{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Lead the People","title":"#45: Building a Leadership Foundation with Jonathan Ribskis","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1846,"description":"Episode Sponsor\nThe Predictive Index: https://www.predictiveindex.com\n About Jonathan\nJonathan Ribskis is the Director of Talent Optimization for Builtech Services, a nationwide commercial general contractor with offices in Chicago, IL and Charlotte, NC. He began his career with Builtech Services in Chicago as a superintendent, working for a company of just 4 employees. He then worked in estimating and eventually project management, where he spent the majority (11 years) of his career. In 2017, he relocated to Charlotte, NC to launch the company’s Southeast office. In 2021, he moved out of project management and into his current role, which he absolutely loves.\nHe is responsible for all aspects of talent strategy and vision, including hiring and building teams, career development, mentorship, leadership and engagement, safety and people operations (HR). He does all this through the 4-pointed lenses of how to best attract, engage, develop and retain talented team members.\nWith Jonathan’s oversight and leadership, the company has successfully launched an internship program, mentorship program and a Senior Leaders/Emerging Leaders program. During his almost 16-year tenure at Builtech, they have grown from 4 employees to over 95 and from annual sales of $4 million to $280 million. Builtech has been named a Best Places to Work by both The Charlotte Business Journal and Crain's Chicago Business for the past few years. The company has an unheard of 6% unplanned attrition rate.\nTop 3 Takeaways\n\nKeep it real. When stretching workers, allow them to make mistakes from time to time. Every worker—even an intern—needs opportunities to develop new skills which inevitably means failing.\nThere’s always time to learn. Fit leadership development into the normal flow of business. Early breakfast sessions, working lunches, or standing meetings are great places to bring in leadership lessons.\nUse the tools. Jonathan and his teams have had great success using The Predictive Index and...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/o852s7Ljq2fxvNhM2wAX6FEYs5tcnEvuQ7Pb0h1_KDE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9hODhm/YzA1ZTg2MDllZThi/OTE2ZWQ4YmEyNWI0/MWRlMi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}