Blue Collar Leadership

(Part 21 of 31) Ch. 20: Climbing to the Fourth Step The Ladder of Influence: 5 Steps for Climbing to the Next Level and Beyond by Ria Story provides a powerful, yet simple, framework to help you realize the practical steps you can take to increase your influence with the people around you: family, friends, co-workers, your boss, team members, community members, children, spouses, and maybe even ex...

(Part 20 of 31) Ch. 19: The Fourth Step - Influence Based on Commitment to Developing Others The Ladder of Influence: 5 Steps for Climbing to the Next Level and Beyond by Ria Story provides a powerful, yet simple, framework to help you realize the practical steps you can take to increase your influence with the people around you: family, friends, co-workers, your boss, team members, community memb...

(Part 19 of 31) Ch. 18: Mastering the Third Step The Ladder of Influence: 5 Steps for Climbing to the Next Level and Beyond by Ria Story provides a powerful, yet simple, framework to help you realize the practical steps you can take to increase your influence with the people around you: family, friends, co-workers, your boss, team members, community members, children, spouses, and maybe even ex-sp...

(Part 18 of 31) Ch. 17: The Third Step at Work The Ladder of Influence: 5 Steps for Climbing to the Next Level and Beyond by Ria Story provides a powerful, yet simple, framework to help you realize the practical steps you can take to increase your influence with the people around you: family, friends, co-workers, your boss, team members, community members, children, spouses, and maybe even ex-spou...

(Part 17 of 31) Ch. 16: The Third Step at Home The Ladder of Influence: 5 Steps for Climbing to the Next Level and Beyond by Ria Story provides a powerful, yet simple, framework to help you realize the practical steps you can take to increase your influence with the people around you: family, friends, co-workers, your boss, team members, community members, children, spouses, and maybe even ex-spou...

(Part 16 of 31) Ch. 15: Climbing to the Third Step (competency development) The Ladder of Influence: 5 Steps for Climbing to the Next Level and Beyond by Ria Story provides a powerful, yet simple, framework to help you realize the practical steps you can take to increase your influence with the people around you: family, friends, co-workers, your boss, team members, community members, children, sp...

(Part 15 of 31) Ch. 14: Third Step - Influence Based on Competency Development The Ladder of Influence: 5 Steps for Climbing to the Next Level and Beyond by Ria Story provides a powerful, yet simple, framework to help you realize the practical steps you can take to increase your influence with the people around you: family, friends, co-workers, your boss, team members, community members, children,...

(Part 14 of 31) Ch. 13: Mastering the Second Step (character development) The Ladder of Influence: 5 Steps for Climbing to the Next Level and Beyond by Ria Story provides a powerful, yet simple, framework to help you realize the practical steps you can take to increase your influence with the people around you: family, friends, co-workers, your boss, team members, community members, children, spou...

(Part 13 of 31) Ch. 12: The Second Step at Work The Ladder of Influence: 5 Steps for Climbing to the Next Level and Beyond by Ria Story provides a powerful, yet simple, framework to help you realize the practical steps you can take to increase your influence with the people around you: family, friends, co-workers, your boss, team members, community members, children, spouses, and maybe even ex-spo...

(Part 12 of 31) Ch. 11: The Second Step at Home The Ladder of Influence: 5 Steps for Climbing to the Next Level and Beyond by Ria Story provides a powerful, yet simple, framework to help you realize the practical steps you can take to increase your influence with the people around you: family, friends, co-workers, your boss, team members, community members, children, spouses, and maybe even ex-spo...

(Part 11 of 31) Ch. 10: Climbing to the Second Step (character development) The Ladder of Influence: 5 Steps for Climbing to the Next Level and Beyond by Ria Story provides a powerful, yet simple, framework to help you realize the practical steps you can take to increase your influence with the people around you: family, friends, co-workers, your boss, team members, community members, children, sp...

In this interview, Andy Garver discusses: How he got is start in the construction business How he discovered Blue-Collar Leadership and why he wanted to introduce it to his leadership team What happened while he was at the company’s annual leadership development conference in Savannah, GA The power of pausing before responding The impact of being an Eagle Scout Tips on standing out in the job inte...

(Part 10 of 31) Ch. 9: Second Step: Influence Based on Character Development The Ladder of Influence: 5 Steps for Climbing to the Next Level and Beyond by Ria Story provides a powerful, yet simple, framework to help you realize the practical steps you can take to increase your influence with the people around you: family, friends, co-workers, your boss, team members, community members, children, s...

