Stories From the Frontline is a podcast about real leadership, real work, and the lessons that shape our lives.Hosted by Todd Roberts, leadership coach, author, and frontline leader with 33 years of real-world management experience, this show goes beyond leadership theory and corporate buzzwords to explore the human side of growth, work, culture, and success.Each episode features honest conversations, practical wisdom, and real stories from frontline leaders, small business owners, entrepreneurs, graduates, and everyday people learning how to lead, grow, and navigate life with intention.From leadership lessons and mindset shifts to business journeys and personal turning points, there’s a lesson in every story.If you are tired of fake guru advice and want authentic conversations that challenge the way you lead, work, and live, this podcast is for you.
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Episode #13
How to be a Better Manager (Even With No Support)
Aug 19, 20268 minS1
What do you do when nobody is teaching you how to be a better manager? When I was a young manager, I wanted to lead better, build trust, handle conflict, motivate people, and get better results — but I did not have a coach or mentor showing me how. So I found mentors in books. In this episode, I introduce you to my “coaching team” and share the leadership lessons I learned from Vince Lombardi, John Maxwell, Stephen Covey, Dale Carnegie, Simon Sinek, Zig Ziglar, and others. You’ll hear four lessons that shaped the way I lead today: Lead yourself first. Stop waiting. Leadership can be learned. How you treat people matters. Most importantly, you do not have to wait for your company, your boss, or HR to decide when you are going to grow. A book sitting on your shelf cannot mentor you. You have to take what you learn and use it. Nobody may be developing you right now. But you can start developing yourself today. What are you reading right now? #HowToBeABetterManager #NewManager #ManagerTraining #LeadershipDevelopment #LeadershipBooks
Frontline managers and supervisors: if people problems, employee engagement, accountability, turnover, and team performance are making leadership harder than it should be, this video is for you. Learn 3 leadership skills for managers that can improve people management, team management, employee engagement, and team performance : Clarify. Connect. Coach. Most managers eventually feel like people are the problem. Someone calls in. Someone quits. Someone is not trained. Someone is not meeting expectations. Two employees are in conflict. And somehow, it all ends up back on the manager. But strong team leadership starts with understanding how to lead people better. In this video, you’ll learn how to: Clarify expectations so employees know what success looks like Build real connection that improves engagement, effort, and retention Coach employees to solve problems and take more ownership Improve accountability without losing the human side of leadership Build a stronger team without solving every problem yourself One of the biggest lessons in people management is this: People can become your biggest problem or your greatest asset. Leadership determines which one they become. This video is for frontline managers, supervisors, new managers, team leaders, and anyone looking for practical leadership skills for managers . If you want to improve your team management skills, employee engagement, leadership skills, and people management , start with these three: Clarify. Connect. Coach. #LeadershipSkills #PeopleManagement #FrontlineManager #TeamManagement #SupervisorTraining #EmployeeEngagement
Managers, You’re Tired for a Reason: The Turnover Trap No One Talks About
Aug 3, 202621 minS1
Many managers start the day tired, work long hours, get very little sleep, and repeat the same cycle the next day. But what if your exhaustion is not just a workload problem? For many frontline managers and supervisors, employee turnover becomes their workload. Every resignation creates another uncovered position, another schedule to change, another employee to train, and another day spent filling gaps instead of leading, developing, and engaging the team. The cycle looks like this: Turnover creates more work. More work leaves less time to lead. Less leadership creates a weaker employee experience. A weaker employee experience creates more turnover. In this episode of Stories from the Frontline , Todd Roberts explains why manager exhaustion and employee turnover are often connected—and how frontline leaders can begin breaking the cycle through four practical leadership actions: Know your people. Engage your people. Develop your people. Delegate responsibility. You do not have to accept being tired as the price of leadership. The goal is to build a team that shows up, grows stronger, gets results, and makes your job and life more sustainable. Join The Frontline Leader Community and start free: https://www.skool.com/frontline-leader-community-5779/about Advanced training, coaching, tools, and practical leadership systems are available for less than the cost of one energy drink a day. Books for frontline leaders: How to Be a Great Leader https://a.co/d/0hbWbFqi Build a Team People Want to Show Up For https://a.co/d/0axIojJy Follow Stories from the Frontline for practical leadership training, new manager tips, employee engagement strategies, employee retention ideas, and real stories from the frontline.
Managers: The Failure That Never Happened Is Keeping You Stuck
Jul 27, 202618 minS1
Managers and supervisors: fear of failure may be keeping you stuck before you ever even try. In this episode of Stories from the Frontline , Todd Roberts uses the SpaceX story to challenge the way managers think about failure, regret, perfectionism, and growth. SpaceX did not expect every early test to work perfectly. The goal was to test, learn, find failure points, and make the next attempt better. The same is true in leadership. You may be avoiding: Applying for a promotion Having a difficult conversation Delegating responsibility Changing a broken process Starting something you have talked about for years Fear may protect you from rejection, criticism, and mistakes. But it may also protect you from growth, opportunity, confidence, and success. Todd also shares how fear affected decisions in his own career and why regret can last longer than failure. The belief shift is simple: If you never try, you may never discover what you were capable of. This episode is for managers and supervisors who know they can do more, but fear, overthinking, or perfectionism keeps making the decision. Stop wondering. Start trying. Join the Frontline Leader Community: https://www.skool.com/frontline-leader-community-5779/about Learn more: https://transformleadershipcoach.com Lead well. Live well.
Make Your Job Easier: The Question Every Manager Should Ask
Jul 20, 202622 minS1
What would your job look like if your employees showed up, stayed, knew what to do, and actually wanted to be there? After asking a group of frontline managers what would make their jobs easier, nearly everyone gave the same answer. Their response revealed why so many managers remain trapped in survival mode—covering call-outs, training replacements, correcting repeated mistakes, and putting out fires all day. In Episode 9 of Stories from the Frontline , Todd Roberts explores the leadership choices that can make your job easier tomorrow and six months from now. You’ll hear: Why orientation is not the same as onboarding What new employees need during their first week Why engagement is not a pizza party How small moments of connection influence retention Why strong workplace culture can be felt before it is explained How investing five minutes today may save weeks of replacement hiring later The challenge is simple: What can you do today to make your job easier tomorrow—or six months from now? Stop becoming a better firefighter. Start creating fewer fires. https://www.skool.com/frontline-leader-community-5779/about How to Be a Great Leader https://a.co/d/0hbWbFqi Build a Team People Want to Show Up For https://a.co/d/0hbWbFqi Learn more about Todd Roberts, leadership coaching, workshops, and resources: https://transformleadershipcoach.com #StoriesFromTheFrontline #FrontlineLeader #LeadershipPodcast #Management #EmployeeEngagement #WorkplaceCulture #NewManagers #EmployeeRetention
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