{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Leadership Blueprints","title":"Is Transformational Leadership the Key to Unlocking Growth in Construction?","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2442,"description":"What if the future of leadership in construction isn’t about command and control, but about trust and curiosity? \n \nIn this episode of Leadership Blueprints, we’re joined by Andrea Janzen, founder of Ambition Theory, a professional development company that specializes in the research, education, and advancement of women in construction. \n \nAndrea shares her unexpected journey from corporate marketing to coaching executives in the construction industry. She unpacks the power of transformational leadership versus transactional leadership, a model based on collaboration, curiosity, and vision, and why it resonates more with women than traditional, top-down structures. Through real-world examples, including a $2 million sales turnaround, she shows how shifting leadership styles can unlock potential, fuel innovation, and drive measurable results.  \n \nTune in to learn how rethinking leadership can unlock hidden potential, build stronger teams, and drive results, whether you're in construction or any other fast-evolving industry! \n \nKey Points From This Episode: \nWhy traditional leadership doesn’t appeal to most women. \nThe value of transformational leadership in highly structured fields. \nWhy tech won’t change construction; leaders will. \nGiving credit versus claiming ownership: a leadership nuance. \nOpportunities unlocked by transformational leadership in construction. \nQuotes: \n“[Leadership coaching] is so much more than getting someone a job. It's about opening up their potential, helping them see opportunities, [leveraging] relationships, and [making] things happen.” — Andrea Janzen \n \n“We've done research in construction that shows us men are just naturally more transactional. Women are naturally more transformational. It's a thing. It's not one is better than the other. It just is.” — Andrea Janzen  \n \n“A lot of times, people get stuck on the surface-level issue, but we don’t actually get to the root cause. – If you spend more time on the problem and define it...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/HFUuwck2pv_aeBQhwplB-AgvboRx8a20pIsv_X_ZltQ/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8xMjdh/MWQ5OGI5NzI4M2Jm/MTE5MzY1ZjZhYmNj/NWE1MS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}