How Manufacturers Improve

Enjoy our conversation as we talk with Kara McPipe about how her  company has navigated through unemployment, the CARES ACT, and Coronavirus getting in the way of getting back to work.

In this episode, Benjamin Andrew talks about capturing tribal knowledge: Where and how to start the process; making it safe for anyone to want to share their knowledge; addressing the barriers of English being a second language; and ensuring that you don’t just capture the knowledge but use it as well.

In this episode, Manufacturers Alliance President Kirby Sneen will share a straight-forward method for anyone to use so they can Learn to see Waste in work.

MPMA President/CEO Steve Kalina joins us in this episode to discuss their initiative in launching a skilled-training academy for incumbent workers that combines traditional machine tool technology training with self-driven training.

In this episode Jim Drennen talks about about putting your customer at the center of your business not your products, how reacting emotionally to our current situation short-changes the future, and how tying marketing activities to the profitability of your company will demonstrate how vital marketing really is. 

In this episode we’re talking to Katherine Syverson about staying current with safety best practices, layering your approach to keeping people safe and healthy, and overcoming problems with implementation.  

In this episode we are talking to Bruce Roles about how to navigate a job search in manufacturing. Enjoy our conversation about what steps you should to take if you haven’t had to search for a new job in a while, how best to prepare for a networking meeting, and resources that will help reduce the time it takes to find that next opportunity.

In this episode we talk to Kelly Hansen about leading during COVID-19, balancing policy compliance with compassion, adjusting styles and approaches, and encouraging others.

In this episode we talk to Jeff Radichel about top tech tools, remote work cultures, and how to make the transition back to working together in-person. 

Welcome to the Manufacturers Alliance podcast where we help anyone who works in manufacturing become a better leader and problem solver so all manufacturers can remain competitive. I’m your host Kirby Sneen and in this episode we are talking to Rachel Sawin a professional salon manager based out of New York turned MN Manufacturing Pandemic Specialist for sites. Enjoy our conversation where we talked about life in New York, changing careers, and addressing pandemic issues MN manufacturers are facing now.