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'The Intentional Leader’s Field Guide' (Release Date: November 1, 2026)
Lead with Intention on Every Level
Mentoring Problems
When someone brings you a problem, don't answer right away.
Delegating Readiness Checklist
Stop dumping tasks and start developing people.
Mentoring vs. Recruiting
Recruiting fills seats. Mentoring builds capacity.
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From our book The Intentional Leader's Field Guide
The Intentional Leader's Field Guide:
A Practical Handbook for Managers, Supervisors and CEO's on Mentoring, Delegating and Accountability
You were meant for more. Here's how to lead like it.
Most leaders are trapped in a cycle of micromanagement and burnout because they don’t know how to transition from doing the work to developing people who do it. They don't fail because they don't care. They fail because no one ever showed them how to lead. They yell when they should ask. They dump work when they should delegate. They let problems slide until they explode. Then they wonder why good people walk out the door.
The Intentional Leader's Field Guide isn't a theory book.
From the authors of Lead From the Middle. These hard-won lessons came from 30 years of leading teams in all different capacities. From the non-for-profit space, leading crews in the mining industry, multiple executive roles, as a safety director and counselor: Mikel and Anita Bowman have been there, often learning the hard way. Today, through their coaching business, Bowman Legacies, Mikel and Anita help leaders turn these life lessons into results.
It's built to go to work with you. Each short entry opens with "Use This Entry When…" so you can flip to the topic in front of you and get a usable answer fast: on the job site, in the office, or at the kitchen table. We can help you transform from a “doer” to a “multiplier” and turn a standard job into a career growth opportunity.
Inside, you'll Learn:
Section One: Build the Leader’s Foundation
Section Two: Transfer Responsibility Well
Section Three: Correct, Protect and Grow People
Section Four: Lead Through Communication
Every chapter gives you tools you can use right away:
-Real case studies from mines, job sites, and boardrooms
-Word-for-word scripts for hard conversations
-"Leadership Laws" that are easy to remember
-Quick-reference tables and checklists
-Fill-in action plans and "How am I doing?" self-checks
Whether you're a new foreman, a seasoned executive, a business owner, or a parent who wants to lead better at home, this guide will help you stop managing the mess and start building people who can rise.
Be Transformed from a reactive leader to one who develops people.
This field guide helps you lead with it, on purpose.
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(Read Reviews Below)
Kyle Crider -Midwest Mole Project Engineer
My biggest takeaway was Learning to Listen and fully understand when a problem is brought to you. Know when to speak and when to listen. Then break it down into the 4 items of how to solve a problem in a meeting situation. Learn to execute the items in a timely manner that holds not only me as a leader accountable, but making sure those on my team have that same accountability.
The Field Guide is Not:
X A fancy speech, hoping everything changes overnight
X A strategy dreamed up by people who've never been in the field
X An Easy Fix: It takes intentionality and determination
Cameron C Haggar, CSP Safety Director-Sargent Corp
There are too many things to list, but below are the 3 key ways Lead from the Middle has helped me as a leader and human: 1. How I approach and lead my team through servant leadership and replication. 2. How I approach and lead myself within my personal life. 3. Reshaped how I think and view things as a person both personally and professionally.
Tim Greenway -Safety Specialist, Mid-Atlantic region, Sargent Corp
With every lesson, I reflect on what I am doing as a leader. Often, I have noticed slight changes learned in the course that I have done to make me a better leader. A few times, I have changed my leadership skill set drastically because I have seen the change in myself not only as a leader but as a management team with supports in place that I overlooked, replicating the behaviors I want to see as they align with our company core values.
Ace McCarthy - President- TWO EIGHT
In short 3 months he has not only encouraged me but has helped me become a better leader for my team. Opening my eyes to tools that I had right at my finger tips that I didn’t even realize I had. To say I am amped up about what my team will look like at the end of 2021 and beyond is an understatement! If you want to build a legacy that will far surpass yourself, the time is now!
"Mikel's coaching strategy is different from other coaches. His expertise is with field but he understands the ins and outs of business through his role as driller, operations, safety director, and more. He digs deep to help you identify the root cause(s) of how things are "now" and "how they can be improved" to be a better servant leader and have healthy growth
(personally and professionally). "
~Cameron C Haggar, CSP Safety Director - Sargent Corp
"I cannot recommend Mikel Bowman highly enough. You will not find another person with more all-around integrity, drive to push forward, passion to lift people, inspiring honor, kind humility, and a desire to leave a legacy! You cannot keep him down. He's the one you desperately want in your corner!"
~Eric Pio - Senior Financial Planner
"Insightfulness is something Mikel Bowman has in spades! His voice is wise and chiseled from a unique background and life experience. As a coach, he pushes you hard towards personal and professional growth, yet is there every step of the way. I feel he has known me for years."
~ Eddie Thoits - Peterson CAT
"I like that it's raw and not polished like all the other stuff that's out there! In the videos, I feel like you're talking to me, like I'm sitting down and having a conversation with you!"
~ Tom Siron - Barnhart Crane
