How skilled are you at business leadership?

It’s August 2024, and we’re well into the Olympic season in Paris. Hundreds of athletes have been preparing for their big moment and are aiming to take home a gold medal. They have undoubtedly done their best during their training period to produce the results on the day.

The athletes performing at their peak are surrounded by a team of coaches, psychologists, nutritionists, physios, therapists and many other specialists that enable them to perform to such a high standard. My question to you, as person responsible for leading a team is… what and how much support do you have around you to develop and maintain your skills as a leader?

Leadership is a skill that can be learned, the same as, swimming, boxing, basketball, or the high jump. Wouldn’t you agree? You show some early signs of leading people, you lift your head above the parapet, you get recognised and you’re on the leadership ladder. You are thrust into the world of leading people and surrounded by a team of coaches and specialists to help you.

I would say for a minority of people in business, this is how it pans out. You get all the support you need to lead a team well. But for most of us, we are thrust into the responsibility of leading teams without the support structure around us. We may get put on a 2-day management training course or have a manager that shadows us and points out all our mistakes, but other than that, there isn’t much development help.

Could we treat business leadership like an Olympic sport?

Imagine a world where we treated business leadership like an Olympic sport. We had people leading teams that wanted to be the best version of themselves. We got excited about leading well. Where winning gold was having a high performing team, that were all highly engaged and delivering great results. Where our leaders had teams of coaches, psychologists, nutritionists, and therapists helping them to maintain peak performance throughout their career. An infrastructure that was tailored to the needs of each individual leader, their learning style, their character, and helping them to play to their strengths. Would you be interested in an infrastructure like this?

What Olympic style leadership support is available for leaders in the manufacturing industry?

At the Manufacturers’ Alliance we want you to win your own version of a gold medal. We want you to be someone that is celebrated for doing you best. We believe that manufacturing in the UK would thrive if leadership was treated like an Olympic sport.

We want to help leaders in the manufacturing industry perform at their best and lead a high performing team. To deliver the results the business deserves with a highly engaged team.

Over the past 11 years we have developed a team of coaches, facilitators, psychologists, and mentors to support leaders in achieving and maintaining peak performance. Like an Olympic training program, we provide leaders with:

·?????? 1-2-1 Coaching – To ensure we provide you with coaching aligned with your own individual needs, we assess your leadership needs and capabilities, and assign you with a coach or mentor that is the best fit. Based on the pace you want to grow and develop; we can dial up and down your 1-2-1 coaching support.

·?????? Peer Groups – To help you steal leadership tips and best practices from other similar leaders to you, we have our monthly peer group meetings. You can share your challenges and aspirations and gain support from like-minded people.

·?????? Leadership Training – To support you in closing any leadership gaps, we have a wide range of training options to fit with your schedule and style of learning. From 9-month intense leadership training courses, to bespoke and individualised packages.

·?????? Referrals – We are not experts at everything, and don’t intend to be, so to ensure we provide you with the full range of support your business needs we have a network of solutions providers to hand. Over the past 11 years we have built a network of manufacturing supporters that can solve pretty much any problem.

Imagine high performing leaders that wanted to be the best version of themselves?

Now it’s over to you. Do you want to become the best leader you can be for your manufacturing business?

If you are a leader in the manufacturing industry looking for Olympic level support for you and your team, please get in touch an introduce yourself. Like any sport or discipline we love to spend time with like-minded people who are striving for high performance.

Wrap the kind of support around you and your team that your business deserves. Invest in that team of coaches, facilitators, mentors and psychologists that the manufacturing industry needs, and achieve your version of a gold medal.

Would you like our team to make your dreams and ambitions possible? Learn more about the Manufacturers’ Alliance support offering here.