Build Rapport with Diverse Trade Teams and Attract the Next Generation of Tradies with Gavin Cribb

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 industryChapters:0:00 Meet Gavin Cribb2:50 The Essential Ingredients of Leadership3:42 How to Lead a Large Trade Team5:21 Strategies to Build Rapport as a Leader7:55 Different Generations’ Ideas of Good Leadership9:16 How to Attract Our Future Tradies15:09 Why Industry Needs to Collaborate More16:31 Victorian Automotive Forum for Trainers21:52 Leading for Your Team and Customers22:36 Wrap UpFollow Tradies Who Lead on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube or TikTok for more from the Tradies Who Lead community.  Tradies Who Lead is powered by Blue Leader. If you're looking for support in building leadership skills within your team, reach out here. Or download our free eBook: 5 Things Every Tradie Needs to Know About LeadershipIf you want to connect with Gavin, you can reach him on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gavin-cribb-b4713158/