Why Don’t My People Manage ?
July 14, 2011
Leadership and managing people is seen by many business owners as one of the most challenging aspects of growing a company.
Listen to these series of interviews with Rob McGregor, a leadership coach to CEOs, business owners and military commanders about how to deal with some of the more vexing people problems that flummox the best of intentions. From why your people don’t manage as you would like them to how to manage your board and build high powered teams. Every leader who wants better performance, productivity and an end to the number one frustration of owning a business (do I really have to manage people?) should take 10 minutes out of their day and listen.
Want to find out how Rob would help you sort out your top three management frustrations?
Email Sarah Thomson at SarahT@spiritwest.com to arrange a free 30 minute coaching experience. Then you’ll know if you’ve found the right solution for you.
Podcast #1: Why Don’t My People Manage ?
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Podcast #2: Want to Grow Your Company? Learn How to Build High Powered Management Teams
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Podcast #3: I’ve Got a Board But it’s Become Frustrating to Manage. Now What? Click to play
Rob McGregor – Biography
August 14, 2008
Partner and People Performance Specialist. Rob is a founder, coach and senior consultant working with business leaders who want their companies to grow but are struggling with people management issues.
He is the co-developer of the Smart Team Toolbox which is what we use to help people learn how to change how they think, lead and manage to get the high performance results a business owner needs to move off a plateau.
Rob’s career has been devoted to helping people grow as leaders, managers and followers in the US and Canada.
As a former budget officer in a Government of Saskatchewan ministry he helped grow the ministry and then, with imposed budget restraints, he led a downsizing process that made sense for clients and the public purse. He understands that having the right indicators help to make the right decisions but it is leading and managing people effectively through the impact of those decisions that brings the rewards.
Rob has served the military and health care institutions as a Chaplain, taught and coached conflict resolution at the Justice Institute of BC and led leadership teams on numerous strategy sessions on how to motivate them out of sticky situations and into high performance. He has worked with CEO’s in manufacturing, engineering, construction, mechanical service industry, software, advertising, public relations, retail grocery, health care, and education.
Rob also manages our engagements to ensure our clients get what they need, when they need it, takes care of our valued associates and improves our own systems and processes.
Rob holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, a Masters of Divinity, a Masters of Business Administration, and a Certificate in Conflict Resolution.
What’s Rob Been Doing Lately:
- Co-author of “Fast-Track Secrets for Making Your Business Saleable” published by Infinity Publishing November 2011 and available on Amazon.
- Coaching MBA students in the fine art of negotiation when the heat is on.
- Presented a paper at the Gallup Leadership Institute Summit on Leadership 2006 in Washington DC.
- Created the theory of Followership Intelligence (FQ): Leading so others can follow effectively; Following so leaders can lead effectively.
- Followership Intelligence was selected by the Gallup Leadership Institute in the University of Nebraska business school to be one of their international research projects.
- Co-authored a qualitative paper on Followership which was published in The Leadership Quarterly in 2010.
- Loving sailing his Catalina 34 and playing the electric guitar.