Blue Collar Leadership

Learn how to facilitate a simple, yet highly effective book study with your team. Discover the difference between an event and a process, the power of a book study, 2 steps to facilitating a book study, what a facilitator is and isn't, and how to facilitate book studies effectively.

In a world that is focused on how to appear to be instead of how to actually be, the challenge of 21st Century leaders is to create an organizational culture based on well-developed character. Discover "5 Steps to Create a Character-Based Culture" & "6 Keys to Retain Your Moral Authority Leaders."

7 key lessons learned from 11,000+ hours of leading cross-functional teams through change.

The leaders are responsible for the organization, but the front line workforce is responsible for the bottom line.

The face we see least is our own because we spend most of our time looking at others instead of looking in the mirror at ourselves.

To celebrate my 300th podcast episode, I'm sharing lessons from page 300 in three of my favorite books and reflecting to see how I'm doing on applying them.

10 reasons why quiet quitting is a bad idea. FYI- I've been writing about this topic for years. I call it "quit but stay."

A few important thoughts on the difference between a leadership event and the leadership process.

You MUST believe in YOURSELF! The byproduct of growth and development is belief and confidence. The byproduct of belief and confidence is success.

A short, but thought-provoking, episode to help raise your awareness relative to how we listen to others. NOTE: Be sure to listen to the end for an invitation to join a large group book study (100+ people) the 1st Saturday of each month (10 am - 11:30 am Eastern Time) led by Jason Denam the VP of Electrical Construction at Kilgore Industries which operates throughout Texas and beyond. You can emai...

Discover how you can easily set yourself up for a career full of raises and promotions.

Recruiting tips from me and the USMC!

Discover what it means when a company doesn't promote from within and what it means when they do.

In Part 3 of this 3 part series, Joshua will describe how his personal growth and development journey has impacted his job and his relationships with his leaders and co-workers. He'll also share which of the six books he's read so far is his favorite and why. You'll also learn which principle he values most.

In Part 2 of this 3 part series, Joshua will describe what it was like to attend his first leadership development conference only a few months after being introduced to my personal growth and leadership development. He'll also share how he has begun to teach his 12 year old son and 14 year old daughter the principles he's learning and the impact it's had on their relationships.

Meet Joshua Davis, a Solid Waste Technician for the City of St. Peters, Missouri. In Part 1 of this 3 part series, Joshua will describe how his personal growth and leadership development journey began in early 2022 when an upper level leader introduced him to the Blue-Collar Leadership Podcast and challenged him to listen to a few episodes. He'll also share a bit of his personal story and some of...

Discover what causes the people to feel manipulated or appreciated.

When you have enough "whys," you'll consistently keep growing. When you run out of "whys," it's like running out of gas; you have no fuel to take you where you want to go.

Learn what is and isn't happening at each level of responsibility and why it matters which level you're at in various areas of your life.

Listen to 6 "micro-lessons" from Blue-Collar Leadership Toolbox Tips: 60 Micro-Lessons to Maximize Your Influence .

Discover why managers of people are often ineffective while attempting to apply leadership principles.

Learn how I tested my leadership by starting a volunteer organization.

Your character is personal, but it's not private. Discover some ways you're revealing your character to others and how your character is either increasing or decreasing your influence with others.

Tips for those who may not be happy with their boss or their place of employment.

Many leaders who don't know what they don't know about leadership believe the people doing the work are the problem. The people doing the work are not the problem. They are only a symptom of the problem. To effectively deal with turnover, disengagement and dissatisfaction, you must identify and address the root cause. Visit BlueCollarLeadership.com/download to preview excerpts from many of my book...