Leadership Training

Leadership Bootcamp

Confident Leaders. Real Results.

An 8-week live, virtual program to help managers and supervisors lead with clarity, confidence, and impact — without becoming micromanagers.

Faster, smarter decision-making
Improve COGS/labor efficiency
Enhance team productivity
Drive profits

Begins: January 8, 2026
Deadline: December 26, 2025

Strong Leadership Drives Business Results

In blue collar and service based businesses, great leadership isn’t optional. It’s how you grow business. But you already know not everything you read or learn moves the needle for business. This is because there are only a handful of things that will. It starts with understanding that managing your numbers is about managing people. Every line on your P&L statement is linked to a person or group of people responsible for producing it.

Poor business financials are usually people problems in disguise because of the inefficiencies they create like miscommunication, conflict, unproductive teams, call backs, rework, lack of follow through, toxic workplace, and so on. You don’t fix these problems by managing numbers. You fix them by managing people.

Our leadership training programs give simple, practical leadership skills your team can use the same day to become better leaders. It gives leaders the feedback and practice necessary to help grow your business with proven frameworks like DISC, emotional intelligence, and results-focused coaching. When leadership training is done right, you keep good workers, serve customers better, reduce COGs, and improve profits.

What great leadership improves:

Employee retention and satisfaction
Productivity on the jobsite and in the office
Customer experience and rework
Profit margins and COGS

Common Challenges We Solve

From shops and crews to office teams, these issues come up again and again. Our leadership training is built to fix them fast so you can grow business.

Owner overload and constant fire-fighting
Poor delegation and “I’ll just do it myself”
Role confusion—no clear owner for the task
Weak leadership performance and follow-through
Miscommunication and rework
Culture and turnover risks from a poor fit
Too many metrics, no clear win for the crew
Overwhelm, stress, uncertainty, and confidence dips
Sales/estimating handoffs that slip
No bench—no plan to grow the next leader

When these are handled, you build strong teams, happy customers, and a healthier bottom line. This is what we do all day, everyday with blue collar and service based businesses.

Become The Respected Leader Everyone Loves To Work For

If you’re like most high-performance leaders you’ve probably read a few books on business and leadership already. However, most leaders don’t see what they read translate into any tangible business results. That’s because there are just a handful of leadership skills that make a measurable difference. Trying to figure out what works can be a long frustrating process if you end up discovering it at all.

Our leadership training & development workshops contain specific leadership skills that have been proven to reduce COGs or improve profitability for blue collar and service based companies. When you apply these simple yet powerful leadership skills consistently you can become the respected leader everyone loves working for. You will build strong teams and healthy performance based cultures.

Consider this. Companies are made up of people and people are your most appreciable asset. Since assets are found on the balance sheet, you are building owner’s equity when investing in growing your people.

The longer we collaborate with your company, the greater the results you can expect. Many clients see a strong return—some see 6× to 28×—and stay with us for years because the results keep coming. When you develop better leaders with practical leadership skills there seems to be no limit to the kind of results you will experience.

Our Approach: The Karnowski Method™

This is not lecture-based training. It is clear, hands-on, and built for the real work blue collar and service based businesses do.

KPI + Culture Check. Set baselines for COGS, retention, and engagement so wins are visible.
Short, practical reps. Leadership training that turns ideas into actions your team can immediately apply.
Leadership development plans. Role-specific habits tied to the numbers you need to hit.
Coaching that sticks. 1:1 and team coaching to keep new leadership skills in play.
Simple tracking. Quick reviews and dashboards so you can adjust and grow business quarter after quarter.

Leadership Development Built for the Real World

We design every leadership training to fit the challenges and culture of blue collar and service-based companies across MN, WI, and MI. Every session provides practical, usable tools relevant to leading teams now.

Most leaders and business owners read books, which is good but it’s not enough. If you take time to consider how much of what you read is happening in your business today you will likely determine the answer is not much. The mistake is thinking you’re just trying to apply information from a book. If information changed people we would all be fit, happy, and rich.

The reason you aren’t seeing these things happen in your business is because you need to lead your team and yourself through the change to make it happen. Change is a specific navigable process and there are different ways to integrate knowledge or skills in your business. If you don’t do it right you are wasting your time and money. We’ve helped blue collar and service based businesses since 2015 do this effectively which is why they see measurable business results like a reduction in COGs or improved profits.

Our leadership training & development programs focus on:

Communication skills to reduce conflict and confusion
Coaching techniques that boost accountability and productivity
Delegation & decision-making frameworks so leaders are free to lead
Feedback systems to drive performance improvement without the drama
DISC & EQ tools to adapt leadership styles for better results and building strong teams

Core Topics We Cover

The 5 Levels of Leadership
The 10 Essential Mindsets of Strong Leaders
Mastering Effective Communication
Navigating Difficult Conversations
Giving Constructive, Impactful Feedback
Coaching Skills For Enhanced Team Performance
Running Productive, Purpose Driven Meetings
Decision-Making Frameworks For Confident Choices & Team Collaboration
Smart Delegation & Effective Time Management
Emotional Intelligence (EQ) in Leadership
Dealing With Difficult Personalities
Conflict Resolution Techniques
Accountability Without Micromanagement
Adapting Your Leadership Style For Better Results

Program	Description	Ideal For	Next Step
Leadership Bootcamp	8-week hands-on program covering foundational and advanced leadership skills to become a better leader.	New and seasoned leaders, managers, foremen, project managers, general contractors	Develop Better Leaders →
Bootcamp Mini	4-week hands-on program covering foundational leadership skills to become a better leader.	Foundational skill refresher, team leads, new leaders	Develop Better Leaders →
Bootcamp 2.0	Two day, in-person, deep dive leadership training. Dive into difficult conversations, impactful feedback, and coaching for results. This builds off leadership bootcamp and enhances empathetic listening skills.	New and seasoned leaders that finished Leadership Bootcamp	Develop Better Leaders →
Private Leadership Coaching	Private sessions designed to accelerate business growth, solve roadblocks, improve EQ, build confidence, and make clear decisions.	Owners, partners, C-suite executives, high-potentials, or struggling leaders	Start Coaching →
Business Finance For Workers	In-person financial training for workers. Increase ownership of results and help employees think like an owner by understanding the value they bring and impact they have on the Profit and Loss (P&L) and Balance sheet.	Whole company training	Improve Business Financials→
Custom Team Training	On-site or virtual leadership training tailored to your goals and business needs.	Financial, blue-collar, insurance, family owned, or private businesses	Book a Team Training →
Lunch and Learns	On-site or virtual short sessions that fit the workday and keep skills fresh.	Teams that needs quick, practical tools	Schedule Lunch and Learn →

Who We Serve

Blue collar and service-based businesses in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan with 8+ employees and $2M – $30M in revenue across:

Skilled Trades: Construction, excavation, concrete, plumbing, HVAC, electrical, etc
Insurance & Financial Services
Manufacturing & Logistics
Nonprofit Organizations

How It Works: Simple. Practical. Measurable.

Assess Your Needs. We learn your goals and pain points.
Customize the Plan. Choose workshops, coaching, and/or bootcamp to fit your targets.
Train Your Team – Practical, engaging sessions with real-world examples.
Track Results – We help you connect leadership growth to business impact.