greAT BOSSES aren’t born — they’re built
new boss? ask yourself:
Were you truly prepared for this role — or simply promoted and expected to figure it out?
Have you been given the tools to confidently Supervise, Manage, and Lead?
Are you leading your people the way they deserve — or learning through trial and error?
business owner or department director:
Have you given the good people you promoted the Boss training they need to succeed?
Do you have a true Boss Team — aligned, energized and effective?
Do you have a Boss Factory — a system that develops capable bosses who understand that people drive the mission and achieve the vision?
If the answer to any of these questions is no — then it’s time to Boss Up!
Transforming uncertain bosses into confident, effective Supervisors, Managers, and Leaders who build stronger teams and successful organizations.
why boss development matters
Organizations don’t fail because they lack good people—they fail because they place good people into leadership roles without first providing the foundational training required to succeed.
Supervising, managing, and leading are not innate traits. They are learned skills that must be taught, practiced, reinforced, and continually developed. When individuals are given the responsibilities of a boss without this foundation, the results are predictable: inconsistency, frustration, liability, and missed potential.
High-performing organizations recognize this reality and act on it by intentionally developing supervisors, managers, and leaders before and after promotion.
Because hope is not a strategy—and experience alone is not training.
Mike Kraus Leadership helps organizations build confident, capable supervisors, managers, and leaders through practical, structured development—not trial and error.
If leadership feels hit and miss in your organization…
You’re not alone — and there is a solution.
At Mike Kraus Leadership we focus on developing the individual, the team, and the organization. That’s it in a nutshell.
Most importantly, we can help you establish a Boss Factory designed specifically for your workplace culture — one that develops new and upcoming bosses, while continually strengthening the skills of your current leaders.
The result is a team of confident supervisors, mangers, and leaders capable of carrying your organization well into the future.
How we do it
Through our 3-Step “Boss Up!” Program, we help you and your leadership team become more effective bosses — while assessing your environment and designing the most effective Boss Factory possible for your organization.
This approach equips your team to achieve vision after vision — intentionally, not accidentally.
Whether you’re an individual boss looking to grow, or a leader responsible for developing others — the Boss Up! approach meets you where you are.
While my experience is rooted in public service, the leadership principles behind Boss Up! apply just as powerfully in private-sector organizations.
“be the leader you wish you had.”
— Simon Sinek