How Parenthood and Self-Awareness Change Your Leadership with Andrew Hopkins

Leading a crew on site and representing the trade online are two different jobs, and parenthood has a way of changing how you do both.Andrew Hopkins (a.k.a. Hoppo) is a Melbourne carpenter, business owner at Hopkins Construction, content creator and dad. He’s led teams for over eight years while building an online presence that shows the good side of the trade.In this conversation, we get into:• How self-awareness changes the way you show up for the crew• What changes about your leadership when you become a parent• What it takes to represent the industry online without the highlight reel• How to lead a team and build a business as a tradie off the toolsChapters:0.00 Meet Andrew Hopkins of Hopkins Construction2.54 What Leadership Means as a Tradie4:04 How to Lead the Next Generation of Tradies5:55 Why You Need to Be Flexible as a Leader 8:26 Team Building Strategy for Trade Businesses11:41 Managing Imposter Syndrome as a Tradie Off the Tools12:59 Developing Self-Awareness Skills13:48 Showing up Online as a Chippy 17:34 Being Authentic on Social Media18:45 How Fatherhood Influences Your Leadership21:22 Navigating Flexible Work for Tradie Parents23:01 Creating Strong Team Culture by Finding Common Ground25:20 Advice to Apprentices to Build Their Leadership26:16 Wrap Up Follow 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 LeadershipWant to connect with Andrew? You can find him on Instagram and TikTok at @hopkinsconstruction.