.org –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– The EBFC Show Intro Music: California by MusicbyAden https://soundcloud.com/musicbyaden Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/al-california  Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/oZ3vUFdPAjI  ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

⚠️ Warning ⚠️ This episode is not for the easily offended or naive.  Sean Graystone shares his 40 plus years of experience in construction including little-known industry insights including Agile contracts. We explored improving our industry, mental health, construction project emotions, what it takes to create high-performance teams. Today, he is working as an Owner’s Representative. Sean specializes in collaborative project delivery, Integrated Project Delivery (IPD), Independent/Integrated Forms of Agreement (IFOAs), change implementation and management, historic structures, is an Approved Instructor for the Lean Construction Institute, and certified instructor for the AGC Lean Construction Education Program (AGC-LCEP). Sean is also a member of the AGC Lean Construction Forum Steering Committee. Show Noted Links: The Real Meaning of Kaizen - Katie Anderson <a href="https://youtu.be/Xzay9jjmfIw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/Xzay9jjmfIw</a> Connect with Sean via LinkedIn at <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-graystone-75201b4/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-graystone-75201b4/</a> Connect with Felipe via LinkedIn at <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/engineerfelipe" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/engineerfelipe</a> Twitter at <a href="https://twitter.com/felipe_engineer" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/felipe_engineer</a> Instagram at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thefelipeengineer" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/thefelipeengineer</a> Today’s episode is sponsored by Construction Accelerator. Construction Accelerator is an online learning system for teams and individuals that offers short, in-depth videos on numerous Lean topics for Builders and Designers to discuss and implement, just like on this podcast. This is tangible knowledge at your fingertips in the field, in the office, or at home. Support your lean Lean learning at your own pace. Learn more at <a href="http://trycanow.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://trycanow.com/</a> Today's episode is also sponsored by the Lean Construction Institute (LCI). This non-profit organization operates as a catalyst to transform the industry through Lean project delivery using an operating system centered on a common language, fundamental principles, and basic practices. Learn more at <a href="https://www.leanconstruction.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.leanconstruction.org</a> –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– The EBFC Show Intro Music: California by MusicbyAden <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbXRTaGZLbWpSSEZMNXhxeUQtblo4c2lydzdUUXxBQ3Jtc0ttY19YQks2dFRKTG5HWi13SktFX2x4ZUJNbEFCc3QwZWtzNHBGUjNCWjNvWW00N2NmT3I3ODBRX0NVb1RuX1R3aVZNelA1SmRXbE9QMTVSSnFiZHUwbDBqN0dSTmpKV2Zka0R2UF9meUFDVGpTaFlUZw&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fsoundcloud.com%2Fmusicbyaden" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://soundcloud.com/musicbyaden</a> Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0 Free Download / Stream: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbGJyTWVjS3ZlSFZFVGV6VDdIaWdNQzNKU3VXQXxBQ3Jtc0tsQlc5WDZlXzhIWVltUkt3RG9IVVZ1Z2JEUXVlUFgwNFl3V1FrQ0wzdF82bWN1RklDSzM1X0tTZWE3TjVkOXFMTTBUY0k3MDBXVnM3M0hHLUxnTXBsSHloYjJVVHc4ekhBakg4ZkdTeDBRcm1uRTFlQQ&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2Fal-california" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/al-california</a> Music promoted by Audio Library <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZ3vUFdPAjI&amp;t=0s" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/oZ3vUFdPAjI</a> ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

