Innovation Overload
The NECA Innovation Overload Podcast helps contractors make sense of industry tools and decide what is right for their business. Each week, the NECA Innovation Team and a weekly guest discuss and tackle problems contractors across the country are facing.
Innovation Overload
#105: Mike Oakes, Ian Andrews, and Josh Bone
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NECA Podcast Network
“I look at so much of this and think we’ve institutionalized so much. We’ve got to get used to faster rates of change, be more open, and keep our eyes open to what’s next.”
In this episode of the Innovation Overload Podcast, guest host Mike Oakes, President of First Choice Electrical Solutions, sits down with Ian Andrews, Executive Director of Field and Industrial Labor Relations, and Josh Bone, Executive Director of ELECTRI.
Together, they explore how labor and the union are adapting to the evolving jobsite. From smarter tools and emerging technologies to workforce shifts and changing expectations, they unpack the challenges and opportunities shaping the industry—and share how leaders can stay ahead in a fast-moving, competitive landscape.