Manage Self, Lead Others: Emotional Intelligence and Leadership for Managers
Nina Sunday
176 episodes
2 weeks ago
Manage Self, Lead Others is the leadership podcast for people who want to lead with impact — not ego. Smart, grounded, and always relevant, this is your space to reflect, reframe, and rise.
Hosted by Nina Sunday CSP and Hall of Fame speaker, each episode features real conversations with leadership thinkers, industry leaders and workplace experts who share practical ideas and bold insights to help you lead with emotional intelligence, clarity and purpose.
Are you committed to growing yourself to better lead others? Tune in. You'll walk away with strategies you can apply immediately — whether you're a new manager, team leader, or seasoned professional.
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Manage Self, Lead Others is the leadership podcast for people who want to lead with impact — not ego. Smart, grounded, and always relevant, this is your space to reflect, reframe, and rise.
Hosted by Nina Sunday CSP and Hall of Fame speaker, each episode features real conversations with leadership thinkers, industry leaders and workplace experts who share practical ideas and bold insights to help you lead with emotional intelligence, clarity and purpose.
Are you committed to growing yourself to better lead others? Tune in. You'll walk away with strategies you can apply immediately — whether you're a new manager, team leader, or seasoned professional.
Subscribe and join the movement to lead with more humanity.
Ep163 AI for Blue Collar Industries, with Tommy Dee
Manage Self, Lead Others: Emotional Intelligence and Leadership for Managers
23 minutes
4 months ago
Ep163 AI for Blue Collar Industries, with Tommy Dee
Tommy Dee went from blue-collar trades to nursing to authoring Blue Collar Revolution, a bold new guide for contractors navigating the AI age. In this high-energy episode, Tommy shares how AI helped him turn $10K into $2.7M, which tools he swears by, and why giving your AI a name like “Charlie” might just change how you work. If you're in the trades, or manage anyone who is, this is the episode to send around.
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Soundbites
[1:07] Meet Tommy Dee: author, entrepreneur, tradesman, and AI trailblazer.
[2:32] Why AI chose the trades this book should serve - and how.
[3:27] Self-assessment categories from enthusiast to Luddite.
[4:51] Five reasons tradespeople should embrace AI now.
[5:12] What happens when you don’t adapt: a personal story.
[6:06] Meet “Charlie,” the AI assistant that types like a speed pianist.
[6:31] From one-man plumber to smart project manager - how AI helped.
[7:57] The prompt library: how Tommy engineers AI to engineer itself.
[9:22] Nina learns a new level of prompting - asking AI to write the prompts.
[11:33] Why his book lists AI tools without sponsorship, just value.
[12:16] A deep dive into Contractor Marketing Pro and Facebook group ads.
[13:51] AI never gets offended - why that matters in blue collar settings.
[15:10] Streamlining estimates with photos, voice, and AI-generated docs.
[16:26] HVAC tools like ServiceTitan: tracking, fairness, and transparency.
[18:36] Roofing tools like AccuLynx cut waste from 15% to 3%.
[20:17] Financial tools for P&L, loans, and attracting investors.
[20:50] How to access Tommy’s free worksheet and resources.
[21:14] The $10K to $2.7M story - and why he’s giving back.
CONTACT TOMMY DEE (DOBCZYK)
Amazon: Blue Collar Revolution in the Kindle store: https://a.co/d/9Z29WYGLinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tommydee1863/
ABOUT PODCAST HOST, NINA SUNDAY
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Manage Self, Lead Others: Constructive Conversations, True Self-Leadership and Culture You Can't Fake, by Nina Sunday
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Manage Self, Lead Others: Emotional Intelligence and Leadership for Managers
Manage Self, Lead Others is the leadership podcast for people who want to lead with impact — not ego. Smart, grounded, and always relevant, this is your space to reflect, reframe, and rise.
Hosted by Nina Sunday CSP and Hall of Fame speaker, each episode features real conversations with leadership thinkers, industry leaders and workplace experts who share practical ideas and bold insights to help you lead with emotional intelligence, clarity and purpose.
Are you committed to growing yourself to better lead others? Tune in. You'll walk away with strategies you can apply immediately — whether you're a new manager, team leader, or seasoned professional.
Subscribe and join the movement to lead with more humanity.