True Construction Executive Stories - Sean Graystone

3 Invaluable Lessons from Sean Graystone  Lean construction principles and methodologies are some of the most effective methods to resolve and help streamline several of the most standard disconnects in the construction industry. Getting legacy companies to become okay with even the concept of change can be a big undertaking. You need Partnering to get collaboration and buy-in to make the LEAN paradigm shift.    This week, host Sue Dyer speaks with Sean Graystone about how Lean methodologies and Partnering are inseparable and how to implement these concepts in your organization for better teams and higher rates of project success.   Welcome Construction Nation!  Sue Dyer, the host of Construction Dream Team, interviews industry leaders and experts so you can learn about the people side of construction and build your construction dream team based on OPE – Other People’s Experiences.  The shortest way to success, is to learn from others who have already been there and done that!  If you go to ConstructionDreamTeam.com/Resources, you will find every guest’s favorite resources – truly the collective wisdom of all of our guests at your fingertips.  Check it out! About Guest Sean Graystone (1:32) Sean Graystone is the owner of Project Leadership &amp; Delivery LLC. Sean has been a leader in the construction industry since the late 1980s. He discovered LEAN Construction and became a big proponent of the Lean Construction methodology. Sean has used LEAN methods on his projects and has become an expert on how to teach and apply these methods.   Sean’s Journey to Becoming the Founder of Project Leadership and Delivery LLC (3:00)  Sean came upon the construction side and was recruited into a specialty group Sean began to question the methods that were engaged in and how the company was operated, so he formed his own group in 1988 Around 2009 he moved into owner’s representation and was recruited to do a historic conservation project in Washington D.C. He became more heavily involved in the AGC Group and LEAN Construction as time went on He opened up Project Leadership and Delivery at the end of 2017    Sean’s Greatest Strengths as a Leader (11:20)    His ability to think strategically He has studied and understands how human beings relate to one another – Construction is a human engagement and involves people Sean believes you have to figure out what motivates people and how to help augment the changes in behavioral understandings  How Can We Marry Collaborative Partnering Structure with Lean? (18:30)  You must create opportunity out of adversity – there is a formula: adversity leads to opportunity and opportunity leads to advantage LEAN theory says that every mistake is a learning opportunity In Partnering, you need diversity of types of points of view and people to realize that problems are all interconnected In LEAN, you Optimize the project, not the parts Partnering has structure, accountability tools, and its goal is to create a culture of collaboration and to hold everyone accountable to its norms (or buy-in) Partnering is a part of LEAN assembly – without the Partnering concept, you don’t have a LEAN assembly Formal Partnering has a place in all high-performance efforts; LEAN takes a whole bunch of other operational changes besides Partnering to create a paradigm shift Partnering takes training, LEAN takes a lot of training, and both have slightly different paths    Advice for a Project Manager Who’s Interested in Applying Lean (32:30) You have to educate people and find out how to make people more openminded. Give people valuable information via the LEAN Construction Institute and the Associated General Contractors LEAN Construction Education Program. Provide the advantages to projects which have used LEAN methods. The key to a LEAN environment is continuous improvement.   What Sean is Doing with Project Leadership and Delivery LLC (37:09)  Sean is a Certified Improvement Instructor for the Lean Construction Institute and the AGC’s LCEP Program - he does a lot of teaching and consulting Sean teaches collaboration, how to drop defensiveness, and how to engage Sean walks into a broken situation and helps everyone understand and get out of it    Resources for Listeners    Recommended Book:  Transforming Design &amp; Construction by William R. Seed Recommended TV Show: Brene brown Netflix Special - The Call To Courage    Something a Project Leader Could Do Starting Tomorrow (43:37) Devote yourself to learning and start a project library with some of your favorite books and resources. Ask the people around you for some of their favorite books and discuss the learnings. Remember that construction is a human engagement.   Contact Sean Website: Project Leadership &amp; Delivery LLC LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-graystone-cm-lean-75201b4/   Construction Nation! Dream Teams don’t just happen they are built one step at a time. Send this episode out to your team members.  Remember…Construction Dream Team drops every Monday morning at 4 am PST. Please join us next week when Sue will interview another industry leader or expert so you can learn how to create your Construction Dream Team!

