quote-icon “When people clarify what matters and leverage their strengths, leaders emerge and anything is possible.”

Tips 4 Tuesday #12: Where the Rubber Meets the Road: Developing Leaders Where They Lead

Leadership momentum doesn’t start in the boardroom, it starts in the field. That’s what the OneTeam Leadership Academy, developed specifically for OneGroup by Daneli Partners, is all about. It develops supervisors and emerging leaders who are closest to the action—those who interact with customers, build trust on teams, and shape culture in real-time.

Tip 1: Don’t Just Teach, Transform

Great leadership programs don’t just teach, they transform.
Supervisors are often promoted for technical excellence, not leadership readiness. Without transformation, they plateau or burnout.

OneGroup’s program doesn’t start with theory. It puts supervisors in real scenarios where they build confidence and capability by solving real issues.


If it doesn’t stretch them, it won’t grow them. Transformation is the goal.

Tip 2: Give Emotional Intelligence a Job

Emotional Intelligence (EI) isn’t soft, it’s strategic. Without EI, even talented supervisors struggle to build trust, resolve conflict, or communicate clearly.

OneTeam uses tools like the CBI Trust Model (Competence, Benevolence, Integrity) turning EI into something measurable and coachable.

Train hearts and minds. That’s how you lead with influence, not just authority.

Tip 3: Listen to Innovate

The best ideas come from those closest to the work. Frontline leaders know where friction exists—but they need permission and process to share solutions.

OneTeam trains its emerging leaders in Plan-Do-Check-Act and bias awareness, making continuous improvement part of the culture.

Innovation grows from listening. Walk the floor, ask the right questions, and act on what you hear.

Tip 4: Capstone with Purpose

Reflection without application is wasted energy. When leaders use what they learn to solve real problems, development becomes mission-critical.

At OneTeam, the participants delivered a capstone project that aligns their learning with actual business needs. Together they selected a pain point that they wanted to address and created an action plan that they presented to the leadership team.

If it ends in the classroom, it’s education. If it echoes in the business, it’s leadership.

Leadership isn’t about climbing ladders, it’s about planting seeds.

The frontline is sacred ground. It’s where people grow into their purpose or wither without one. If you’re a leader, don’t wait for permission to invest in others. Start now. Walk among them. Listen. Lift. Let your presence be the water that helps their gifts take root.

The calling is already in you. The question is: will you answer it?

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