Manufacturing today is often a series of distanced interdependent processes that need to be integrated. Supply chain and project management and change management have become integral parts of manufacturing.   Physical processes remain important of course but communication has become a critical process that is necessary to help connect separated processes. Before anything gets done, we must communicate. On this episode of the Make It Right podcast Janet’s guest is Sam Yankelevitch, a manufacturing coach as well as an author and speaker. He discusses how to use effective communication strategies to ensure your business is pursuing Gemba. 

Manufacturing today is often a series of distanced interdependent processes that need to be integrated. Supply chain and project management and change management have become integral parts of manufacturing.   Physical processes remain important of course but communication has become a critical process that is necessary to help connect separated processes. Before anything gets done, we must communicate. Coming up this week on the Make It Right podcast Janet’s guest is Sam Yankelevitch, a manufacturing coach as well as an author and speaker. He discusses how to use effective communication strategies to ensure your business is pursuing Gemba. Full show coming May 31.

Cyber attack statistics are shocking and they hit companies of all sizes. In the US alone half of all small and midsize businesses (SMBs) experienced a data breach in 2017 and 55% experienced a cyber attack. A typical firm experiences 130 security breaches each year. Depending on the impact, a cyber attack can destroy a business. On this episode of the Make It Right podcast we look at how to protect your cashflow from the impact of a cyber attack on your supply chain. Janet’s guest is Kent Paisley, the Senior Vice President, Accounts Receivable Insurance Global Crisis Management Division – Allied World Specialty Insurance Company. 

Cyber attack statistics are shocking and they hit companies of all sizes. In the US alone half of all small and midsize businesses (SMBs) experienced a data breach in 2017 and 55% experienced a cyber attack. A typical firm experiences 130 security breaches each year. Depending on the impact, a cyber attack can destroy a business. This week on the Make It Right podcast we are going to look at how to protect your cashflow from the impact of a cyber attack on your supply chain. Janet’s guest is Kent Paisley, the Senior Vice President, Accounts Receivable Insurance Global Crisis Management Division – Allied World Specialty Insurance Company. Full show coming May 24.

This episode marks the first anniversary for the Make It Right podcast and the first anniversary since Kevin Snook published his book Make It Right 5 Steps to Align Your Manufacturing Business from the Frontline to the Bottom Line. Kevin dedicated the book to the thousands of frontline manufacturing employees he meets on his travels around the world as he works with their leaders who are trying to Make It Right. This week on the show we look back at the podcasts that launched Make It Right and the aligned leadership approaches that lead to success for the leader and their teams.

Episode

52 Marks the first anniversary for the Make It Right podcast and the first

anniversary since Kevin Snook published Make It Right 5 Steps to Align Your Manufacturing Business

from the Frontline to the Bottom Line. This week on the show we look back

at the podcasts that launched Make It Right and the aligned leadership approaches

that lead to success. Full show coming Friday.

Could your business survive if suddenly a customer or customers were unable to pay you? How would you pay your suppliers, your staff and your expenses if you didn’t get paid?  Receivables can make up as much as 40% of a company’s assets which is significant exposure. This week on the Make It Right podcast we look at Receivables Insurance, also known as Trade Credit Insurance, to understand how it protects what is probably the largest asset on your balance sheet and how it can be used as a tool for growth. Janet’s guest is Kent Paisley, Senior Vice President, Accounts Receivable Insurance in the Global Crisis Management Division at Allied World Specialty Insurance Company.

Could your business

survive if suddenly a customer or customers were unable to pay you? How would

you pay your suppliers, your staff and your expenses if you didn’t get paid?  Receivables can make up as much as 40% of a

company’s assets which is significant exposure. This week on the Make It Right

podcast we look at Receivables Insurance, also known as Trade Credit Insurance,

to understand how it protects what is probably the largest asset on your

balance sheet and how it can be used as a tool for growth. Janet’s guest is

Kent Paisley, Senior Vice

President, Accounts Receivable Insurance in the Global Crisis Management Division at Allied

World Specialty Insurance Company. Full show coming Friday.

Being the leader of a company requires an array of knowledge and skills – sales, marketing and finance. But the softer skills of people management are often the final requirement when companies engage in the search for a new leader. And yet studies are showing that if employees feel valued and supported they can be motivated to take your company forward fast. This week on the Make It Right podcast Janet Eastman and guest Kevin Snook look at how to understand your leadership qualities and make them work to everyone’s benefit.

Being the leader of a company requires an array of knowledge and skills – sales, marketing and finance. But the softer skills of people management are often the final requirement. And yet studies are showing that if employees feel valued and supported they can be motivated to take your company forward fast. This week on the Make It Right podcast Janet Eastman’s guest Kevin Snook looks at how to understand your leadership qualities and make them work to everyone’s benefit. Full show coming Friday.