The Critical Path with Mary and Jason

The Critical Path with Mary and Jason


Latest Episodes

Podcast Episode 29 – How to Boost Your Leaders
July 18, 2019

This week, we’re continuing our discussion about Leadership (after a brief unexpected hiatus as we replaced the carpeting in our office and everything was turned upside down for a couple…

Podcast Episode 28 – Leading Your Team
June 20, 2019

Last week, we talked about building a strong team. This week, we’re taking the next logical step and addressing how to actually lead your team day-to-day. So much of leadership…

Podcast Episode 27 – Building Your Team
June 13, 2019

This month, we’re talking about Leadership. An often overlooked truth is that leadership starts at building the right team for the job. Understanding the needs of the task at hand, and your own boundaries as a leader is key to putting the right people ...

Podcast Episode 26 – Hiring the Right People
June 07, 2019

When we ask the question: What is the biggest challenge your business faces, the most common answer we hear is “I can’t find the right people.” Last week, we talked about how to identify whether a culture problem might really be the culprit. However,

Podcast Episode 25 – Recruiting Problem or Culture Problem?
May 30, 2019

A common refrain when we meet with new clients is often ‘I just can’t find good people.’ Our response to this question is always to look a little deeper to try to understand, are we working with a recruiting problem or a culture problem? This week,

Podcast Episode 24 – Planning the Perfect Heist
May 23, 2019

Often, we run into teams on construction projects who view the planning process as a luxury that they can’t afford. After all, if they know how to do their work, they don’t need to spend time and money before the fact, right?

Podcast Episode 23 – Breathe
April 25, 2019

As the sun finally starts to appear and we start seeing the first truly warm days of the season, it’s inevitable that we all start thinking about vacations. Too often, vacations get pushed aside or interrupted without a thought for how important time t...

Podcast Episode 22 – I’m Stuck Here!
April 18, 2019

This month, there are some big changes happening in our personal sphere. The more we talked through what to do about the latest parenting challenges, the more we realized that our work was very relevant, which ultimately led to this podcast.

Podcast Episode 21 – Manage Like You Parent
April 11, 2019

Get ready for a very special episode of The Critical Path! This week is spring break, and the kids were hanging out at the office playing VR when it was time to record an episode. We sat down in front of the microphones with the two of them (now 13 and...

Podcast Episode 20 – Resolution Theory
April 04, 2019

At Arcade, we spend a lot of time talking about change. Resolution Theory is our model for understanding what a change encompasses and where our strengths and weaknesses lie. In this episode, we detail Resolution Theory and give you ways to use it to h...