Manufacturing Greatness | Productivity | Retention | Profits | Continuous Improvement | Safety | Workforce Development | Labor Challenges | Skills Gaps | Industry 4.0

Whether you're a plant manager, operations manager, or frontline supervisor, you'll discover practical strategies for lean manufacturing, continuous improvement, and operational excellence. We cover critical topics like workforce development, employee retention, safety culture, and change management—helping you navigate challenges like labor shortages, skills gaps, and the evolving manufacturing landscape including Industry 4.0 and smart manufacturing.Trevor Blondeel invites guests from the manufacturing industry (and beyond!) to have candid discussions about leadership and share stories from a place of experience, transparency, and authenticity. You'll find new ways to manufacture greatness by leveraging resources you already have acheiving greater retention, productivity, and profits.

Trevor Blondeel hosts Manufacturing Greatness | Productivity | Retention | Profits | Continuous Improvement | Safety | Workforce Development | Labor Challenges | Skills Gaps | Industry 4.0, a business show with 197 episodes published.

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  Episode #198

  The Book Cover I Loved Wasn't the One My Readers Needed | Change Management | Ep. 198

  Oct 21, 202610 minS1

  After four months of work with his publisher's design team, Trevor had two book covers and a favorite. Then he asked the people the book is for. More than 60 people voted, and two out of three picked the cover he liked...

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  Why Perception Isn't Reality with Shawn Herbig | Plant Leadership | Ep. 197

  Oct 14, 202636 min

  As a young engineer on the Ford Explorer line, Shawn Herbig chased a strange complaint. Drivers said their radios were changing stations on their own. Dealers swapped the units, and every one passed the bench test. The...

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  Episode #196

  Nobody Quits Over Onboarding | Manufacturing Employee Retention | Ep. 196

  Oct 7, 20268 minS1

  An HR professional in manufacturing told Trevor her onboarding program is strong for ninety days, and then it starts to dip. Her instinct was to extend it. The research says something else. Once somebody is past three...

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  Episode #195

  Your Best People Are Burning Out on Work They're Good At | Frontline Leadership | Ep. 195

  Sep 30, 202632 minS1

  Greg Harrod noticed something strange partway through a career leading cross-functional teams in manufacturing. He was getting more and more of the work he was best at, and enjoying it less and less. That is not a...

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  Episode #194

  Your Veterans Want Clarity More Than Your New Hires Do | Frontline Leadership | Ep. 194

  Sep 23, 20269 minS1

  Walk into most plants and you'll hear the same thing. The new, younger people need everything spelled out. The veterans just go do it. New research says that's backwards. Seventy-six percent of Gen Z expect clear...

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