Wisdom Of Wrench Podcast

Your next promotion takes more than longer hours.Leadership skills grow before you get the Leadership Role.In Episode 86 of The Wisdom of Wrench Podcast, Kevin Comerford and Amanda Meyer explain how to grow beyond your current job. Amanda shares how reading and learning from other teams opened new career paths after she started in the call center. They explore small habits, stronger communication, and progress you may not see for months. For anyone in home services, this is a practical look at building skills you can take anywhere while making room for work, family, and your future.Subscribe to the WOW Podcast:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0UvJLcLFL03vKiLpd1xN45?si=PRBF-DwYR_uDtfRB8hIsLgApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wisdom-of-wrench-podcast/id1792919657🔧  Wrench Group: https://www.wrenchgroup.com🔧 Wrench IG: https://www.instagram.com/wrenchgroup🔧 Wrench FB: https://www.facebook.com/wrenchgroup🔧 Wrench LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thewrenchgroupChapters:0:00 - Why Working Harder Isn't Enough4:32 - Doing Your Job vs. Developing Yourself7:04 - Overtime Now or Growth for Later?9:58 - Building Skills for Your Next Role12:32 - Quadrant 2: Important, Not Urgent14:25 - Why Progress Can Stay Invisible15:26 - Small Habits You Can Actually Keep21:00 - Your Systems Determine Your Success23:17 - Staying Consistent Without Being Rigid26:13 - Habits Shape Who You Become27:34 - Leadership and Communication in Home Services30:26 - How Leaders Help Their People Grow32:17 - Practice Skills You Can Take Anywhere33:22 - Make Your Future Bigger Than Your Past

Great leaders stop being the bottleneck. These three traits that sound wrong can change how you lead.In Episode 85 of The Wisdom of Wrench Podcast, Kevin Comerford explains why leaders need these three traits that might sound counterintuitive. Each phrase has a practical meaning: stay curious, delegate repeat work, and let managers own the details. Kevin shares how reviewing every job folder slowed his company, why taking on every priority hurt his focus, and how stepping back gave his team room to grow. This episode helps home service leaders protect their time, build stronger managers, and focus on vision, strategy, and people.Subscribe to the WOW Podcast:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0UvJLcLFL03vKiLpd1xN45?si=PRBF-DwYR_uDtfRB8hIsLgApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wisdom-of-wrench-podcast/id1792919657🔧  Wrench Group: https://www.wrenchgroup.com🔧 Wrench IG: https://www.instagram.com/wrenchgroup🔧 Wrench FB: https://www.facebook.com/wrenchgroup🔧 Wrench LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thewrenchgroupChapters:0:00 - When the Leader Becomes the Bottleneck1:10 - Where the Three Shocking Traits Came From3:10 - Act Dumb, Be Lazy, Care Less3:33 - Act Dumb: Lead With Curiosity7:41 - Be Lazy: Delegate Repetitive Work11:36 - A Leader’s Job Is to Think13:50 - Care Less: Release Control to Grow15:44 - Find Managers Who Care More17:23 - Can a “Lazy” Leader Still Earn Respect?20:27 - What Great Leaders Do Instead21:51 - Taking Over Prevents Team Growth23:01 - The Three Traits Recap

Great managers bring out more than results. They build belief, shape identity, and speak with candor.In Episode 84 of The Wisdom of Wrench Podcast, host Kevin Comerford shares three leadership skills that help employees move from survival mode to thriving. Through stories from baseball, sales, call centers, and home services, Kevin explains how belief affects performance, why the right words can change how people see themselves, and how honest conversations address poor results without attacking the person. Learn to lead your team with clarity, courage, accountability, and respect.Subscribe to the WOW Podcast:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0UvJLcLFL03vKiLpd1xN45?si=PRBF-DwYR_uDtfRB8hIsLgApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wisdom-of-wrench-podcast/id1792919657🔧  Wrench Group: https://www.wrenchgroup.com🔧 Wrench IG: https://www.instagram.com/wrenchgroup🔧 Wrench FB: https://www.facebook.com/wrenchgroup🔧 Wrench LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thewrenchgroupChapters:0:00 - Belief and Candor for Better Leaders1:18 - Three Skills That Help People Thrive2:29 - Leadership Begins With Belief3:58 - A Baseball Lesson in Belief8:33 - When Belief Disappears12:32 - Are Managers Communicating Belief?13:32 - How Words Shape Identity16:33 - Why Candor Is Kind17:53 - A Home Services Sales Slump20:37 - Correct the Behavior, Not the Person22:10 - From Survival Mode to Thriving23:27 - Becoming the Third-Down Back25:06 - The Wake Your Words Leave

Momentum turns small wins into steady business success. You do not need more hype. You need a way to keep moving.In Episode 83 of The Wisdom of Wrench Podcast, host Kevin Comerford explains why ambitious people get stuck and how simple daily actions can rebuild consistency. Learn how strategic urgency creates energy, why confidence grows when you count small wins, and how to capitalize on each one. Kevin also shares lessons from John Wooden, Jeff Olson, and Dan Sullivan to help you beat procrastination, measure progress backward, and make your future bigger than your past.Subscribe to the WOW Podcast:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0UvJLcLFL03vKiLpd1xN45?si=PRBF-DwYR_uDtfRB8hIsLgApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wisdom-of-wrench-podcast/id1792919657🔧 Wrench Group: https://www.wrenchgroup.com🔧 Wrench IG: https://www.instagram.com/wrenchgroup🔧 Wrench FB: https://www.facebook.com/wrenchgroup🔧 Wrench LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thewrenchgroupChapters0:00 - Momentum Fuels Success1:48 - Stack Small Wins5:23 - Strategic Urgency Creates Momentum7:47 - The Two C’s of Momentum8:29 - Confidence Starts with Small Actions11:24 - Capitalize on Every Win13:38 - John Wooden’s One-Word Goal15:07 - Do the Thing and Gain Power17:39 - Stay in the Gain, Not the Gap19:06 - Put Momentum to Work Every Day

Planning works best when you stop chasing the perfect plan.Build a daily and weekly planning habit that creates momentum and leaves room to adjust as life shifts.In Episode 82 of The Wisdom of Wrench Podcast, host Kevin Comerford explains why the thinking behind a plan matters more than the paper itself. He shares how to ease planning anxiety, look back at recent wins, move beyond a to-do-only mindset, and choose three crucial results for the week. Home service leaders will also learn four Friday questions that sharpen their focus on sales, talent, leads, and company culture.Watch the Journaling Episode referenced in today's podcast: https://youtu.be/GoYnhPvdb1A?si=zSBxGxHW1NQvkyyuSubscribe to the WOW Podcast:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0UvJLcLFL03vKiLpd1xN45?si=PRBF-DwYR_uDtfRB8hIsLgApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wisdom-of-wrench-podcast/id1792919657🔧  Wrench Group: https://www.wrenchgroup.com🔧 Wrench IG: https://www.instagram.com/wrenchgroup🔧 Wrench FB: https://www.facebook.com/wrenchgroup🔧 Wrench LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thewrenchgroupChapters: 0:00 - Planning Beats the Perfect Plan1:32 - The Three-Part Planning Framework2:19 - The Jim Abrams Lesson3:38 - Why the Planning Process Matters6:28 - How Perfectionism Stops Planning8:01 - Start With Daily Planning9:00 - Replace To-Do Lists With Wins11:50 - Advanced Weekly Planning14:01 - Four Questions Every Leader Should Ask16:06 - The Planning Playbook Recap