This Leadership Course is Torture

[UptonSinclair]

Have you ever worked in a bargaining unit environment as a manager? More times than not all you really have to rely on is your persuasive/motivational abilities to get jobs done. It really takes an act of god to fire someone in the union so managers have to resort to other methods of "getting the job done through others"
I would say that knowing different techniques to motivate employees is beneficial in this situation. Also knowing when and how to use different leadership styles can be a huge plus. Different situations call for different types of direction for the team. Sometimes the non-motivated or inexperienced may need some extra guidance with a more authoritarian type of leadership, other times a simple participative style will do.

As an IBEW electrician, I consider this a gross over generalization. It is simple to get rid of an employee at my place of work. We have had three people fired in the last three years.