37 It's More Fun When You're Winning with Michaele Blackburn

This is a special episode of the Emerging Leaders Podcast. It’s Part 3 of a series where I chat with the 2020 Fischer Homes award winners. In each episode, I will help you get to know each of them a little bit and learn more about what made them so successful in 2020. In today’s episode, I spoke to Michaele Blackburn, NKY Construction Manager here at Fischer Homes, but in 2020 she was the company-wide Field Manager of the year: In this podcast, we talk about:Michaele’s career story, and how she went from being a practicing lawyer to becoming a Field Manager. How leaders must be confident in themselves, their teams, and their missionHow Michaele likes to win, and she uses her competitive spirit to grow herself and her teamTimestamps:4:38 - Michaele’s career story9:25 - Construction misconceptions11:30 - Patience & flexibility12:45 - The importance of a humble confidence16:32 - “It’s more fun when you’re winning!”19:36 - Michaele’s career mentors21:40 - People - the biggest complaint23:50 - Bag O’ Questions28:47 - Key Takeaways