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28 PalletCentral • July-August 2021 palletcentral.com Everyone had to work differently during the pandemic. Workers now see more opportunity to get jobs in other places, without moving! ey can live in California, and work in New York. Employers need to ditch generational stereotypes of their employees and build a company that all individuals are proud to play a part. In working to do this, what are the top leadership missteps from your perspective? ere are four types of managers and they operate on, or lack, two things: Standards and connections. 1) The Removed Manager. is person is low on both; creates disengagement in the workforce; and leaves people with no incentive to work harder. 2) The Buddy Manager. High on connection, low on standards. ey are more about friendship. Employees get frustrated with the need for more leadership. 3) The Controller Manager. High on standards, low on connections. e typical employee reaction is rebellion and push back. e manager attitude is, 'You get a paycheck, do your job.' is is a toe-to-toe relationship, not shoulder-to-shoulder. 4) The Mentor Manager. Has both standards and connections. ey need a good job to be done; yet recognize that a person with a heart (and a life outside of work) doing the work. ey show empathy, but also enforce quality, processes and production. Becoming a mentor manager is the most beautiful thing to see. It was earned. It is a voluntary choice of an employee. Create an environment where people choose to work harder for you because of who you are. It is hard concept to implement, and when it is achieved, it is amazing. With the huge labor shortage, finding motivated workers is difficult. How can companies attract new employees? Besides what we have already mentioned, one thing is crucial; hire intentionally and not out of necessity. Clint Pulver