Build Rapport with Diverse Trade Teams and Attract the Next Generation of Tradies with Gavin Cribb
Tradies Who LeadShow Notes
Nobody hands you a manual when you go from doing the work to being responsible for the people doing it. Gavin’s spent 30 years working out the lessons the hard way.
Gavin Cribb started as an apprentice at Ford and now leads a team of 70 trainers as a trade school. He’s got three decades of automotive and leadership experience and a clear view of what the next generation needs.
In this conversation, we get into: • How to build rapport and trust with your team • Why one-size-fits-all leadership doesn’t work • How to attract and support the next generation of apprentices • How to use a leadership role to drive change in the industry
Chapters: 0:00 Meet Gavin Cribb 2:50 The Essential Ingredients of Leadership 3:42 How to Lead a Large Trade Team 5:21 Strategies to Build Rapport as a Leader 7:55 Different Generations’ Ideas of Good Leadership 9:16 How to Attract Our Future Tradies 15:09 Why Industry Needs to Collaborate More 16:31 Victorian Automotive Forum for Trainers 21:52 Leading for Your Team and Customers 22:36 Wrap Up
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