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Uncommon Sense

The Fight to Fix Your Workplace Culture in the Wild West of Business

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Uncommon Sense

By: Mel Blackwell
Narrated by: Adam Vernier
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Summary

Does your business look successful on the outside—but feel chaotic on the inside?

Are you stuck in constant firefighting, watching the same problems repeat while people dodge responsibility and culture slowly erodes? Is your culture just dysfunctional enough that everyone's comfortably miserable, too afraid of the change that actually removes the root obstacles?

You don't need another trendy leadership theory. You need something that actually works. Fix your culture and all metrics improve immeasurably.

After more than 35 years leading startups, turnarounds, and large organizations, Mel Blackwell has seen what really breaks businesses—and what actually fixes them. He's led from the shop floor to the C-suite and helped leaders move from chaos to clarity when pressure was real and payroll was due.

Uncommon Sense: The Fight to Fix Your Workplace Culture in the Wild West of Business is built on battle-tested leadership—not buzzwords. Through gritty stories, plainspoken wisdom, and practical tools, Mel shows you how to build a culture that can take a hit, solve problems fast, and keep moving forward.

This book doesn't sell theory. It gives you a roadmap.

In this book, you'll learn:

  • How to build a problem-solving culture instead of a complaining one
  • How to build winning leverage and traction into your culture
  • Why structure must come before people—and how to get it right
  • How to lead with accountability, not excuses
  • The system for eliminating toxic behavior that attracts, empowers, and develops good people
  • Best Pledge™—How to get the absolute best from your people because people as their worst self will not deliver best practice
  • How to align your team around vision and stellar execution
  • Why every organization needs two visions—and how to use them
  • How to lead with courage and win when pressure hits

Buy Uncommon Sense: The Fight to Fix Your Workplace Culture in the Wild West of Business today and start building a culture that actually works.

©2026 Mel Blackwell (P)2026 Mel Blackwell
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