SRC Celebrates Supervisor Academy Graduates, Inaugural Class
On December 17, 2019, SRC Holdings Corporation honored the Leading Edge™ Supervisor Academy inaugural class with a commencement ceremony in Springfield, Missouri.
Leading Edge™, the internal training and development wing of SRC Holdings, facilitated SRC’s first-ever Supervisor Academy beginning in March 2019. The program was written and is coordinated by Krisi Schell, Executive Vice President of HR; Caroline Bowenschulte, Training and Development Coordinator; and Ann Casstevens, Great Game of Business Coach & Coach Development Manager.
The multi-session program, designed for front line supervisors and team leads, consists of the following training:
SRC organization structure & history
Great Game of Business®
Leadership
Benefits & 401(k)
Employee Ownership & ESOP
Humble leadership
Emotional intelligence
Interviewing skills
Creating high performing teams
Professionalism
Teamwork
Public speaking & presentation skills
Communication
Conflict resolution
Employment law
Participants also had the opportunity to attend SRC’s semiannual High Involvement Planning™ meetings, also referred to as Sales & Marketing meetings, to learn about each SRC company’s performance and 5-year growth plans in detail. Additionally, 7 participants traveled to Dallas, Texas, for The Great Game of Business’s annual conference, The Gathering of Games™. In total, each participant completed 104 training hours through the program. The training sessions also incorporated an interactive focus to identify the needs of supervisors.
“Our SRC front line leaders are amazing businesspeople and the responsibilities they shoulder are vast. These graduates have helped create this program designed to sustain our Great Game of Business culture and provide the supervisory skills needed to lead in an employee-owned company,” said Schell.
“Their ownership of this program and the leadership skills they strengthened have improved the work lives of the people on their teams and the organization. It’s been a privilege to work with these graduates, and I’m looking forward to seeing the impact of this program for years to come.”
During the commencement ceremony, the graduates gave team presentations and reflected on the program with peers and senior leadership.
“[The program] is a phenomenal opportunity to learn more about the company and grow yourself as a leader and better person,” said Steven Cody, Maintenance Supervisor and program graduate.
Jack Stack, SRC Founder & CEO, presented each graduate with a diploma and congratulatory gift. The 17 graduates leading a total of 480 associates across the SRC organization are:
Steven Cody, Maintenance Supervisor, NewStream Enterprises
Eric Coulter, Warehouse Supervisor, Springfield Remanufacturing Corp.
Brandon Counts, Starter Group Lead, SRC Electrical
Chris Fullington, Second Shift Production Supervisor, Springfield Remanufacturing Corp.
Bruce Golden, Production Supervisor, Springfield Remanufacturing Corp.
Corey Hankins, Bobcat Supervisor, SRC Logistics
Brian Henson, CNH Processing/Maintenance Supervisor, SRC Logistics
Ryan Hudson, Core/Shipping/Receiving Team Lead, SRC Electrical
Lance Keithley, Starter/Reclaim Team Lead, SRC Electrical
Patrick McNeven, Navistar Supervisor, SRC Logistics
Mike Meese, Quality Supervisor, Springfield Remanufacturing Corp.
George Mills, Production Supervisor, SRC Automotive
Adrian Moroti, CNH Depot Supervisor, SRC Logistics
Joe Neal, Starters/Alternators Production Supervisor, SRC Electrical
Jason Parnell, Operations Manager, Global Recovery Corp.
Ty Teague, Production Supervisor, NewStream Enterprises
Tori Trtan, Quality Manager, NewStream Enterprises
Going forward, the program coordination team will continue to refine the content and format of the training to meet the needs of participants and organization. The second class of Supervisor Academy consisting of 17 participants began in August of 2019.
