How Do You Keep Logistics Supervisors Engaged After Training? A significant number of companies view training more as an event and not as much as a process. There is a current bias regarding logistic supervisors: they will not stay engaged with training after it is delivered, and it is impossible to change these habits because […]

Manufacturing Leaders Quiet Firing Last week we focused on quiet quitting. This week our focus is reversed as we explore manufacturing leaders quiet firing. Quiet firing does still exist in workplaces, and a few ways you can recognize it is when your leaders start to take away things from people in terms of: Work schedule […]

Are your factory supervisors quiet quitting? Today we are going to address quiet quitting, but not regarding your team members; we are focusing on your supervisors. Why Are Your Factory Supervisors Quiet Quitting? When it comes to quiet quitting, is it simply people slacking off? It could be slacking off, but it is never random. […]

Do your warehouse supervisors need support? We need to look at the support that your supervisors feel so that they can, in turn, create supportive relationships with their team. The myth many management teams believe is that if people needed support, they would ask for it. Many supervisors, and even team members, are reluctant to […]

What makes an efficient manufacturing supervisor?  We need to look at efficiency, not necessarily production efficiency on the floor, but your efficiency as a front line leader. What is it that makes an efficient manufacturing supervisor?  One misconception is that supervisors are most efficient when they multi-task and constantly switch from one task to another […]

How can a recession affect your front line leaders? Today we need to look at how a recession is affecting front line leaders. We will also give you some tips for how you can increase the effectiveness of your leaders even when there’s a business downturn.  Can You Prepare For A Recession And How It […]

How does the Front Line Leadership Team play a role in times of laying plant employees off? This is not the most positive subject, but in any manufacturing or distribution organization, there are times when the workload drops enough where there is no other choice but to action some layoffs.  A Leader’s Role In LayOffs […]

Plant Manager Situational Leadership and Strategy What is it that plant managers need to know about situational leadership? Let us look at this topic, that many of you have probably heard before, called situational leadership. Do leaders believe there is one way of doing something, or is this a false preconception? The fact is that […]

We can start by taking a look at the confidence levels of the front line leaders responsible for interacting with most of the people in your organization. The Falsehood of Confident Manufacturing Leaders Being Universal Something that is untrue but commonly believed is that anyone in leadership must be confident in their abilities to support […]

What is the importance of on-the-job training for front line leaders? How do we break down such a concept? First, we must understand the importance of on-the-job training and how to use it to develop the competencies and confidence needed in front line workers. What Is On-the-Job Training? Some people think that if you watch […]