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This guy right here!! He’s the real deal!!! Jason Denam, VP of Electrical Construction at Kilgore Industries, LP, validates all that I teach. I’ve had the privilege of mentoring him since 2013. We talk a lot because he listens and learns to apply what he hears. For those who tell me “what you teach and preach won’t work” in the hard core blue-collar industries…Jason proves them WRONG day after day, week after week, month after month, year after year. What I teach and preach WON’T work for managers of people, but it will always work for high impact leaders of people. Until it’s modeled at the top, it can’t cascade down and out through the entire organization. What’s happening below is always a reflection of what’s happening above. Ria and I had the privilege of speaking to Jason and his team again at his 3rd Annual Lunch & Leadership event in Arlington, TX on 1/15/23. We’ve been at every one. After we finished up, he took the microphone and shared a bit of his story. I hope you take the time to watch it here: https://lnkd.in/e8GdBHTC FYI- Jason will be facilitating his 1st Saturday of the Month “Kilgore Leadership Monthly Drip” Microsoft Teams video session tomorrow, Saturday January 6th, from 9am-10:30am CT. It’s open to ANYONE including YOU! You would make his day if you joined him and his team. There’s usually between 80-100 people on the call. He’ll be covering 3 chapters from Ria’s book, “The Ladder of Influence: 5 Steps for Climbing to the Next Level and Beyond.” Ria and I will be joining too. If you’d like to join, send me a private message with your email address. I’ll be happy to forward you the link he sent out tomorrow, 30 min or sooner before the event starts. I hope to see you there. Keep climbing, so YOU can SOAR in 2024! #bluecollarleadership #leadershipdevelopment #workforcedevelopment #construction #constructionmanagement #constructionindustry #electricalcontractor #electricalconstruction #mepcontractor

A true leader in construction plans for the future, understands the present, and learns from the past. Embrace Stoic principles to guide your vision and build with integrity. #LeadershipVision #ConstructionWisdom #engineering #construction #realestate

This guy right here!! He’s the real deal!!! Jason Denam, VP of Electrical Construction at Kilgore Industries, LP, validates all that Mack Story, Blue-Collar Leadership® teaches. Mack has had the privilege of mentoring Jason since 2013. They talk a lot because Jason listens and learns to apply what he hears. For those who tell Mack “what you teach and preach won’t work” in the hard core blue-collar industries…Jason proves them WRONG day after day, week after week, month after month, year after year. What Mack teaches and preaches WON’T work for managers of people, but it will always work for high impact leaders of people. Until it’s modeled at the top, it can’t cascade down and out through the entire organization. What’s happening below is always a reflection of what’s happening above. Mack and Ria Story, Leadership Speaker, Author, Trainer had the privilege of speaking to Jason and his team again at his 3rd Annual Lunch & Leadership event in Arlington, TX on 1/15/23. They’ve spoken at every one. After they finished up, Jason took the microphone and shared a bit of his story. You can watch it here: https://lnkd.in/edXu2Jxj FYI- Jason will be facilitating his 1st Saturday of the Month “Kilgore Leadership Monthly Drip” Microsoft Teams video session tomorrow, Saturday January 6th, from 9am-10:30am CT. It’s open to ANYONE including YOU! You would make his day if you joined him and his team. There’s usually between 80-100 people on the call. He’ll be covering 3 chapters from Ria’s book, “The Ladder of Influence: 5 Steps for Climbing to the Next Level and Beyond.” Ria and Mack will be joining too. If you’d like to join, send Mack a private message or email (it’s at the top of his BlueCollarLeadership.com website) with your email address. He’ll be happy to forward you the link to join tomorrow, 30 min or sooner before the event starts. We hope to see you there. Keep climbing, so YOU can SOAR in 2024! #skilledtrades #growthmindset #successmindset #electrician #electricalengineer #electricalindustry #electricalmaintenance #generalcontractor

