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How the Mighty Fall: And Why Some Companies Never Give In

March 18, 2022By Trevor BlondeelBook Reviews, Culture, Leadership No Comments
How the Mighty Fall: And Why Some Companies Never Give In

How the Mighty Fall: And Why Some Companies Never Give In | Author: Jim Collins, 2009 | What’s It All About? Have you ever met someone who looked perfectly healthy, then been shocked when you learned they were struggling with an illness? The same thing can happen with organizations—they look great on the outside but … Read More

Mindset: The New Psychology of Success

February 4, 2022By Trevor BlondeelBook Reviews, Leadership No Comments
Mindset: The New Psychology of Success

Mindset: The New Psychology of Success | Author: Carol Dweck, 2006 | What’s it all About? Have you ever watched someone achieve great success in an area you’re still working on? How did it make you feel? Years ago, when I first started my own business, I would look at others with thousands of social … Read More

Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don’t Know

January 11, 2022By Trevor BlondeelBook Reviews, Leadership No Comments
Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don’t Know

Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don’t Know | Author: Adam Grant, 2021 | What’s it all About? With North America more divided than ever, this is perhaps one of the most relevant books of 2021. It provides a perspective and reset that we could all use. Many of us strive for the … Read More

How Emotions are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain

November 19, 2021By Trevor BlondeelBook Reviews, Empathy No Comments
How Emotions are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain

How Emotions are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain | Author: Lisa Feldman Barret, 2017 | What’s it all About? In my workshops on emotional intelligence, I often see clients setting goals that revolve around better managing their emotions in difficult situations. By reading this book, I gained a deeper understanding of how our … Read More

The Infinite Game – A Bold Framework for Leadership In Today’s Ever-changing World.

February 17, 2021By Trevor BlondeelBook Reviews, Leadership No Comments
The Infinite Game –   A Bold Framework for Leadership In Today’s Ever-changing World.

The Infinite Game – A Bold Framework for Leadership In Today’s Ever-changing World. | Author: Simon Sinek, 2019 | What’s it all About? This is the 3rd book report I have done on Simon!  Building off of his previous concepts, there are two games you can be in.  The one most of us are more … Read More

NEVER SPLIT THE DIFFERENCE – Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It

October 5, 2020By Trevor BlondeelBook Reviews, Leadership No Comments
NEVER SPLIT THE DIFFERENCE –  Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It

NEVER SPLIT THE DIFFERENCE – Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It | Author: Chris Voss, 2016 | What’s it all About? This is one of the most practical reads as you can actually apply skills and get immediate results. You can stop reading this book report now and get straight to it! Chris Voss … Read More

The Advice Trap: Be Humble, Stay Curious & Change the Way You Lead Forever

August 4, 2020By Trevor BlondeelBook Reviews, Leadership
The Advice Trap: Be Humble, Stay Curious & Change the Way You Lead Forever

The Advice Trap: Be Humble, Stay Curious & Change the Way You Lead Forever | Michael Bungay Stanier, 2024 What’s It All About? We want to be helpful, tell others what we know, and share our ideas with others. But while you’re interacting with your team or others in your life, your intentions might not … Read More

The Energy Bus – 10 Rules to Fuel Your Life, Work and Team with Positive Energy

July 17, 2020By Trevor BlondeelBook Reviews, Culture, Leadership
The Energy Bus –  10 Rules to Fuel Your Life, Work and Team with Positive Energy

The Energy Bus – 10 Rules to Fuel Your Life, Work and Team with Positive Energy | Author: Jon Gordon, 2007 | What’s it all About? George wakes up Monday Morning to a bad day that starts with a flat tire and gets worse after that!  As you can guess, he ends up taking a bus … Read More

Extreme Ownership — How U.S. Navy Seals Lead and Win

June 15, 2020By Trevor BlondeelBook Reviews, Leadership
Extreme Ownership — How U.S. Navy Seals Lead and Win

Extreme Ownership – How U.S. Navy Seals Lead and Win | Authors: Jocko Willink and Leif Babin, 2015 | What’s it all About? These guys just blew me away.  I consumed this book through audio; loved their voices and how they told their story.  The way they run the Navy Seals has so many basic principles … Read More

The Power of Now – A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment

May 19, 2020By Trevor BlondeelBook Reviews, Leadership
The Power of Now – A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment

The Power of Now – A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment | Author: Eckhart Tolle, 1997 | What’s it all About? Eckhart Tolle is like no other, an interesting dude to say the least.  Born in Germany and now a resident of my home country Canada, almost 20 years after writing the Power of Now his impact … Read More

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It’s Wednesday afternoon and the report due tomorrow isn’t going to be in on time. Do you push harder, or fix what actually broke? Trevor takes a real plant scenario, a report feeding a hiring decision, and walks it back through three gaps: how you showed up, whether “done” was ever clear, and what happens when no one follows up. You’ll hear why chasing harder is manufacturing midness, and the one move that keeps next Thursday from looking like this one: question yourself first.

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It’s Thursday and the Report Isn’t Done. Where Did It Break? │ Manufacturing Team Leadership │ Ep. 180
It’s Thursday and the Report Isn’t Done. Where Did It Break? │ Manufacturing Team Leadership │ Ep. 180
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The Most Important Leader Has No Title with Jason Hopper │ Manufacturing Team Leadership From the Floor │ Ep. 179
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Three Questions That Turn “We Told Them” Into “We Got It Done” | Manufacturing Team Leadership | Ep. 178
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The Unwritten Rule That Quietly Ran His Whole Plant with Ryan Forte │ Manufacturing Team Leadership │ Ep. 177
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Why Write-Ups Break Trust and What to Do Instead | The Accountability Gap | Ep. 176
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Culture of Ownership in Manufacturing: How Owners Stop Being the Bottleneck with Josh McKain | Ep. 175
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When ‘You Should Just Know’ Stops Working | Communication Skills #174
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