Don't get trapped in your own head.  Referencing how things used to be done doesn't always work and that stops progress. Ray Ziganto is the Manufacturing Unicorn and he has a passion for helping those in manufacturing get unstuck and move forward in their pursuits to be the best in their industry.  Engineers learn from other engineers and Ray speaks to how embracing others can help you grow personally and create meaningful relationships that your career will benefit from in the future.

Organizations that structure around process are leading the way in manufacturing today. Ray breaks down how businesses that embrace the process to lead the way will make significant impacts in the future.  Breaking down traditional org charts and shifts in culture are areas he unpacks around this innovative way of structuring businesses.

Ray closes with a discussion around adaptive capacity. This speaks to how comfortable or open you are to a new environment.  His "why" is that by asking for help enables and builds up each person in industry with heightened levels of adaptive capacity which will make a significant impact on industry in the future. 

This conversation is packed with great wisdom and insight to how manufacturers can get better and steps they can take today to begin moving forward. 

Guest: Ray Ziganto - Manufacturing Unicorn at Linara International
Host: Chris Grainger
Executive Producer: Adam Sheets
Video Editing: Andi Thrower

Resources from Ray's conversation:

Podcasts
EECO Ask Why
The Happiness Lab
Revisionist History
Akimbo
Making Chips
MFG OutLoud!

Books
Emotional Agility:  Dr. Susan David
Creativity Inc.:  Edwin Catmull
Freedom's Forge:  Arthur Herman
American Icon:  Bryce G. Hoffman
The Fifth Discipline:  Peter Senge

Linara International Website