3 Invaluable Lessons from Sean Graystone <ol> <li>Lean construction principles and methodologies are some of the most effective methods to resolve and help streamline several of the most standard disconnects in the construction industry.</li> <li>Getting legacy companies to become okay with even the concept of change can be a big undertaking.</li> <li>You need Partnering to get collaboration and buy-in to make the LEAN paradigm shift.</li> </ol> This week, host <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/suedyer/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sue Dyer</a> speaks with Sean Graystone about how Lean methodologies and Partnering are inseparable and how to implement these concepts in your organization for better teams and higher rates of project success. Welcome Construction Nation!  Sue Dyer, the host of Construction Dream Team, interviews industry leaders and experts so you can learn about the people side of construction and build your construction dream team based on OPE – Other People’s Experiences.  The shortest way to success, is to learn from others who have already been there and done that!  If you go to <a href="http://ConstructionDreamTeam.com/Resources" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ConstructionDreamTeam.com/Resources</a>, you will find every guest’s favorite resources – truly the collective wisdom of all of our guests at your fingertips.  Check it out! About Guest Sean Graystone (1:32) Sean Graystone is the owner of Project Leadership &amp; Delivery LLC. Sean has been a leader in the construction industry since the late 1980s. He discovered LEAN Construction and became a big proponent of the Lean Construction methodology. Sean has used LEAN methods on his projects and has become an expert on how to teach and apply these methods. Sean’s Journey to Becoming the Founder of Project Leadership and Delivery LLC (3:00) <ol> <li>Sean came upon the construction side and was recruited into a specialty group</li> <li>Sean began to question the methods that were engaged in and how the company was operated, so he formed his own group in 1988</li> <li>Around 2009 he moved into owner’s representation and was recruited to do a historic conservation project in Washington D.C.</li> <li>He became more heavily involved in the AGC Group and LEAN Construction as time went on</li> <li>He opened up Project Leadership and Delivery at the end of 2017</li> </ol> Sean’s Greatest Strengths as a Leader (11:20) <ol> <li>His ability to think strategically</li> <li>He has studied and understands how human beings relate to one another – Construction is a human engagement and involves people</li> <li>Sean believes you have to figure out what motivates people and how to help augment the changes in behavioral understandings</li> </ol> How Can We Marry Collaborative Partnering Structure with Lean? (18:30) <ol> <li>You must create opportunity out of adversity – there is a formula: adversity leads to opportunity and opportunity leads to advantage</li> <li>LEAN theory says that every mistake is a learning opportunity</li> <li>In Partnering, you need diversity of types of points of view and people to realize that problems are all interconnected</li> <li>In LEAN, you Optimize the project, not the parts</li> <li>Partnering has structure, accountability tools, and its goal is to create a culture of collaboration and to hold everyone accountable to its norms (or buy-in)</li> <li>Partnering is a part of LEAN assembly – without the Partnering concept, you don’t have a LEAN assembly</li> <li>Formal Partnering has a place in all high-performance efforts; LEAN takes a whole bunch of other operational changes besides Partnering to create a paradigm shift</li> <li>Partnering takes training, LEAN takes a lot of training, and both have slightly different paths</li> </ol> Advice for a Project Manager Who’s Interested in Applying Lean (32:30) You have to educate people and find out how to make people more openminded. Give people valuable information via the LEAN Construction Institute and the Associated General Contractors LEAN Construction Education Program. Provide the advantages to projects which have used LEAN methods. The key to a LEAN environment is continuous improvement. What Sean is Doing with Project Leadership and Delivery LLC (37:09) <ol> <li>Sean is a Certified Improvement Instructor for the Lean Construction Institute and the AGC’s LCEP Program - he does a lot of teaching and consulting</li> <li>Sean teaches collaboration, how to drop defensiveness, and how to engage</li> <li>Sean walks into a broken situation and helps everyone understand and get out of it</li> </ol> Resources for Listeners <ul> <li>Recommended Book: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Transforming-Design-Construction-Framework-Change/dp/0578168421/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=transforming+design+and+construction&amp;qid=1558459993&amp;s=gateway&amp;sr=8-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Transforming Design &amp; Construction</a> by William R. Seed</li> <li>Recommended TV Show: <a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/81010166" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Brene brown Netflix Special - The Call To Courage</a></li> </ul> Something a Project Leader Could Do Starting Tomorrow (43:37) Devote yourself to learning and start a project library with some of your favorite books and resources. Ask the people around you for some of their favorite books and discuss the learnings. Remember that construction is a human engagement. Contact Sean Website: <a href="https://pldllc.us/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Project Leadership &amp; Delivery LLC</a> LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-graystone-cm-lean-75201b4/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-graystone-cm-lean-75201b4/</a> Construction Nation! Dream Teams don’t just happen they are built one step at a time. Send this episode out to your team members.  Remember…Construction Dream Team drops every Monday morning at 4 am PST. Please join us next week when Sue will interview another industry leader or expert so you can learn how to create your Construction Dream Team!

Episode S1-33: Partnering and LEAN w/ Sean Graystone

An unedited talk with Brother Sean Graystone, 33rd degree Grand Cross talks in-depth an unedited about all the goings-on at the House of the Temple.  The most in depth interview ever done about the projects, plans and reasons behind the need for renovations.

Special Report: Sean Graystone, Director's Cut