They're Managers - Now What?: How to Develop Blue Collar Managers and Supervisors

They're Managers - Now What?: How to Develop Blue Collar Managers and Supervisors

The Secrets of Creating Successful Blue-Collar Managers In an age where we are breaking down barriers in the workplace, we still fail in some areas. One of those areas is preparing, developing, and supporting blue-collar managers. We hire or promote them primarily because they are good technicians. And we promote them because we like them. Without training and guidance, we are asking blue-collar managers to rewire their brains without showing them the blueprints. It’s like asking a novice electrician to rewire the Empire State Building without giving them the blueprints—it’s not going to end well. In They’re Managers – Now What? you will learn savvy strategies for setting up blue-collar managers and supervisors for success. "Bart Gragg continues to amaze with his knack for simplifying challenging issues to develop better managers. They're Managers - Now What? addresses many familiar areas encountered while working with business owners across many industries. This book is an easy read and provides relevant, relatable criteria that give managers a greater probability for success. I will use this book as a tool for my clients to shift from 'it isn't broken' to having an intentional plan for employee development." Terri Carter, Business Partner, BBSI "Frustrated by your blue-collar managers and supervisors? In this no-holds-barred book, former oilfield inhabitant turned consultant, Bart Gragg, shares insights and techniques that you might not have considered in 100 years. This is not your father's field manual on leadership. Read with caution, then follow his advice!" Jim Horan, bestselling author of The One Page Business Plan ® "An almost invisible cause of mediocre to low performance happens when companies take their most reliable, loyal, technical people and promote them to a front-line leadership position - usually with low leadership expectations and little training and development. Bart's book addresses this serious situation in a direct and actionable way. It's a must-read for organizations who don't realize - and aren't addressing--this cause of lower than desired performance." Sue Bingham, founder and principal of HPWP Group, author of Creating the High Performance Work Place "Bart Gragg has created a terrific and long-needed book recognizing and addressing the unique challenges of transitioning from blue collar worker to manager. This is an excellent how-to book, chock full of pragmatic advice and management tools for those that are transitioning and those that are responsible for training workers to become managers." Randy Yost, Vistage Chair and author of The Threat Switch "Actionable advice for anyone involved in the management development process, from directors to newly appointed managers." Jeff Howard, Senior Pipeline Project Manager Bart Gragg knows from personal experience the pain managers and their managers go through when they have not been taught what their job entails or given the tools to accomplish it. He understands that their managers are also frustrated. Bart created Blue Collar University® and Leadership Bootcamp for Blue Collar Managers and Supervisors to help all managers better understand how to work with each other more productively. He has worked in some of the toughest industries out there--from farming rice and soybeans in Louisiana, to living on drilling rigs during oil and gas exploration, to heavy industrial dismantling, refinery repair, and pipeline construction. Bart has a B.S. in Geology, is a Certified Professional Behaviors Analyst, holds the CHST (Construction Health and Safety Technician) and OHST (Occupational Hygiene and Safety Technician) certificates, and is a Certified Executive One Page Business Plan® consultant.