The Engagement Dilemma: Employee Engagement Starts with Engaged Leadership
Management is about managing things and processes.
Leadership is about influencing people. It’s not about the position or title leaders hold. It’s about the leader’s ability to influence others, specifically team members, to align with the vision and to accomplish the mission.
Effective, engaged leaders know how and when to do both.
When those in positions of formal authority such as team leaders, supervisors, managers, etc. are disengaged, they must depend on their title and authority to manage not only things and processes, but also people.
When people are “managed,” they become disengaged. When people are 
“led,” they become highly engaged. Unfortunately, many organizations and people are over-managed and under-led.
Many leaders don’t realize that disengaged employees are a symptom of disengaged leaders at one or more levels in the organization. In fact, research shows 79% of employees are, on average, 40% more productive and engaged when working for a better leader.
This is because better leaders have a greater ability to positively influence and engage their team members at a higher level.
The level of engagement below is determined by the level of engagement above.
Unfortunately, it’s common for many team leaders, supervisors, and managers to be promoted from within or to be hired from the outside without ever receiving any type of formal leadership development training. They’re always expected to lead, often without ever being taught how to lead. According to research, 87% of managers wish they had more training before becoming a manager.
Blue-Collar Leadership® & Supervision training allows you to develop the leaders of your front line workforce, so you can tap into your organization’s biggest asset – your people. Leadership impacts the character and culture of an organization, which in turn affects everything else. Leadership, or the lack of it, affects morale, employee engagement, teamwork, communication, customer service, employee turnover, and productivity.
“As a leader, and ultimately a mentor, you have the responsibility and privilege to grow those around you and help them become their absolute best.” ~ Mike Davis
Blue-Collar Leadership®& Supervision: Unleash Your Team’s Potential was created specifically to help develop those with leadership positions, and those who aspire to lead, move far beyond traditional management and supervision toward high impact leadership. The book has been intentionally formatted with only 90 pages (30 chapters, 3 pages each) for easy reading and for conducting book studies with leaders at all levels.
Engage the Employees by Engaging the Leaders
Leadership development helps engage team leaders, supervisors, managers, etc. at a high level. As they become equipped with the mindset and knowledge to lead with 360° of influence, they will be better positioned to improve organizational effectiveness and communication while also increasing their team’s performance.
Without transformational leaders, there will not be a cultural transformation. Leadership development is the key to unleashing your organization’s potential.
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