If you are a senior manager of an industrial company, you know how challenging it can be to manage your frontline supervisors and their teams. You may be facing issues such as:
- Increased numbers of safety incidents, resulting in injuries, damages, and lawsuits
- Employee complacency, leading to poor quality, low productivity, and customer dissatisfaction
- A lack of engagement, causing frustration, higher employee absenteeism, and turnover
These problems can hurt your company’s reputation, profitability, and growth. But what if I told you that there is a way to break the cycle of downward performance and turn things around for the better?
The solution is to invest in supervisor leadership training.
Supervisor leadership training is not just about teaching your supervisors how to manage tasks, schedules, and budgets. It is about empowering them with the skills to lead people, inspire trust, and create a positive work culture.
Supervisors have been set up to fail
Chapter 1 of my new book, The CareFull Supervisor: The Tools to Succeed and Be the Supervisor Employees Want to Have (coming this month), explains why many supervisors struggle to lead their teams effectively. It argues that supervisors have been set up to fail by the system, which does not provide them with adequate training, support, or recognition.
It also identifies the common challenges and frustrations that supervisors face, such as lack of time, resources, authority, and feedback. It concludes by stating that supervisors need to develop their leadership skills and mindset to overcome these obstacles and succeed in their roles.
Supervisor leadership training can help your company achieve the following benefits:
- Improved safety performance, by fostering a culture of care and accountability among your teams
- Enhanced employee satisfaction, by providing your supervisors with the tools to motivate, coach, and recognize their team members
- Increased employee retention, by creating a sense of belonging and loyalty among your staff
- Higher customer satisfaction, by delivering quality work on time and on budget
- Greater competitive advantage, by attracting and developing the best talent in your industry
The book also provides practical and proven strategies for your supervisors to implement in their daily work, such as:
- How to communicate with different personality types and generations
- How to handle difficult situations and conflicts with confidence and respect
- How to delegate and empower your team to take on tasks and responsibilities effectively
- How to give and receive feedback constructively and positively
- How to develop and mentor your team members to become future leaders and supervisors
As a senior manager, you have the responsibility and the opportunity to make a difference in your company. By investing in supervisor leadership training, you can help your supervisors become the leaders that their employees want to have and that your company needs to succeed.
If you want to learn more about supervisor leadership training and how it can benefit your company, check out my new book The CareFull Supervisor: The Tools to Succeed and Be the Supervisor Employees Want to Have, available in bookstores and at your favorite online retailers by the end of January.
Or, visit my website for more details on our PeopleWork Supervisor training program.
