Strategic Growth, Team Building, and Leadership Lessons with Tyler Sease - Southern Steel Engineers

Tyler Sease discusses his background in structural engineering and the niche of Southern Steel Engineers, exploring the impact of large corporations on its culture and operations. He shares insights on balancing roles in different business cultures, hiring practices, team building, and ensuring safety and accuracy in engineering amidst growth. The episode covers strategic hiring, process evaluation, growth planning, and role redundancy. Tyler highlights training and retention strategies, managing people and processes, and documentation methods. He also addresses remote work dynamics, team communication, assessing new hires, and sustainable growth, offering leadership advice and closing thoughts.

Speakers

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Justin Neagle

Host • 16%

Will Foret

Host • 2%

Will Foret

Host • 19%

Tyler Sease

Guest • 63%

Chapters

0:00	Introduction and episode overview
0:23	Hosts and guest introduction
1:13	Sponsor: Technology Consultation
2:22	Tyler Sease's background and SSE's niche in structural engineering
4:18	Influence of large corporations on SSE's culture and operations
6:24	Balancing multiple roles and small vs. large business cultures
8:27	Hiring practices and building the right team
11:09	Safety and accuracy in engineering and managing growth
13:16	Strategic hiring and process evaluation
18:01	Planning for growth and role redundancy
20:52	Training and retention strategies
24:27	Learning curve in managing people and processes
26:02	Documentation methods and training effectiveness
28:14	Remote work dynamics and team communication
33:16	Assessing new hires and sustainable growth strategies
37:47	Leadership's approach to mistakes and team specialization
45:16	Transitioning from practitioner to manager
48:58	Advice for younger self and closing thoughts
49:40	Contact information and social media
50:12	Podcast mission and closing reminders
51:03	Closing tagline

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