1= The automotive industry is responsible for the design, development, manufacture, assembly, marketing and sale of automobiles.
2=1. Getting your hands dirty
Sometimes we mistakenly think that leaders are great visionaries who constantly have amazing ideas that they pass on to others to carry them out. In reality, great ideas come from people at all levels of the business. The best leaders are not "geniuses," they are "builders" and "facilitators" who create a culture that is open to both hard work and ideas. To develop this kind of workshop culture, you need to set your own pace through your personal attitude and actions.
2. Believe in yourself
A mechanic delivers and solves problems on a daily basis: Every customer who walks into the garage (unless perhaps they're coming in for routine maintenance or service) has some kind of problem with their vehicle. Sometimes they are easy solutions. But often, they are complex problems that the customer has a hard time describing, such as "something is wrong with the engine" or "it has a strange noise when I accelerate."
As a mechanic, you learn that, one way or another, you always have to get to the bottom of the problem. If you maintain this attitude, you will be seen as a leader, and if you are (or want to be) a good shop manager, you can apply this same thinking to business challenges.
3. Stay focused
It's natural to feel a little panicked and anxious when things go wrong, but great leaders are the people who keep a clear head when things go wrong. It's not easy, and it's a skill that you need to acquire and work on, but it's absolutely a skill that can be honed and cultivated. One way to do this is to ask yourself, when challenges arise, what are the things that need to be prioritized? Then decide how best to organize your team to solve the problem. As Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple, once said, "Deciding what not to do is just as important as deciding what to do." When faced with a problem, don't assume too much. Take a deep breath. Focus on the one thing you can do right away that will have the biggest impact on the project. And when you're done, apply that same logic over and over again until the problem is resolved.4. Build a good team around you
No matter how talented you are as a mechanic, no matter how good you are as a leader, your effectiveness will always be limited if you don't have capable people around you. Great leaders understand the business they are working in and determine where their company needs to go, allowing them to build a team around them that emphasizes individual strengths and complements each other. You may have heard this phrase before: "The whole is greater than the sum of the parts."
5. Stay positive
You don't have to start every day in the workshop with an inspirational speech, but a leader should always try to be positive. If you are the leader of a team, or if you are someone who wants to improve their leadership skills, you should try to motivate your colleagues and keep staff morale high. Studies from the University of Warwick have shown that happy people are 12% more productive.
6. Delegate tasks
The ability to effectively delegate tasks to the right people within your team will ensure your shop runs smoothly and more importantly gives you more time to lead your team. Therefore, you should avoid getting bogged down with less important tasks. This means that you should carefully consider who makes up your team. Do you have people you can effectively delegate jobs to? Should it be part of your recruiting strategy?
7. Effective communication
Finally, to be a successful leader, you must be able to communicate your thoughts, ideas, and instructions clearly. Otherwise, your team won't be able to follow you if they aren't clear on what you're asking them to do. People understand better when you separate them and talk to them individually. Ask the person to confirm what you asked, this will allow you to confirm that they really understand the task.
Whether you are a team leader, or would like to be one in the future, you have a lot to gain by developing leadership qualities, both for yourself personally and for the company you are working for.
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