The Emerging Leaders Podcast // Fischer Homes
An official podcast of Fischer Homes, the Emerging Leaders Podcast is where we collect wisdom, strategies, and insights from proven and successful leaders to help you go further and faster as a leader.
The Emerging Leaders Podcast // Fischer Homes
37 It's More Fun When You're Winning with Michaele Blackburn
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Fischer Homes
This is a special episode of the Emerging Leaders Podcast. It’s Part 3 of a series where I chat with the 2020 Fischer Homes award winners. In each episode, I will help you get to know each of them a little bit and learn more about what made them so successful in 2020.
In today’s episode, I spoke to Michaele Blackburn, NKY Construction Manager here at Fischer Homes, but in 2020 she was the company-wide Field Manager of the year: In this podcast, we talk about:
- Michaele’s career story, and how she went from being a practicing lawyer to becoming a Field Manager.
- How leaders must be confident in themselves, their teams, and their mission
- How Michaele likes to win, and she uses her competitive spirit to grow herself and her team
Timestamps:
- 4:38 - Michaele’s career story
- 9:25 - Construction misconceptions
- 11:30 - Patience & flexibility
- 12:45 - The importance of a humble confidence
- 16:32 - “It’s more fun when you’re winning!”
- 19:36 - Michaele’s career mentors
- 21:40 - People - the biggest complaint
- 23:50 - Bag O’ Questions
- 28:47 - Key Takeaways