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Grill Me skill mentioned
https://github.com/mattpocock/skills/blob/main/skills/productivity/grill-me/SKILL.md I wanted to drop the link for the skill i mentioned in the live that i have been enjoying using lately.
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Cool. What kind of projects do you use it for?
Can You Teach What You Know?
What if the best thing you've ever done on a jobsite can't be taught? That's a question I've been wrestling with. I've spent more than 40 years in construction, and like a lot of us, I've been fortunate enough to turn around difficult jobs, mentor younger superintendents, and solve problems that didn't seem to have a solution. For a long time, I thought experience was the answer. Now I think experience is only part of it. The real question is: Can you explain why you made the decision you made? Or does it just live in your instincts? Too much of our industry depends on personality. "He's just a natural leader." "She's got great instincts." "He just knows how to run work." But what happens when they retire? If we can't explain what we're doing in a way someone else can learn, practice, and repeat, then we've passed on stories instead of standards. The next generation doesn't just need our experience. They need a framework they can stand on while they're building their own. That's what I've been trying to put into words over the last few years. Not a better personality. A better standard. I'm curious... What's one thing you've done for years that came naturally to you—but only later realized you had to learn how to teach? I'd enjoy hearing from some folks who've spent a lifetime building this industry.
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I agree with a lot here. I think curiosity is key and killing ego on job sites as a leader. I get stuck the same way on how do I teach someone what I know, and realize I can't. I have to show them most of the times. On the solution end of things such as lessons learned, I have to write them down myself (which I have to get better at).
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Christopher Seville
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Over 16 years in the industry with High Rise and Commercial build knowledge. Started in Estimating to project management to owning a construction firm

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Joined Jul 21, 2026
West Palm Beach, Florida
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