To engage the workforce, engage the leaders.

“Leadership is the single greatest factor in any team’s performance. Whether a team succeeds or fails is all up to the leader…There are no bad teams, only bad leaders.” ~ Leif Babin, US Navy Seal

DEVELOP HIGH IMPACT LEADERS

The level of engagement below is determined by the level of engagement above.

As you develop people and help them become high impact individuals and high impact team players, you’re actually beginning to fill your leadership pipeline.

That’s why I say personal development is the foundation for leadership development.

“Often, organizations focus only on the value of developing new leaders and neglect the development of seasoned leaders. A few will take their thinking to the next level and continue to invest in seasoned leaders. Organizations that invest in both new leadership and seasoned leaders will clearly create the most competitive workforce.” ~ Dee Ann Turner, Chick-fil-A? VP Talent (Retired)

You shouldn’t expect someone to be able to lead others well until they’ve proven they can lead themselves well.

However, in many organizations, there’s little, if any, focus on leadership development at any level.

Most often in blue-collar industries, those who demonstrate their ability to do a job well are the people who are promoted into a leadership positions.

Then, the vast majority of them struggle at leading others well.

Most can manage their team, but few can lead their team.

Often, the people who have the courage to step up when asked end up being bashed and blamed by their boss when they struggle. A boss who likely hasn’t had any leadership development.

The lack of leadership development above always leads to frustrations below. 

High impact individuals on your front line, who have been developed and are leading themselves well, expect and deserve to be led well.

The #1 reason people quit a job is the relationship with their boss.

Leaders are responsible for turnover and retention.

The leaders above are responsible for developing the leaders below.

Is your organization filled with leaders worth following?

Blue-Collar Leadership & Supervision: Unleash Your Team’s Potential, is a foundational resource for you to use as you begin developing your formal authority leaders. It serves as an introduction to high impact leadership and will help them attract more followers, improve morale, gain buy-in, and maximize productivity. All formal leaders at every level should learn and apply the principles they’ll discover in it. Preview the first 5 chapters of this and other books here.

What’s it like to attend a Blue-Collar Leadership workshop?

No one knows better than those who already have.

Watch the video below to feel what leaders from the Maintenance & Stormwater Management Operations within the Public Works Department at Fairfax County, VA felt after three days with Mack & Ria Story. Note: You can also listen to a podcast interview with the leader of the team below (Bobby Kerns) here.

"My first words are GET SIGNED UP!" This training is not, and I stress, not your everyday leadership seminar! I have never been a part of anything like it…I have attended dozens and sent hundreds to the so-called ‘Leadership-Training.’ I can tell you that while all of the courses, classes, webinars, and seminars, had good intentions, nothing can touch what Mack and Ria Story provide. I just wish I had it 20 years ago!” ~ Sam McLamb, VP