May 17, 2024

398: He’s leading from the front lines without a leadership position!!!

1 hour 32 minutes

In this interview, Jim McEwen discusses:

His passion for helping people live a better life at home and at work

Why everyone deserves to be led well

Why leadership support is critical to the success of his team

How upper level leaders can demoralize or inspire a team

How and why he leads his 10 person team through high impact book studies

How participating in high impact books studies changes your mindset and makes you a better person at home and at work

How facilitating high impact book studies build relationships between team members

Why he believes book studies should be mandatory within an organization

Jim McEwen is a highly motivated, truly dedicated, inspirational front line team member at the City of St. Peters, MO. Jim joined the City of St. Peters team in 2007 and is currently a Machine Operator baling recycled materials at “Recycle City” and performs many other functions too.

Jim doesn’t have a formal leadership position. But, he hasn’t let that stop him from being a high impact leader. He embraced leading book studies a few years ago and leads his ~10 person team through two 30-45 minute book study sessions per week. Be sure to visit BlueCollarLeadership.com/BookStudyTraining to learn more about facilitating high impact book studies.

Don't miss the 11th episode of the "Real People Getting Real Results!" interview series featuring Jim McEwen. interviewed by Mack Story.

Watch this episode on the Blue-Collar Leadership YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/@bluecollarleadership and check out the previous interviews in this series which can be found under the playlist titled "Real People Getting Real Results!"

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