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Why Connection Drives Productivity and Retention with Morag Barret Even with strong production planning, quality management, and manufacturing automation, the biggest barrier to manufacturing productivity isn’t a lack of lean manufacturing or Six Sigma tools, it’s inconsistent leadership behaviors that weaken performance management, limit workforce development, and stall results across the plant. On the Manufacturing … Read More

Manufacturing Leadership and Employee Retention: Why Productivity Problems Start at the Top Even with strong production planning, quality management, and manufacturing automation, the biggest barrier to manufacturing productivity isn’t a lack of lean manufacturing or Six Sigma tools, it’s inconsistent leadership behaviors that weaken performance management, limit workforce development, and stall results across the plant. … Read More

Leadership Resilience in Manufacturing: Leading Under Pressure You can have the best systems in production management, supply chain management, and smart manufacturing—and still struggle if leadership breaks down on the floor. Today’s frontline supervisors must go beyond technical skills and focus on leadership development, burnout prevention, and communication skills to sustain performance and strengthen employee … Read More

Why People Leave Manufacturing Jobs — A New North American Research Study Why are so many manufacturing companies struggling with recruiting, employee engagement, and workforce retention, even while hundreds of thousands of manufacturing jobs remain open across North America? Let’s find out together with Manufacturing Greatness’s new research project! On the Manufacturing Greatness podcast with … Read More

Manufacturing Leadership: 3 Ways Frontline Leaders Build Resilient, High-Performing Teams Welcome to Manufacturing Greatness with Trevor Blondeel, where we work with organizations to manufacture greatness by leveraging resources you already have to achieve greater retention, productivity, and profits. To learn more,  click here to subscribe to Trevor’s monthly newsletter. In modern manufacturing, adversity is not occasional … Read More

Around your manufacturing plant, improved results don’t just come from better machines or improved systems. If you want to really find better results and engage with your team, you need to change your daily leadership behavior — and it all starts with shifting how you show up. Three Ways to Transform How Drive Results #1. … Read More

As a manufacturing leader, you’re likely used to dealing with constraints like labor shortages, rising cost, and equipment uptime. But there’s one constraint you might be overlooking: your time. When you’re juggling a packed schedule or stuck in constant firefighter mode, you lose out on valuable opportunities to improve performance and connect with your teams … Read More

Leading a manufacturing team is about so much more than keeping machines running and schedules on track. The real work happens when leaders connect with their people, build a strong shop floor culture, and create systems that let both the team and the business thrive. But how do you make it practical in a fast-paced … Read More

In manufacturing, leaders are taught to standardize, systemize, and repeat what works. While that approach is critical for machines and processes, it often breaks down when applied to people. If you try to take the same approach with two different team members, it could have vastly different results. One action might make a team member … Read More

Hit your numbers. Keep the line running. Solve problems fast. If you’re a manufacturing leader looking to move up in your career, you probably have performance-oriented goals like these. You’ve been taught that if you want to advance in your career or earn new opportunities, you’ll have to focus on performance and results. But in … Read More