An executive coach put a 360 report in front of her client. His own ratings were positive in every area. The people who worked with him described a leader who was harsh and demanding. She asked him which one was true. His answer: the one he filled out was the real him. He had come up under bosses who led the other way, and he thought that was what a leader was supposed to do.

Meredith Bell, co-founder and president of Grow Strong Leaders, has spent 30 years helping leaders get honest feedback and act on it. She and Trevor get into what a 360 actually measures, why you should never tie one to pay, and what to do after the report comes back so it doesn’t end up in a drawer. For leadership development in manufacturing, the work starts with seeing yourself through your team’s eyes.

Then Trevor puts a tool from his book on the table: the relationship audit, seven questions, two for each of the three gaps and one to close, for any plant manager or supervisor without a 360 or the budget for one. Meredith tells him where it works and the small change she would make to the last question. The relationship audit is in Trevor’s book, Manufacturing Greatness, coming May 11, 2027.

Connect with Meredith:

Grow Strong Leaders 👉 https://growstrongleaders.com

Grow Strong Leaders Podcast 👉 https://growstrongleaders.com/podcasts/

LinkedIn 👉 https://www.linkedin.com/in/meredithmbell/

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