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2 Hour House: Leadership from the Ground Up | 
| Authors: Brian Conaway, Jose Feliciano
Publisher: BookSurge Publishing
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 329259
Media: Paperback
Pages: 142
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 9 x 6 x 0.4
ISBN: 1419673424
Dewey Decimal Number: 658
EAN: 9781419673429
ASIN: 1419673424
Publication Date: August 17, 2007
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Product Description
Is it possible to build a house in only two hours? Either they would prove the doubters wrong and go down in history, or they would go up in flames. Only time, the next few hours to be exact, would tell. A group of East Texas homebuilders dreamed of setting a new world record for building a 2,249 square foot house from the ground up. To do so, they would have to pour a concrete slab that hardened in only 22 minutes and paint the house in the same time it takes to brush your teeth. Plans called for a traditional home that met or exceeded code at every turn. It took two years of planning, 1,000 volunteers from every trade and more than a little luck to pull it off. It was an enormous puzzle with thousands of pieces. But once they dumped everything out of the box and onto the lot inside a new subdivision, would all of the pieces fit together? What this team learned about life, leadership and the persistence of the human spirit will motivate you to transform your own life, work and home from the ground up.
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Endorsements - 2 Hour House May 2, 2008
Bill D. Smith
American Institute of Architecture
Bill D. Smith, FAIA exclaims, "innovation and process have defined the
architectural profession for centuries. The ideas shared in the 2 Hour
House book and DVD brings these business applications to the forefront for our nation."
Tom Kleckner
Luminant /TXU
We are a client of 2 Hour House. We use the 2 hr house DVD in our operating System classes.
Oliver Konarkowski
Wyeth Pharmaceuticals
Our Management Development team, here at Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, is responsible for the training and development of all sales managers within our organization. This includes first line up to VP.
As part of our curriculum we offer a 1.5 day Project Management program which introduces participants to high level project management skills and practices. During this program we show the 2 hour house video to highlight what can be accomplished with effective planning and execution. We ask the participants to observe what PM skills were used and what the critical areas were that made this project successful. Since it is only a 1.5 day program, we show the 24 minute highlight portion vs. the entire 1 hour session.
In 2007 we ran the program once with the video and based on post program feedback, people felt that it really provided additional value. In addition some participants were requesting the name of the 2 hour house website so that they could order a copy for themselves.
Graham Vandergrift
Southwest Airlines
"At Southwest Airlines we expect our Leaders to "Build Great Teams". The 2 Hour House video demonstrates the impact of effective Teamwork through role and goal clarity."
Michael Arita
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation
I watched the video this evening, what an amazing project. Not sure if the actual building or the planning was the most amazing part of the project but I do know that neither would be possible without exceptional Teamwork!
Dave Thomas
Subaru of Plano
2 Hour House book/video applies practices and tools that translate into faster processes, greater performance by everyone on the team and a powerful collaborative synergy that drives excellence. It's easy for me to use these techniques at Subaru as another way to give us a competitive advantage in the market. It's smart business.
Dan Stauffer
McCoy's Corporation
It was exciting to be in the audience on construction day, but the 2 Hour House video added another dimension to the experience. Seeing and hearing team leaders talk about the impact the project had on them and the lasting relationships that were built during the planning and execution of the project was gratifying. There was a higher purpose than just building a house in record time.
Kyle McLaughlin
Champions FC Futsal & Soccer Club
"The 2 Hour House book and video has been very inspirational to our non-profit soccer club in terms of what we believe our Executive Board and club volunteers can accomplish. Anyone who is interested in experiencing a paradigm shift in a positive direction in terms of planning, time management/efficiency, and focus should take the time to view this book and video."
Twyla Prindle,
CEO Kash Kids,
Prindle Publication
2 Hour House is a mind transforming book/video. When I saw the video and read the book, I said to myself, "Wow, take the limits off! There is absolutely nothing you can't do."
