From Apprentice to Leader: How to Show Up as a Leader Without Formal Authority with Leon Simmons

You don’t need a title to lead. You just need to take more responsibility — and Leon backed that belief by walking away from job security to start again on the tools.Leon Simmons is a 4th-year electrical apprentice in Melbourne who left high pay and security to chase a new career in the trade. He documents life as a mature-aged apprentice and turned it into a community of tradies.In this conversation, we get into:• How to lead without any formal authority or rank• Why responsibility is a mindset, not a position• What good mentoring looks like onsite• How sharing your story can build a community around youChapters:0:00 Meet Leon Simmons2:04 Leading as an Apprentice3:56 Transferable Leadership Skills 5:46 Taking More Responsibility7:24 Understanding the Big Picture9:17 Challenges of Mature-Aged Apprenticeships10:50 What Great Mentorship Looks Like15:19 Managing Confidence after Criticism16:42 Showing Up Online as an Apprentice20:10 Trade Online Community21:42 Be Nice to Lead Better22:50 Wrap UpFollow Tradies Who Lead on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube or TikTok for more from the Tradies Who Lead community.  Tradies Who Lead is powered by Blue Leader. If you're looking for support in building leadership skills within your team, reach out here. Or download our free eBook: 5 Things Every Tradie Needs to Know About LeadershipIf you want to connect with Leon, you can follow him on Instagram at @sparky_simmons OR https://www.instagram.com/sparky_simmons