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🎥 New YouTube Interview Alert! 🌟 👷♂️ Join Simon in an insightful conversation with Malcolm Clarke, the Managing Director of Baxall Construction, a renowned regional contractor with a rich 60-year history and a dedicated team of around 100 employees. 🚀 Key Insights: Leadership as the Heart of Management: Malcolm shares his vision on why effective leadership is pivotal for any Managing Director. The Power of Team Building: Discover the art of attracting, recruiting, and nurturing the right talent. Values and Culture: Learn how Baxall Construction's strong, value-driven culture is critical to their success. 👏 Inspired by Richard Branson's philosophy: "Clients do not come first. Employees come first. If you take care of your employees, they take care of the clients," this interview is a must-watch for anyone eager to understand the dynamics of employee-focused leadership and its impact on business growth. 🔗 Watch now and dive into the world of transformative leadership and team building. Let's grow together! #Leadership #TeamBuilding #BusinessGrowth 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dr-nHcf4

The Golden Gate Bridge shouldn't exist - it was labeled impossible to build by most engineers. Many believed it was too ambitious due to the strong tides, deep water, and frequent fog. Most engineers thought it couldn't be done. Proposals and plans piled up, each more complex than the last, failing to address the core challenges directly. ✳ Then comes Joseph Strauss - Chief Engineer - he diagnosed the real challenge: 💡 A bridge that was structurally sound, affordable, and buildable under hard environmental conditions. He implemented a guiding policy to innovate and simplify the process. His coherent strategic actions included: - Using a suspension design to withstand the strong winds and deep waters. - Employing innovative construction techniques to speed up the process. - Focusing on safety protocols to protect workers, a novel concept at the time. Strauss's strategy to focus on simplicity and safety allowed the project to progress. Strauss provided solvable proximate objectives that allowed engineers to focus on specific parts of the problem, not being overwhelmed by the whole. 🔑 Effective strategy often requires identifying the central challenge and resisting the temptation to address every issue simultaneously. Leaders can steer their organizations toward success by diagnosing the core problem, creating a guiding policy, and taking coherent actions. #effectivestrategy #stepbystep #proximateobjectives #leadership #strategy

🎥 New YouTube Interview Alert! 🌟 👷♂️ Join Simon in an insightful conversation with Malcolm Clarke, the Managing Director of Baxall Construction, a renowned regional contractor with a rich 60-year history and a dedicated team of around 100 employees. 🚀 Key Insights: Leadership as the Heart of Management: Malcolm shares his vision on why effective leadership is pivotal for any Managing Director. The Power of Team Building: Discover the art of attracting, recruiting, and nurturing the right talent. Values and Culture: Learn how Baxall Construction's strong, value-driven culture is critical to their success. 👏 Inspired by Richard Branson's philosophy: "Clients do not come first. Employees come first. If you take care of your employees, they take care of the clients," this interview is a must-watch for anyone eager to understand the dynamics of employee-focused leadership and its impact on business growth. 🔗 Watch now and dive into the world of transformative leadership and team building. Let's grow together! #Leadership #TeamBuilding #BusinessGrowth 🔗 https://lnkd.in/d9ruAR7P

Change is happening constantly, and we are seeing big shifts in the civil engineering space to keep track with our rapidly changing world. ⚡️ In this week’s episode of The Civil Engineering CEO show, I talked with Josh Fowler, P. E., M. B. A., President of Davis & Floyd, Inc., about the evolving landscape of civil engineering, the critical role of leadership in fostering innovation, and the future of the industry in addressing global challenges. Check it out ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eQpkzb_p What do you think is the biggest challenge in the world of engineering? Let’s have a conversation in the comments 👇 #Engineer #Engineering #Challenge #CEO #Innovation #Leadership

A hot-take from the delivery of Elizabeth Line (Crossrail) and the importance of focusing on integration. To quote the report: "Perhaps the single biggest lesson from the Crossrail experience is the vital importance of seeing the system as a whole, and recognising that the primary delivery challenge of any large-scale infrastructure project today is not the civil or mechanical engineering, complex though that may be, but the integration of the whole system." https://lnkd.in/g6i_mUd5