Boss Builders Blog
Stories and lessons on becoming a stronger boss: motivation, personal mastery, growth, and professional skills from Mack Munro and the Boss Builders team. Each piece opens with a real scene, then ties the moment to habits you can test at work the same week.
What this archive covers
This archive mixes narrative essays with practical management angles. You will see categories such as motivation for morale and mindset, personal mastery for habits and self-awareness, growth for career movement, professional development for skills on the job, and get better for small changes you can try right away. Posts often begin with a concrete moment, then show what it means for someone leading a team today so the reading stays grounded. When time is short, follow the headline link from the thumbnail or title and skip straight to the full story.
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The Morning After
It’s Wednesday morning, November 3, 1976, and I walk my 12-year-old self into the kitchen to hear my parents talking happily. That means a lot. Normally, it’s constant arguing. They are celebrating the results of the presidential election between Gerald Ford and...
The Power of Stories
It’s 2:10 pm and I’m out for a walk in the woods. I haven’t had lunch yet. In fact, I haven’t eaten since yesterday. Then, just when I thought I would go hungry again, I spy a bush with some delicious-looking berries hanging off the branches....
Hanging in the Balance
Work/Life balance is a fallacy. And yet, we try to prove otherwise on a regular basis. Once upon a time, there was work/life separation. You came to work, did your job, and went home. Technology changed all that. With technology, there was never a need to unplug. ...
My Wake-up Call
It’s 1:05 PM on a hot August afternoon and I’m racing to get home. I have a 1:30 Zoom call, my dogs have been outside in their kennel since 6:15 AM and I need to get them out of the heat and into the house. Plus, I really need to pee. Earlier that day, I did two,...
Just Do It
It’s 0500 on a rainy Winter Monday morning in 1998 and I’m sitting in my car in the clinic parking lot at the Naval Shipyard in Bremerton, WA. I’m waiting to board the van that will be driving me, the Commanding Officer Captain Jon Berude, Command Master Chief Kathy...
The Invisible Man
In 2014, when I turned 50, I was given a superpower. I didn’t realize what it was at the time, but soon it became very clear. Suddenly, it seemed, I became invisible. Truly. Where before when I would walk through crowds, people would make eye contact. When I...
Learning to Let Go
It’s 2:00pm on a sweltering afternoon in Columbus, Ohio and I feel nothing. And that bothers me. I’m winding down the process of getting our son checked in as a freshman at The Ohio State University. It’s an absolute circus. There are multiple lines to stand in,...