Why Safety at Amtrak is a Leadership Problem, Not a Compliance Problem
Amtrak experienced another tragic accident on Sunday that resulted in the death of the train engineer and conductor and injured a reported 116 passengers. While the focus was on the absence of Positive Train Control (PTC) which would potentially have brought the train to a halt without intervention by the crew, the issue might […]
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How To Provide More Recognition At Work
Read, watch, or both: the text below is a transcript of the video above. You don’t have to go to many management or leadership classes to learn that more positive feedback is something that all leaders should be using to motivate their team and encourage them to hit even more ambitious goals. But why […]
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Balancing an Open Door Policy with Respect for Chain of Command
Read, watch, or both: the text below is a transcript of the video above. We’re going to look at the open door policy, the chain of command, and how you respect that. As a front line leader or a senior manager, you want to encourage people to come and talk to you about a variety […]
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What To Do When You Disagree With Management
As a front line supervisor or manager, you might find yourself in this predicament: you’ve been told by the management team to take a certain message down to your team, but you disagree with it. You’re not buying in personally. How can you handle this? Ask for more clarification. Maybe you don’t understand the background […]
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Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
Sexual harassment is a serious subject and if you’ve been anywhere near the news lately you’ve seen high profile figures, men of power, who have been accused of sexual harassment. What does this mean for you, as a leader, manager or supervisor in a manufacturing environment? You must take a serious look at your […]
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Creating A High Performance Team
Think about some of the teams you either lead or belong to. Do some of those teams have a better feeling than other teams? Do the teams that feel better tend to perform better and generate better results? Most people say that teams tend to perform better when the team members feel good about being […]
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How to Avoid Micromanaging
No one likes being micromanaged but many people report being micromanaged. So how do you, as a leader, ensure your team achieves the desired results without having to supervise every little detail? Read, watch, or both: the following a transcript of the video. If you’ve ever gone on a road trip with young children, you’ve […]
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Developing a Vision for Your Team
Read, watch, or both: the following is a transcript of the video above. Some people say the job of a front line leader is pretty easy — as long as you have all your team members report for work with the necessary skills, your machines, and equipment work properly, your raw materials are good and […]
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Increasing Trust and Respect as a Leader
Two of the most important ingredients in any relationship are trust and respect. When a leader loses the trust and respect of his or her workgroup, it will cause morale and attitude to decline and negatively impact your organization’s results. In his book The Speed of Trust, Stephen M. R. Covey defines trust as being […]
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How to be Consistent with your Fellow Leaders
Read, watch or both: The following is a transcript of the video above. When leaders aren’t consistent with one another, it can have a negative impact on team morale, the company’s performance and on fellow leaders. The most frequent areas of inconsistency are the enforcement of company rules, policies and procedures and the way the […]
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