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Ben Whitney: Improve Manufacturing Operational Leadership and Efficiency

Improve Operational Efficiency In Manufacturing The transition from traditional leadership practices to innovative management is both a challenge and a necessity.

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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Merry Christmas! Thank you for being part of our community and supporting us through the years. We look forward to working with you in the new year to reach new goals!   From our family to yours, we wish you all the best this holiday season. Thank you for being a part of our community. […]

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Become the HR Hero Your Supervisors Need. Are you ready to become the HR hero for your supervisors? Provide your leaders the support they need, not what they want.

Become The HR Hero Your Supervisors Need

If you work in HR in manufacturing, how can you provide the support your manufacturing leaders need? As the HR team, you can provide the kind of support your supervisors need to be successful.

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Removing Silos in the Workplace. Each leader needs to take responsibility for reducing silos and increasing collaboration. By doing just that, you can reduce those walls. 

Removing Silos in the Workplace

How can you reduce the friction between departments and lower the walls of those silos internally? 

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Recognizing Blind Spots As A Leader. The reason a blind spot is a problem is that those behaviors get out of hand & could even result in a complaint/problem that gets escalated.

Recognizing Blind Spots as a Leader

Do you know what your blind spots are as a leader?  What do you not know or perceive about yourself? 

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Disadvantages of Being “Too Nice” as a Leader. We have got to address the fact that sometimes when we are "too nice" people will take advantage of that easy-going nature.

Disadvantages of Being “Too Nice” as a Leader

Is it possible for a leader to be “too nice” and allow their employees to take advantage of them?  We have got to address the fact that sometimes, even though we are trying to be nice, people will take advantage of that easy-going nature that we have as frontline leaders.

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Three Ways to Address Disruptors On Your Team. How should you deal with the troublemaker & disruptors on your team? Look at those difficult people & situations that you have on your team. 

Three Ways to Address Disruptors on your Team

How should you deal with the troublemakers and disruptors on your team? 

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Master Your To-Do List. How can you cross off more items on your to-do list? Even professionals struggle with crossing items off their own lists.

Master Your To-Do List

How can you cross off more items on your to-do list? Even professionals that teach a lot of good leadership practices still struggle with crossing items off of their own to-do lists.

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Inspire Performance and Results. There is this sense of confidence that comes when you feel that what you're doing is correct and will generate the results that are desired.

Inspire Performance and Results

How can you build a confident team? You can build the confidence levels of your team members. If you can help them feel more capable and consistent, then you can inspire them to deliver performance and results for the expectations that you have.

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Ultimatums in the Workplace. What do you do when an employee presents you with an ultimatum? Do you give in to the ultimatum? Do you turn it down flatly? 

Ultimatums In The Workplace

It is uncomfortable when an employee comes to your office and says, “Either you do this or I am quitting.”

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