GA 174 | How to Foster Leadership in the Blue-Collar Workforce with Mack Story

This week’s guest is consultant and speaker Mack Story. Mack talked about his experiences sharing leadership development skills with the blue-collar workforce. This is a powerful episode that really sheds light on what it means to be a leader. An MP3 version of this episode is available for download here.

In this episode you’ll learn:

• The quote that inspires Mack (5:24)
• Mack’s background (6:16)
• The best leader Mack has ever reported to (8:50)
• About resistance and character (12:29)
• How symbols indicate leadership (14:13)
• Mack’s transition to consulting (15:47)
• A story about leadership (19:41)
• Mack’s next career move (21:51)
• When and how Mack discovered “Respect for People” (23:40)
• About blue-collar leadership (25:57)
• An example of blue-collar leadership (28:11)
• What “Respect for People” means to Mack (31:54)
• The best advice Mack has ever received (34:42)
• A project that didn’t go as planned (36:51)
• What Mack is most proud of (41:58)
• A knowledge or skill area Mack feels he needs to improve (44:12)
• Mack’s final words of wisdom (47:07)

Podcast Resources

• Right Click to Download this Podcast as an MP3
• Download a Free Audio Book at Audible.com
• Mack’s Website 
• Blue-Collar Leadership
• Blue-Collar Leadership & Supervision
• Blue-Collar Kaizen
• Mack on LinkedIn

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