Episode #109 - Coaching Skills for Managers with Randy Goruk

In this episode we replay an episode from the Roofers Growth Hack Podcast where The Leadership and Learning Podcast host, Randy Goruk was a recent guest. He has a conversation about leadership with Chris Hunter, Founder and Chief Marketing Officer of RoofingSites.com  

In this episode you will learn:

• How Randy decided to get into construction.
• How important continuous learning was in his development and career growth.
• Leadership lessons learned along the way.
• How he started his leadership development business.
• A technique for engaging employees.
• The skills leaders need to learn.
• The importance of planning.
• To be intentional and strategic when recruiting and attracting top talent.
• Other leadership development hacks to consider pursuing.

In this episode, with over 40 – years of experience and having founded two successful eco-friendly companies in the design build and manufacturing space, my guest, life-long entrepreneur and sustainability advocate, Jonathan Orpin shares several areas of interest for leaders in the construction industry. 

In this episode you will learn:

·        Why wood is the best material to build with.

·        Why you should consider an ESOP for your company.

·        Sustainability challenges many companies face.

·        The future of sustainability practices in construction.

·        Resources to help you elevate your sustainability journey.

·        What the triple bottom line is and why it’s important.

In this episode, Leon Leinbach, Founder of Keystone Construction takes us on his journey as a young construction worker with a vision and work ethic to a successful entrepreneur.

He shares his experience and insights on entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship and the success they bring to the individual and the organization. 

In this episode you will learn:

• What it takes for a construction entrepreneur to be successful.
• How to develop entrepreneurial skills.
• The importance of having intrapreneurs on your team? 
• How intrapreneurs differ from entrepreneurs.
• How to identify someone with an intrapreneurial spirit.
• How to help someone develop the intrapreneurial spirit. 
• Success tips for small construction business leaders to be successful.  
• Success tips for employees of small construction businesses.

Tommy Whitehead is the President & Owner of TomCo Solutions, Inc. a full-service property makeover, disaster restoration, and residential renovations company. In this episode, we had an insightful conversation on the value of networking and his new book, Building Success – A Toolbox for Coming Out on Top.   In this episode you will learn:   ·        The 3 – main lessons he’s learned so far in the construction industry. ·        Why people in the construction industry are typically poor at networking. ·        The benefits of building a network. ·        Where small construction company leaders can go to network. ·        Techniques for overcoming connection roadblocks. ·        3 – tips for success for small construction company leaders. ·        3 – tips for success for employees of small construction companies. ·        What inspired him to write his book, Building Success ·        How his new book can help you as a leader.

Tori Baires is a Group Talent Acquisition Manager at Granite Construction. She is one of the founding members and current leaders of Granite’s Military Employee Resource Group (Supporting and Recognizing our Veteran Community). She has also created and implemented a military/veteran hiring and retention program across all of Granite. Tori also partners with various departments at Granite aiding in a variety of initiatives for the company.

In this episode, Tori shares how her military experience shaped her leadership today and has reinforced her ‘above and beyond’ mindset.

In this episode you will learn:

• Many examples of going above and beyond.
• How she was nominated for the 2022 Veteran Champions of the Year in Corporate America. 
• The key leadership lessons she learned while in the military.
• Her passion for taking the initiative / ownership of a challenge.
• How to get the anti-initiative / anti-ownership people on board.
• The challenges of Talent Acquisition managers are faced with today and in the future.
• The biggest recruiting mistakes companies in the construction industry make and how to avoid them.
• The importance of employee retention.
• Mistakes companies in the construction industry make that will cause people to leave and ideas on how leaders can avoid making these mistakes.
• Keys to being a successful mentor program with advice for mentors and mentees.
• Advice to get ahead in your career regardless of your role.

Running a small, or a family business is no easy task. Particularly when it comes to scaling the business or planning for succession.

My guest, Jim Moody, Consulting Director of the Misura Group shares his knowledge, experience, and expertise on the key elements for both scaling and succession.

In this episode, Jim offers plenty of tips and lessons on:

• The importance of having balance between working on and working in your business.
• What should come first family need or business needs.
• Adapting to challenges for small and family business.
• Problems you’ll encounter when you are the Jack or Jill of all trades in your business.
• How to properly invest in growing your business.
• Hiring smart people and letting them do their job.
• When to move on and having something to move on to.
• Steps for succession planning
• The hard decisions you must be prepared to make
• Proper strategic planning.
• Continuous learning.
• And a powerful message on the importance of planning for a better future.

Jennifer Todd, owner of LMS General Contractors went from receptionist at a construction company to successfully building her own construction company over the past 16 – years. She knows a thing or two about hard work and relationships.

In this episode, Jennifer talks about how L.O.V.E.E. language for leaders can help you sharpen your leadership skills while developing and strengthening your business and personal relationships resulting in long-term success.

In this episode you will learn:

• The five different elements of L.O.V.E.E. language for leaders.
• The sure-fire ways leaders breach trust and how to avoid them.
• A fool-proof listening strategy that works every time.
• How to demonstrate that you value the people on your team.
• The importance of boundaries.
• How everything communicates.
• Plus, much more.

 

Creating a safety culture is what most companies in the construction and manufacturing industries strive for ... as they should.

My guest, Steven McKenney shares his 30+ years of experience with building safety cultures, fixing broken safety cultures and providing best practices to help you reinforce your safety culture.

Steve is the Western Region Safety Manager for Roseburg Forest Products, and he serves as Chairman of the Safety and Health advisory committee for the American Panel Association. 

He knows a thing or two about safety ! 

 

During this episode you will learn:

• Why safety programs fail?
• Why safety programs succeed?
• What the ideal safety culture looks like?
• What role do leaders play in the success of establishing a safety culture?
• The signs you don’t have a good safety culture.
• How to create a good safety culture.
• How to overcome obstacles of a safety culture that isn’t where you’d like it to be. 
• Critical advice for leaders who want to elevate their safety culture.
• The importance of a meaningful safety slogan to safety culture and how to create one that sticks.   

Creating and implementing an effective onboarding process for new employees has proven to be critical to individual and organizational retention success.

In this episode, onboarding expert, Cody B. Loveland explains what onboarding really is, why it’s important and the outcome all organizations should strive for.

Listen in as we uncover the key principles behind effective onboarding, the importance of connecting with employees on a deeper level, and the strategies for retaining top talent.

In this episode you will learn:

• The factors critical to a successful onboarding experience.
• The importance of the connection – intersection.
• How to ‘win the heart’ of new employees.
• The importance of the 3 – V’s in retaining all of your employees.
• Whose responsibility it is to ensure a successful onboarding process.
• Why it’s important to onboard existing managers.
• The benefits of investing in a robust onboarding process.
• The factors causing tenured employees to quit companies.
• Cody’s views on remote workers Why people quit companies.

In this episode, host Randy Goruk shares content from a recent webinar he presented for Team Engine. If you are interested in being an even better coach of your team, you are bound to pick up at least one nugget to help you get there.

In this episode you will learn:

• Why coaching for managers is important.
• What coaching is.
• 3 – universal truths about coaching.
• Techniques for inspiring your team.
• Techniques for engaging your team.
• Techniques for empowering your team.
• A proven coaching model.

Contact Randy at [email protected] to learn more about his ‘Live Online Coaching Skills Course’.