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attracting and retaining talent.
attracting and retaining talent.
It can be a struggle to balance your people and bottom-line performance. People don’t want to feel like a number, but a valuable part of a team and culture that drives them to do their best work. This starts from first engagement to recruiting, job responsibilities and defining success—then you need an intentional feedback loop.
KEY TRAININGS
- Building organizational culture
- Personal + professional development
- Relationship building
- Coaching + mentorship
- Organizational communication
- Living mission, vision, and values
- Succession planning
- Employee engagement
TOOLS
Workshops, Advisory Services, Strategic Consulting, Leadership Coaching, Assessments
The trades are known for promoting people who excel at doing things—the on-site, end-product skills that you can see. Unfortunately, these same “doers” aren’t always prepared to lead your business and have the tools to run a profitable operation with inspired people and processes.
KEY TRAININGS
- Financial intelligence
- Process + systems
- Cash flow
- Goal setting + KPIs
- Interpreting financial reports
- Indirect cost + overhead
- Impact + productivity
- Budgeting + forecasting
TOOLS
Workshops, Advisory Services, Strategic Consulting, Leadership Coaching
improving operational + financial acumen.
improving operational + financial acumen.
building up a new wave of leaders.
building up a new wave of leaders.
Trade leaders build new leaders. They find ways to delegate and raise up a workforce that does not rely on your constant presence to stay on track. The true measure of a company’s success is in its succession—a sustainable longevity that continues long after the owner hands off the reins.
KEY TRAININGS
- Developing people
- Collaboration
- Delegating to others
- Time management
- Mentoring + self-awareness
- Maximizing performance
- Succession planning
- Process + systems
TOOLS
Workshops, Advisory Services, Strategic Consulting, Leadership Coaching, Assessments
Conflict is an engrained reality in the trades, but with the right approach, it can remove the “us vs them” mentality that can arise. A healthy company finds ways to channel conflict into action and get rowing in the same direction, and it starts with your ability to remove barriers without creating new issues.
KEY TRAININGS
- Conflict resolution
- Giving + receiving feedback
- Managing stress
- The power of grace
- Respectful communication
- Inclusive leadership + ethics
TOOLS
Workshops, Advisory Services, Strategic Consulting, Leadership Coaching, Assessments
handling workplace conflict.
handling workplace conflict.
creating champions of change.
creating champions of change.
Change is the only constant. Your change is tied to your people, no matter how big or small you feel it may be. Trade leaders have the ability to both inspire a team and manage the ongoing drive to make change that sticks at a cultural level. No empty words or wasted capital.
KEY TRAININGS
- Change management
- Managing stress
- Organizational communication
- Communicating vision
- Growth mindset
- Fostering innovation
TOOLS
Workshops, Advisory Services, Strategic Consulting, Leadership Coaching, Assessments
It’s exceptionally common for trade companies to be hindered by margin erosion, upset customers, and frustrated team members. These dilemmas often center around ineffective, inconsistent, or unpredictable project management. With the right team perspective, it becomes a shared ownership, rather than one person’s responsibility.
KEY TRAININGS
- Project ownership
- Project + customer selection
- Project financials
- Pre-planning
- Cash flow + billings
- Change order management
TOOLS
Workshops, Advisory Services, Strategic Consulting, Leadership Coaching, Assessments
delivering consistent project outcomes.
delivering consistent project outcomes.
Andrew B.
Fire Sprinkler Designer, Impact Fire Company
“Jerry is a fantastic teacher. Very professional and knowledgeable. He keeps everyone engaged in his courses with full participation and hands-on problem solving exercises. Very willing and able to use real-life, personal examples of project management experience to help others understand how to apply successful project management practices in everyday life of the construction industry.”
Michael M.
Project Superintendent, LeChase Construction
“Jerry’s overall enthusiasm and real life examples throughout his trainings, are one way he keeps the class drawn in for more. The skills and practice situations he and the FMI team gave, are situations that not only make you a better person but helps your company be better. I highly recommend anyone to take trainings with Jerry to better themselves inside and outside there work. I am looking forward to the next trainings with him in the months to come.”
Brynne S.
Former CEO, BlueThread Services
“Our company benefited from both Jerry’s leadership, as well as his alignment with our culture. Jerry demonstrated leadership with humility that allowed him to build value-added and trusting relationships with our team. Jerry continues to add value, and we will continue to utilize his strengths: moving initiatives forward quickly while building alignment across our organization. His fingerprints are all over our Integration Playbook and our Project Leadership Development Course – both resulting in positive impact today and in our future.”
Sarah K.
Fire Sprinkler Contractors Association of Texas
“Leadership is the word that comes to mind when I think of Jerry. He was my boss for five years so I have first hand experience witnessing his leadership style. He is really good at clearly casting a vision for his team and giving tools to accomplish it. He is an effective communicator and inspiring speaker about all aspects of a successful business model. Anyone looking to grow their people and develop “soft skills” would highly benefit from spending some time with Jerry. “
Dylon M.
District Manager, International Fire Protection
“Jerry had a “People First” mentality that helped me gain the confidence to lead my operation. We spent a lot of time on our cultural refresh and documenting our processes. Jerry saw this as an opportunity to help the business, made time for it, and jumped in with both feet. I believe this speaks directly to Jerry’s desire to improve anything he is involved in. One thing that really stuck with me was Jerry wholeheartedly believed in the values we established as a group, if there was a difficult decision that had to be made he would bring up our values to help with making decisions, difficult or easy. “
Tina T.
Chief Administrative Officer, Allied Fire Protection
“Jerry provides a unique blend of robust Fire and Life Safety industry experience in various roles with a training style that everyone can relate to. He truly cares about the future of the industry and training and equipping current and future leaders with leadership and project management skills. We have enjoyed our experiences collaborating with him and look forward to building additional training opportunities with him for our team.”