From ‘Command-and-Control’ to ‘Coach Approach’ leaders: How to Position Your Manufacturing/Distribution Company to Compete
We had a company hire us to better prepare them to compete in today’s global marketplace.
They recognized that effective leadership directly translates to business performance and wanted to elevate the leadership skillset in their organization.
This manufacturing company was a small tier 2 supplier to the auto industry. They’d been in business for over 6 decades.
They brought us in to develop their 13 manufacturing leaders, most of which were later generations leading a mixture of multiple generations.
But they were doing so with a very traditional ‘command-and-control type of leadership style.
Learning our Coach Approach to Leadership was a game-changer for them & taught them how to be great coach leaders.
Here’s a snapshot of the journey we guided them on:
- DISCOVER: Understand & leverage your leadership DNA & assess the impact it’s having on the organization
- RELATE: Elevate accountability, build higher levels of trust & effectively influence others
- COACH: Deep dive into understanding human behavior & develop the mindset & skill set to be a great coach.
- ACHIEVE: Accelerate your results by empowering others to reach higher levels of success.
This isn’t your typical leadership development program where you learn some theory that doesn’t translate to day-to-day business operations & goals.
This is a roll-up-your-sleeves, stretch-beyond-your-comfort-zone experience where we pull in current business issues & use coach-approach leadership principles to connect the dots in real-time to solve people & business problems.
Here’s the feedback we were blessed to receive from the VP of Manufacturing:
“Our leaders are performing better, our teams are performing better and we truly believe that we are better prepared to compete. And interestingly enough, our employees are telling us that they are being better led. I can think of no higher endorsement.”
Ready to create your competitive advantage to stand out in today’s global marketplace? Let’s chat about how we can help!