Simple Tools
- Rich Ledbetter
- Guarantee Electrical
Rich Ledbetter, COO of Guarantee Electrical, has had the good fortune to be guided through his career by several great thought leaders and inspiring people, starting with Muhammed Ali. He learned to take the best of each lesson and use them as building blocks for his own philosophy of leadership, which he has boiled down to what he calls his Simple Tools.
In this Tugboat Institute® talk, Rich shares the lessons gleaned from some of the people whose thinking has shaped his own the most, including Jim Collins, Simon Sinek, and Pat Lencioni. All three contributed significantly to Rich’s Evergreen® leadership philosophy. At the heart of the Simple Tools he has built from these building blocks is trust.
Watch and be inspired to consider your own sources of inspiration and the leadership tools in your own toolbox.
More Articles and Videos
Get to Know Stotz Equipment, the 2024 Evergreen Company of the Year®
November 04, 2025
From Vader to Evergreen: A CEO’s Journey to Enlightened Ownership
- Mark Steele
- Craftsmen Industries, Inc.
From One Store to $1B+ Southern California Institution: The Evergreen Journey of Northgate Market
- Ryan Drew
- Tugboat Institute
Get Evergreen insight and wisdom delivered to your inbox every week
By signing up, you understand and agree that we will store, process and manage your personal information according to our Privacy Policy

