The Leaders Edge: Strategies for Closing the Performance Gap with Deeper Dialogue

Advancements in technology have improved products and processes across all fields, yet a performance gap occurs on the human-to-human side between the leader’s intentions and employee’s perceptions. This gap plays havoc in communications, engagement, and productivity.

When there’s a disconnect between owners/leaders and their teams, it results in misaligned expectations, lack of accountability, and employee disengagement occurs. Misunderstandings lead to delays or mistakes and hold us back from fully utilizing our team members and driving success. It’s time for leaders at all levels to upskill their communications.

In this webinar, Trevor shares his 3-prong formula of engaged dialogue, emotional intelligence, and communication upskilling. Coming from the world of manufacturing, Trevor shares his leadership successes and struggles while connecting the top to the shop.

Using stories of wins and losses you will walk away with tools you can use and apply in your business and home life immediately.

• Recognize how emotions drive behaviors that drive results.
• Discover how to take stressful workplace moments that stifle progress and turn them into productive outcomes.
• Develop the tools necessary to have constructive conversations.
• Learn how to adapt your current leadership approach to engaging teams.

About the Presenter:

Through his speaking, writing, and coaching, Trevor Blondeel works with manufacturers to remove roadblocks by connecting the top to the shop. Over 25 years of working within the manufacturing industry, he learned from experience that successful organizations are built on engaged team members who are accountable for their actions and continually improve their skills. It sparked a passion for developing leaders in manufacturing that allows individuals and teams to reach their full potential. He took what he learned and started his own business, Manufacturing Greatness to share best practices. His process is built on changing behaviors one at a time, resulting in systems that work every day. Clients utilize his speaking, coaching, and advisory services to increase performance, productivity, and profits.

He energizes clients through active listening by asking powerful, agitating questions that can sometimes be raw and take them out of their comfort zones. This allows them to grow as leaders and be more confident in their communication and work. His processes involve applying systems that work every day and bring practical results. Clients who have worked with Trevor include Energizer, Nestle, Magna, Nucor, and many more.

Trevor started his bi-weekly podcast Mindfulness Manufacturing in 2019 and has amassed tens of thousands of listeners and is in the top 1.5% of all podcasts. Available on podcast platforms everywhere, or on his website with insightful articles and book reports.

Trevor holds an Honors Bachelor of Business and is certified as a manufacturing leadership coach with the Center for Executive Coaching. He also holds a Professional Coaching Certification with the ICF and is certified and active as a Genos Emotional Intelligence practitioner. As the president of the Kentucky chapter, Trevor loves learning and sharing in the community of the National Speakers Association.

A Canadian who now lives in Louisville, Kentucky, he enjoys spending his free time traveling, following sports, working out, and visiting local eateries. He loves to get invited to pick up hockey games with old-timers!