Podcast Episode Show Notes

Matt Wyatt has spent over 30 years in the heavy vehicle industry, starting as an apprentice and working through operational and national leadership roles before spending the last 15 years developing people. Here, Matt shares 5 leadership lessons for tradies in manufacturing: setting standards, why a title doesn't earn respect, relationships over authority, fixing systems instead of firefighting, and empowering your team to bring solutions.

Louise Azzopardi started her trade at 15, represented Australia at the 2017 WorldSkills competition, and now coaches tradeswomen through confidence and anxiety challenges. Here, Louise shares 5 leadership lessons for tradies: becoming a role model, the impact of your words as a leader, giving feedback that works, managing workplace anxiety, and the power of self-talk and confidence. Honest, practical, and built from lived experience.