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Jon Heffelfinger: Optimizing Plant Manager Leadership

Explore Jon Heffelfinger’s journey to Plant Manager at Hendrickson. Learn how strong culture, mentorship, and empowering teams drive operational excellence in manufacturing. Discover key insights on leadership, overcoming challenges, and motivating diverse workforces.

5 Ways to Make You a More Efficient Manufacturing Supervisor

Boost your efficiency as a manufacturing supervisor! Discover 5 ways to streamline operations, empower teams, and become a highly efficient manufacturing leader.

Mathew Showalter: Mastering Operational Excellence

Harness operational excellence with insights from Mathew Showalter. Learn how people-focused leadership, continuous improvement, and empowered decision-making drive productivity and profitability.

Handling Difficult Conversations at Work: 3 Conversations Every Manufacturing Manager Should Master

Struggling with a difficult conversation at work? Get proven tips for handling tough conversations as a manufacturing manager with confidence and clarity.

Megan Barder: Leadership Development and Operational Performance Strategies

Learn how to build a high-performing manufacturing culture with Megan Barder. Learn how she champions human-centric development, leverages technology, and fosters resilience to drive operational excellence.

Effective Strategies to Manage a Multigenerational Workforce Team

Discover effective strategies to manage a multigenerational workforce team, enhancing communication and skills while turning challenges into benefits for all generations.

Lorne Kelton: The Impact of Leadership Behavioral Change

Join us and Lorne Kelton, founder of ThinkShift Performance Solutions Inc., as we dive into impactful leadership behavioral change. Lorne reveals his unique “deep dive” approach, moving beyond traditional training to uncover organizational truth through “invasive” on-site observation and quantified behavioral data. Discover how this rigorous method, combined with the power of active listening, drives genuine transformation. Tune in for insights to accelerate your leadership, engage teams, and achieve operational excellence.

The Value of Embracing Workplace Diversity for Frontline Leadership

Join us as we discuss the importance and value of embracing workplace diversity for frontline leaders. We explore how a diverse team encompasses differences in ethnicity and language, age, technical skills, experience levels, and industry backgrounds.

Discover how bringing together varied perspectives fuels improved problem-solving and innovation, leading to more creative solutions. How to address the potential challenges of managing a diverse team, including navigating differing values and opinions, and insights on constructive conflict management. Plus, learn how understanding individual strengths, a key aspect of situational leadership, can be leveraged for effective cross-training and building a truly stronger team.

Tune in to gain valuable perspectives on gauging the positive impact of diversity through enhanced problem-solving efficiency and increased innovation within your team.

Dr. Gwen Acton: Essential Leadership Skills for Scientists

Dr. Acton shares her insights on transforming technical experts into high-impact leaders, particularly within R&D and biotech organizations. Discover practical strategies for improving delegation, providing effective feedback, and understanding the crucial impact of leadership on team performance and project timelines. Learn how to foster a leadership mindset, overcome common pitfalls, and increase team engagement and confidence.

How Being Too Busy Affects Manufacturing Leadership Effectiveness

Busy schedules and excessive admin tasks often keep manufacturing leaders away from the floor, impacting team productivity and morale.