(Part 9 of 31) Ch. 8: Mastering the First Step The Ladder of Influence: 5 Steps for Climbing to the Next Level and Beyond by Ria Story provides a powerful, yet simple, framework to help you realize the practical steps you can take to increase your influence with the people around you: family, friends, co-workers, your boss, team members, community members, children, spouses, and maybe even ex-spou...

(Part 8 of 31) Ch. 7: The First Step at Work The Ladder of Influence: 5 Steps for Climbing to the Next Level and Beyond by Ria Story provides a powerful, yet simple, framework to help you realize the practical steps you can take to increase your influence with the people around you: family, friends, co-workers, your boss, team members, community members, children, spouses, and maybe even ex-spouse...

(Part 7 of 31) Ch. 6: The First Step at Home The Ladder of Influence: 5 Steps for Climbing to the Next Level and Beyond by Ria Story provides a powerful, yet simple, framework to help you realize the practical steps you can take to increase your influence with the people around you: family, friends, co-workers, your boss, team members, community members, children, spouses, and maybe even ex-spouse...

(Part 6 of 31) Ch. 5: Climbing to the First Step The Ladder of Influence: 5 Steps for Climbing to the Next Level and Beyond by Ria Story provides a powerful, yet simple, framework to help you realize the practical steps you can take to increase your influence with the people around you: family, friends, co-workers, your boss, team members, community members, children, spouses, and maybe even ex-sp...

(Part 5 of 31) Ch. 4: The First Step - Influence Based on Control of Self When it comes to developing authentic influence, self-control is the starting point. The Ladder of Influence: 5 Steps for Climbing to the Next Level and Beyond by Ria Story provides a powerful, yet simple, framework to help you realize the practical steps you can take to increase your influence with the people around you: fa...

(Part 4 of 31) Ch. 3: Climbing the Steps Develop an understanding of why we should and how we can climb The Ladder of Influence. The Ladder of Influence: 5 Steps for Climbing to the Next Level and Beyond by Ria Story provides a powerful, yet simple, framework to help you realize the practical steps you can take to increase your influence with the people around you: family, friends, co-workers, you...

(Part 3 of 31) Ch. 2: Why a Ladder? Discover why Ria Story chose a ladder to illustrate the journey of intentionally and methodically developing influence. The Ladder of Influence: 5 Steps for Climbing to the Next Level and Beyond by Ria Story provides a powerful, yet simple, framework to help you realize the practical steps you can take to increase your influence with the people around you: famil...

(Part 2 of 31) Ch. 1: The Ladder of Influence Before you begin to intentionally climb The Ladder of Influence , you must understand the following three truths: You can't change anyone except yourself. There will be people you simply cannot influence. You will never stop climbing. The Ladder of Influence: 5 Steps for Climbing to the Next Level and Beyond by Ria Story provides a powerful, yet simple...

(Part 1 of 31) Introduction to The Ladder of Influence Mack Story kick's off a 31 part series by introducing " The Ladder of Influence: 5 Steps for Climbing to the Next Level and Beyond" which was published by his wife, Ria Story , in 2023. Be sure to check out Episode #334 to hear Ria discuss the book. The Ladder of Influence provides a powerful, yet simple, framework to help you realize the prac...

Make it happen or someone else will. It might as well be YOU! As you prepare for 2025, Mack Story wants you to consider 3 things: 1) What do you need to STOP DOING?; 2) What do you need to KEEP DOING?; and 3) What do you need to START DOING? Mack also shares his thoughts on quotes from Jim Rohn, Russell H. Conwell, and John C. Maxwell to help you shift your mindset as you prepare to make 2025 bett...

As you prepare to climb to the next level in 2024, be sure to check out this episode that Mack Story filled with quotes and thoughts on "preparation" to help you start out the new year. Mack published a related Blue-Collar Leadership Tips newsletter on December 3, 2024 and was inspired to expand it into podcast. Check out the newsletter on LinkedIn and be sure to subscribe at https://www.linkedin....

Too many people are spending major time on minor things when they're not at work. Are you one of them? The key to living an above average life is to work harder on yourself than you do on your job. Dive into this thought-provoking episode and prepare to start climbing to the next level and beyond in 2025! #personalgrowth #personaldevelopment #selfhelp #HVAC #bluecollar #bluecollarleadership #workf...