{"product_id":"blue-collar-boss-mark-stoner-9781733181853","title":"Blue-Collar Boss: Hard Work Builds It. Leadership Keeps It.","description":"Boss Isn't a Dirty Word\u003cp\u003eMost businesses don't fail because the owner didn't work hard enough. They fail because the owner never learned when to stop.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlue-Collar Boss\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, Mark Stoner challenges the modern myth that being a \"leader\" means avoiding authority, confrontation, and hard decisions. In blue-collar work, that myth doesn't just fail-it gets people hurt and destroys good companies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book isn't about hustle. It's about responsibility.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuilt on nearly 40 years in the trades, real businesses grown through chaos, recessions, and rapid scale, and thousands of hard lessons learned the long way, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlue-Collar Boss\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is a field manual for owners who want a company that works without burning themselves out.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou'll learn: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy effort works early-and fails later\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow avoidance poisons teams and culture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy clarity beats kindness when safety and livelihoods matter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat real delegation, training, and accountability look like\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy great bosses bring calm-not chaos\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis isn't theory. It's earned experience.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you own-or want to own-a blue-collar business and care about doing it right, this book will challenge you to lead with courage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBecause the world doesn't need fewer bosses. It needs better ones.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark Stoner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1733181857\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781733181853\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Blue Collar Enterprises\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/24\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.81d","brand":"Mark Stoner","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48588498927871,"sku":"9781733181853","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/blue-collar-boss-mark-stoner-9781733181853","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}