In this interview, George Grieb discuses:

• How and why he wants to lead his team through cultural transformation
• How and why he focused on his own mental and physical transformation first (he lost 50 lbs!)
• How bringing in Mack & Ria Story engaged his team at an entirely new level
• How and why bringing workforce and leadership development to all of his team members has been something he’s dreamed of doing for many years
• How the offsite workforce and leadership development workshop impacted his son who is a Lynn Electric team member
• How he plans to implement company wide book studies immediately
• Why he wants to maintain the momentum going forward

George purchased 500 books (various titles) for his ~50 team members and brought Mack & Ria Story in to speak to them for 4 hours on May 3rd, 2024. But, he didn’t stop there. He intentionally started facilitating book studies with everyone from top to bottom. Be sure to visit BlueCollarLeadership.com/BookStudyTraining to learn more about facilitating high impact book studies.

George Grieb is the CEO/Owner of Lynn Electric which was founded in 1981 in Lawrence, Kansas. George purchased the company in 1999. At that time, Lynn Electric had 7 team members and less than $1 million in revenue. Today, there are ~40 team members and $20 million in revenue. They focus on the following type projects: large commercial, multi-use, multi-family, industrial, sports, office buildings, parking lot lighting, etc.

George also started Freedom Excavating & Trenching in 2019 which has grown to ~10 team members in 2024. They perform horizontal directional drilling and traditional underground utility installations for the power, gas, and water markets.

Don't miss the 13th episode of the "Real People Getting Real Results!" interview series featuring George Grieb 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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(Part 30 of 30) Who's Buying You? Until You Sell Yourself, You Won't Sell Much...Ch. 30 Sold! Now, it's time to over deliver!

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In this interview, Danielle Smythe discusses:

• How books studies at work have inspired her to be a better mother at home
• How parents are often the first bullies that children encounter
• How book study participants are apprehensive at first become engaged as time passes
• How she embraces doing a very physical and dirty job
• How she’s a woman in a man’s industry
• How she’s gained confidence doing jobs that have traditionally been reserved for men
• How and why she wants to operate all of the equipment in her work area…and loves it!

Danielle Smythe is a highly motivated and engaged front line team member at the City of St. Peters, MO. She overflows with enthusiasm and positive. She is currently a high performance “Recycle City” team member performing various recycling duties and loves it!

Danielle doesn’t have a formal leadership position. However, she is developing her leadership skills by participating in weekly book studies and even facilitates them occasionally. Be sure to visit BlueCollarLeadership.com/BookStudyTraining to learn more about facilitating high impact book studies.

Don't miss the 12th episode of the "Real People Getting Real Results!" interview series featuring Danielle Smythe interviewed by Mack and Ria 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!"

Be sure to subscribe while you're there, and tap the 🔔 to be notified of future releases in this series.