Care About Your Impact

About this episode

This episode discusses the impact of journeymen and masters on apprentices and the importance of mentorship in the trade.

After getting a message from a former apprentice who just passed his journeyman exam, the conversation turns into a straight talk on what you owe the people coming up behind you: be a teacher, stay a student, and remember you did not get here alone. This episode is about the real impact a journeyman or master has on an apprentice’s work and life, how your attitude can either light someone up to learn or push them out of the trade, and why the industry cannot afford leaders who make the job mi...

People in this episode

Host: Electrician U

Topics covered

• mentorship
• apprenticeship
• journeyman
• leadership
• trade skills

Keywords

• journeyman exam
• apprentice
• mentorship
• leadership
• trade
• education

More episodes of Electrician U

• Electricians QUIT Trashing Each Other and Build Up the Trade · October 6, 2025 · 15 min
• Big Changes Coming to Electrical Codes in 2026! · September 29, 2025 · 50 min
• Tools, Training, and Real Change · September 15, 2025 · 13 min
• Behind the Scenes of Milwaukee’s Tool Development · September 1, 2025 · 20 min
• Think About Why We Do the Things We Do · July 7, 2025 · 16 min
• Getting the Phones to Ring · June 23, 2025 · 21 min