Tony Murray
Murray Construction
"I have searched for a practical, easy-to-understand way to inspire our employees to a new level of teamwork and commitment," said Tony Murray, President/CEO of Murray Construction. "The 2 Hour House DVD opened the eyes of our employees with a new, fresh, and simple outlook and has had a tremendous impact on our company," he continued.
Brian McCoy
McCoy's Building Supply
"The 2 Hour House is so very inspirational, and a terrific learning tool
for effective team building, planning and execution. This is a tremendous
account of accomplishing the seemingly impossible. At McCoy's, we were
thrilled to serve the team that made history, and startled the world of
construction!" --Brian McCoy, CEO, McCoy's Building Supply
Walter R. White
President
Woodbury Financial Services, Inc
Jose Feliciano thrives on achievement and the opportunity to impart his
principles of success -- in business and in life -- to others. The 2 Hour
House project illustrates many of the lessons that have driven Jose's
professional and personal accomplishments. Dream big and commit without
compromise. Build an outstanding team, but plan and practice every detail.
Master the fundamentals, and never let up or give up. The 2 Hour House is
nominally about an amazing construction project, but it is primarily a guide book for success in life.
Paul Kajanpaa
Xango
I love the 2hourhouse DVD. I have used it several times with my managers and employees and they have talked about it with enthusiasm for weeks and months afterwards.
After a management meeting on Change Managememt where I used the 3 minute 2 Hour House video and the 1 minute summary, I had 5 managers ask if I would conduct the same meeting for their employees.
I have used this DVD to create "out of the box thinking" when presenting ideas on Change Management and Business Process Reengineering.
I have presented this to over 100 employees and each of them is left in awe that a three bedroom house can actually be built that fast. They can't believe that the concrete can set that fast -- but seeing is believing.
This video can be an effective tool for so many topics in Manufacturing Operations such as: JIT, Time to Market, Business Process Reengineering, Strategic Planning, Change Management, Lean Manufacturing, etc.
After showing the video to my employees, we did a brainstorming session on how to apply it to our unique challenges. I filled two white boards with 59 great ideas. We are currently implementing 6 of those ideas.
2 HOUR HOUSE - A MUST READ FOR ENTREPRENEURS AND CORPORATE MANAGERS! January 21, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The 2 HOUR HOUSE is a great read, I simply couldn't put it down.
At every page I was impressed with the practical leadership principles and practices you need to take your business where you want to go. I am truly inspired to build a team and systems that take my business and my personal life to a whole new level. I'd like to thank Brian Conaway for having the vision to take this project on and for sharing it with fellow entrepreneurs and business people.
I can't wait to see what you come out with next.
Kirk Lowe
Buy it, read it, and go for the gold! January 17, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
"2 Hour House" will inspire you to excel at whatever you do. It is filled with principles that can be used to improve your results in bsiness and in life. It inspired me to go after a world record myself.
The Ultimate in leadership and getting the maximum out of people January 16, 2008
This book is packed with principles that will help any leader become stronger and get more out of the people they lead. If you are looking to get into leadership you can't afford not to read this book. It is AWESOME!!!
Brian shows us how to overcome HUGE failures and setbacks December 3, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
There are many great nuggets of information in this book for any leader and planner. I especially liked reading Brian's stories about reverse planning (which I used for every mission as an Army Aviator), Color coding (amazing how this one little idea fixed havoc and confusion), and how important a foundation is to your business (you will have a laugh at the "Stuck Boots").
One thing that really stood out in my mind was how Brian was able to keep himself and everyone else motivated after such huge setbacks and failures during their practice runs.
After reading the book, I really wanted more details and found them in the DVD that Brian offers at his website. Seeing this home put together in a few hours, and watching the level of detail that went into each aspect of the build was truely amazing.
I highly recommend the book and DVD for any leader, planner and especially any home builder or remodeler.
Don Peters
Lone Star State Construction
San Antonio, Tx
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