Being a Balanced Leader: A Leadership Fable

by Jason Phoenix

Overview

Tony, an Operations Manager at SPPSD, takes the success of his team for granted. After being assigned to a new shift, and a new team, Tony comes to a crossroads in his career. Tony worked hard for his MBA and his career opportunities, but has never focused on repairing a team dynamic. Will he succeed? Will he be fired? Who can he ask for help? Throughout the story, Jason reveals a leadership system which can help any potential leader succeed. He outlines a powerful model and actionable steps toward developing a team or an individual.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781543961249
Publisher:	BookBaby
Publication date:	03/07/2019
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	178
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Jason Phoenix received his Industrial Engineering Degree, from Northeastern University, in Boston, MA. Jason has an extensive career in Production, Operations, Manufacturing and Print Managed Services. He currently lives in the Las Vegas area with his wife, Elyse and their two children Lex and Paxton. Being A Balanced Leader is his debut project, as an author.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements 1

Part 1 The Backstory 3

SPPSD 5

Tony 8

Matthew 10

Amy 17

Christy 18

Part 2 Training 27

The Welcome Speech 29

Lunch with the B-Shift 32

Training Begins 34

The Send-Off Speech 36

Part 3 Back in Vegas 37

B-Shift Begins 39

B-Shift Pick Department Day One 41

B-Shift Pack Department Day One 43

B-Shift Ship Department Day One 45

The B-Shift Stumbles 47

Part 4 The Reckoning 51

Bad News 53

The Talk 55

The Training Ruse 59

Part 5 The Observation Project 63

Observing Pack 65

Observing Pick 72

End of Shift Meeting, Day One 77

Start of Shift Meeting, Day Two 81

Observing Ship 83

End of Shift Meeting, Day Two 88

Start of Shift Meeting, Day Three 93

Feedback in Pack 97

Feedback in Pick 100

Feedback in Ship 103

End of Shift Meeting, Day Three 109

Part 6 The Lesson 115

Strengths and Opportunities 117

Balance and the Ten Traits 121

Obstacles and Action Plans 128

The Employee Engagement Survey 131

Part 7 Recovery 135

Start of Shift Meeting, Recovery Begins 137

Ship Department Culture Shock 141

B-Shift Bounces Back 144

Following Up 146

Epilogue 149

Part 8 The Model 151

Overview 153

One on One 155

Balancing the Ten Traits of Leadership 159