Today we are going to talk about a touchy subject:

How do you correct an employee that is performing a task wrong

Or Heading in the wrong direction behaviourally?

There are many different philosophies on how to do this:

Discipline

Positive reinforcement

Ignore it and hope it goes away

(yes, some people think this will work)

The Performance Improvement Plan or PIP

Encouragement

Constructive Criticism

The criticism Sandwich

Moving to another position within the company

And so on

How does one handle this situation?

That depends on the culture of the company.

KeyWords: #IWorkForGM, LaVerne, Johnson, employee, correction, discipline, performance, improvement, leadership, management, business, process, improvement

In the last episode, I asked the question:

Do good technicians make good managers, or leaders

In my opinion, There are very few technicians that can transition to being a manager

Unless they slow down on their technical route and begin learning the ways of leadership

Leaders need to grow in the skillset too.

What are the qualities of a great leader?

Keywords: production, line, leadership, qualities, Harold, Kerzner, Center, Grateful, process, improvement, Trela, qualities, leader

Today we’re going to talk about promoting good people

Or not promoting them

The first question is:

Do good technical people make good managers?

In other words,

Does a good sales person make a good sales manager?

Does a good Data Analyst make a good Data Analytics Manager?

Does a good hockey player make a good coach / General manager?

KEYWORDS: Production; Line; Management; leadership; development; business; process; improvement; promotion; wayne; gretzky; hockey; 

Today, We’re going to spend time looking at your business

We’re going to use your own data

This data is information in your business about your business

What kind of data do you have?

Information about your customers

Information about their orders

What did they order?

Where was it shipped?

How can you use this data to make your business more efficient and profitable?

Keywords:Data; Driven; Decision; production; line; process; improvement; business; leader; leadership; advanced; analytics 

059 ~ Management Lesson From My Son

On May 15, 2017, my son shipped out to Army Basic Combat Training at Fort Benning,GA.

He’s in the Army National Guard / ROTC (Reserve Officer Training Corps).

He had the chance to contract with the ROTC and got to the Army Officer Training camp, instead of the Enlisted Army Basic Combat Training

But he wanted the longer, tougher training camp.

He chose 14 weeks of Basic Training instead of 4.

Some people looked at him like he was crazy.

But was he?

Keywords: US Army; Management; Production; Line; Process; Improvement; Business; Leadership; 

How does one organization build trust with another organization?

No matter how you look at it, trust can only be built up between people.

Generally these people are the sales executives, representatives and sometimes, the top management of the organization.

But, no matter how you slice it, it's all about people meeting with people and building trust.

Keywords: Business; Trust; Production Line; Process improvement; management; leadership; Center; Grateful;

Today, we are going to continue our discussion on Leadership and include the relationship between the leader and those following them

The two main points today are going to be :

1. The need for empowerment
2. Growing Your People - Growing Your Business

Keywords: empowerment, leadership, learning, teaching, business, process improvement, management, production, line, Las Vegas, golden, knights, Detroit, Red Wings, Tampa Bay Lightning, Yzerman, Shanahan, Gallant

When is comes to leaders, what qualities are people looking for?

I’ve compiled a list of them that we will go through today.

Are you a leader or the head of an organization?

What are your people looking for?

• Integrity - Say what you are going to do and do what you said
• Respect - One of the only qualities you can earn, only by giving it
• Vision - Where are we headed?
• Realistic - How are we going to get to the future?
• Decisiveness - When the time comes, he or she will make the right decisions

If you have any additional qualities you would like to include, please email me at [email protected]

Keywords: Inspiration, Motivation, Personal Productivity, Productivity, Process Improvement, Self Motivation, Production Line, Process Improvement, Business, Management, leadership

This is one of the hardest subjects to talk on.  How do you keep yourself motivated?

It all begins with getting to know yourself better and what motivates you.

In this episode, I offer some ways to help with this process and some websites you can visit.

Keywords: Inspiration, Motivation, Personal Productivity, Productivity, Self Improvement, Self Motivation, Production Line, Business, Leadership, Management, Process Improvement

As a leader, you have to be able to rally the team to accomplish their tasks and delight the customer.

This isn't always easy.  Each person is unique and motivating each one can be a challenge.

In this episode, I give you some tips about how to motivate each unique person, in a way that will last.

Key Words: Business; motivation; leadership; process improvement; management; personality types; Myers-Briggs;