The High-Impact Manager: Your Blueprint for Bringing Out the Best in Your Team . | Justin Patton, 2024 What’s It All About? On our website, we don’t often review multiple books by the same author… but when we do, you know it means we’ve struck gold! This is the case with Justin Patton, who wrote The … Read More
Have you recently encountered a challenge or setback? You’re not alone! Throughout our lives, we all experience struggles and adversity. This includes career setbacks, like getting passed up for a big promotion or underperforming in a meeting, as well as personal challenges like a scary medical diagnosis or a breakup with a partner. I know … Read More
Unleash Your Primal Brain: Demystifying How We Think and Why We Act. | Tim Ash, 2021 What’s It All About? Understanding the past plays a powerful role in how we evolve, think, and behave. How can we learn more about our past and harness that information to improve the way we think and act? Find … Read More
Your Road to Yes!: How to Build Trust in Yourself and With Others | Justin Patton, 2022 What’s It All About? There’s an antidote to every issue in your organization: trust! When you build trust into the foundations of your team or organization, it becomes much easier to address toxic relationships, improve communications, and create … Read More
10X is Easier than 2X: How World-Class Entrepreneurs Achieve More by Doing Less | Dan Sullivan with Dr. Benjamin Hardy, 2023 What’s It All About? I love when a book’s title makes its core message clear—and 10X is Easier than 2X: How World-Class Entrepreneurs Achieve More by Doing Less does exactly that! In his book, … Read More
Last month, we made a big announcement: Operations Kickstart is now Manufacturing Greatness! This new name symbolizes our mission of guiding manufacturing teams into greatness by bridging disconnect, fostering curious dialogues, and sharing the tools for finding stronger leadership and more productive outcomes. Are you ready to manufacture greatness in your own organization? Here are … Read More
Built to Finish: How to Go the Distance in Business and Life | Steven Pivnik, 2024 What’s It All About? What do you get when you mix a serial entrepreneur and an intense endurance sport? One heck of a story! In Built to Finish: How to Go the Distance in Business and Life, information technology … Read More
Operations Kickstart is now Manufacturing Greatness! After years of helping manufacturing organizations combat disconnect by connecting the top to the shop floor, my team and I are excited to keep up the same work under a new name. Why The Change? While change can be scary and uncomfortable, this shift felt right for three big … Read More
Infinite Influence: Captivate, Connect, and Compel Anyone, Anytime | Alyson Van Hooser, 2023 What’s It All About? When we have conversations on the shop floor, we’re often in a state of influence—and how we show up for those conversations impacts the outcome. If you are curious and intentional, you’re more likely to get your desired … Read More
Everybody Matters: The Extraordinary Power of Caring for Your People Like Family | Bob Chapman and Raj Sisodia, June 2016 What’s It All About? A company is like a family—everybody matters! This might sound like a trite statement, but it’s a sentiment that led Bob Chapman and his company, Barry-Wehmiller, to great success and a … Read More