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507: 5 MORE Mistakes New (and Not-So-New) Blue-Collar Leaders Make

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506: 5 Mistakes New (and Not-So-New) Blue-Collar Leaders Make

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505: Leading through the Blue-Collar Labor Shortage in 2026: Practical Strategies that Work

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504: How to Hire the Right People for Your Contracting Business featuring Paul Sanneman

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503: Your Biggest Problem Isn’t “Them”…It’s YOU!

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502: Why Smart, Talented People Stay Stuck

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501: Our Character Makes Us or Breaks Us

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500: Meet Derek Brown – The Man Who Inspired This Podcast 8 Years Ago

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499: Overview of the 8 Blue-Collar Leadership® Series Books

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498: Tribute to Bob Chapman - 50 Quotes on Truly Human Leadership

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497: Deposits vs Withdrawals - What Happens After You Make a Commitment

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496: Lessons in Servant Leadership from a Marine Hero

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495: 5 Love Languages - How We Make Our Marriage Work (Real Talk)

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494: Kids Need Love More Than Rules…John Maxwell’s Biggest Lesson

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493: Beyond the First Victory: Make Self-Mastery Stick

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492: The Ultimate Victory: Conquering Yourself

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491: The Other AI...Unlock "Authentic Influence" to Become Indispensable within the Trades

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490: Rock Bottom, Rehab, and Rebuilding - The Real Story Behind Beyond Broken

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489: 5 Traits of High Impact Team Leaders (Part 2 of 2)

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488: 5 Traits of High Impact Team Leaders (Part 1 of 2)

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487: 5 Character Traits that Destroy a Leader’s Integrity

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Your Boss Sucks – Now What? You Have 3 Options

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485: Reflect & Ignite...5 Power Questions to Launch You into 2026

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484: Choosing Your Response - How Self-Control Transforms Lives and Expands Options

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483: I Was Clueless and Surrounded by Clueless People

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482: Blue-Collar Boost: Low Budget Culture Hacks

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481: Develop Discipline & Dump the Excuses

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480: From F-15E Backseat to Warehouse Leadership...Ben Hopkins Spills the Real Talk

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479: 7 Social Media Mistakes that Can Tank Your Job Search

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478: The Hidden Ways We Undermine Trust

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477: Building Rapport and Trust Through Authentic Relationships

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476: Character Over Competency: Crafting Influence That Lasts

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475: From Construction Sites to Family Life - Mike Chiles on Values, Responsibility, and Lean Principles

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474: Deep Knowledge - Greg Crumpton’s Journey in HVAC and Guiding the Next Generation

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473: Your Intent Frames You as a Serving or Self-Serving Person

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472: Building Trust in the Workplace

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471: Personal Integrity Matters: Crafting Self-Talk & Modeling Character

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470: Why Thoughts Rule: The Power of Intentional Thinking

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469: You were born a leader!

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468: Walkout or Talk It Out? Lessons from a Bold Demand

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467: The 5 Types of Leaders

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466: Struggling to get your frontline leaders to lead well?

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465: Breaking Free - The Journey from Blaming Others to Owning His Story

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464: Keep climbing!!!

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463: Mountain Moments

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462: Those who are highly intentional are likely to become highly inspirational.

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461: Modeling a High Degree of Character at Work

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460: Modeling a High Degree of Character at Home

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459: The Higher You Climb, The Harder It Gets

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458: Move Beyond Success and Significance…Leave a Legacy

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457: Narrow Your Focus and Stay in Your Lane

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456: Developing Yourself Prepares You to Develop Others

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455: Listening strengthens relationships.

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454: 5 Requirements for Developing Others!

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453: Keep climbing with the intent of helping others climb!

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452: Our world gets better when we get better.

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451: Competency Development at Work

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450: Competency Development at Home

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449: Saying “No” creates the space to say “Yes”

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448: Developing your Competency is Crucial!

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447: What do others see when they look at you?

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446: Developing Your Character at Work

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445: Developing Your Character at Home

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444: Character is developed daily, not in a day.

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443: From gas station attendant to Sr. VP in a large construction company!

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442: When it comes to character development, focus on your weaknesses.

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441: Mastering Self-Control

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440: Demonstrating Self-Control at Work

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439: Demonstrating Self-Control at Home

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438: Emotions steer you. Choices determine you.

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437: Controlling Yourself Increases Your Influence

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436: The Ladder of Influence: Climbing the Steps

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435: The Ladder of Influence - Why a Ladder?

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434: Truths about Climbing The Ladder of Influence

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433: Introduction to The Ladder of Influence

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432: The MAJOR key to a better future is YOU!

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431: Luck favors those who are preparing while others are sleeping!

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430: Don't let knowing prevent you from learning.

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429: The cost of distrust in the workplace.

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428: When it comes to culture change, trust is a must!

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427: When you take responsibility, you take control!

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426: Far too often, it's the leaders who can't get the ball across the goal line.

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425: He's continuing to make it happen personally and professionally!

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424: Bullies in the Workplace: Improve them or Remove them

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423: More thoughts on more quotes with Mack Story

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422: Thoughts on the most recent quotes Mack Story has collected.

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421: High impact leaders create and maintain momentum!

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420: He believes every individual has the potential to rise from the ashes of their experiences.

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419: This high impact CEO is growing his company and the 6,000+ people in it!

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418: He’s leading multiple teams without a formal leadership position!

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417: This Sr. Operations Manager is focused on developing himself and his team.

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416: This Director of Manufacturing is modeling high impact leadership!

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415: He grew up in Mexico City, Mexico and retired as a Lt. Colonel in the US Air Force!

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414: He’s been leading his team through weekly book studies for 2 years!

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413: He's helping leaders engage the front line to improve the bottom line.

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412: She’s a high achiever who helps others achieve success!

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411: She’s making it happen in the railroad industry!

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410: This VP is intentionally developing himself and his team!

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409: This high impact leadership coach wants to help you succeed!

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408: This former VP wants to help you Build Your Success!