TIB706 From Sole Trader to Confident Leader: Nic Stephen on People Skills for Trade Businesses

Moving from being on the tools to leading a team is where many tradies start to feel the pressure, and it’s often the people side of the business that creates the biggest challenges. Nic Stephen from You Who shares what effective leadership actually looks like in a trade business, and why most “people problems” come back to how leaders show up. The conversation covers adaptive leadership, building trust through vulnerability, and how curiosity and better questioning can shift conversations and outcomes with a team. It also breaks down passive-aggressive behaviours, avoiding tough conversations, and how to create healthy conflict that strengthens relationships rather than breaking them down, along with practical ways to reflect, reset, and lead with more clarity day to day.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.