What Are Your First 100 Days Going to be Like?
Just like in the White House, there are many business people across the country currently in some form of transition in their careers. If [...]
Leadership Workforce Development for SC Manufacturers
Insights from Dave Baker and the Palmetto Leadership Center Mollee D. Harper Monday, May 1st, 2017 South Carolina CEO sat down with Dave Baker, [...]
Leadership Obsolescence: Running Close Behind Greed and Corruption!
Leadership obsolescence is real, as we see in the wake of the Wells Fargo corruption scandal. As leaders, we must be reminded of the responsibility we share to [...]
The Manufacturing Bull-Ride
Just a few weeks before, I had made a call to inquire about riding a bull somewhere on a Saturday afternoon for my 40th [...]
Are You Having Fun Yet?
Tim Duncan recently announced his retirement from the San Antonio Spurs after a remarkable career as a superstar forward in the NBA. It was reported, [...]
Fight-Ending Techniques to Engage Your Workforce
It is a fight, an all-out, knock-down, drag-out brawl. U.S. workforce engagement levels of just more than 32% (Gallup, 2016), mean that roughly 7 [...]
Tube Steak Blindness
Scene: Organization-wide meeting. Celebrating success. 350+ in attendance. Site leader introduces new division president in attendance, “...now Cindy will be feeding you all tube [...]
Emotional Intelligence for Manufacturing Leaders
Mounting evidence continues to stack up supporting that emotional intelligence is a key factor in leadership effectiveness. Whether it's a fad or program of the [...]
10 Reasons Why Investing in Your Front-Line Leaders is a Bad Idea
We help manufacturing site leaders assess, design, and implement a strategic development process for their front-line leaders inside of 30 days without all the guru jargon.
Worried About Turnover, Absenteeism, or Workforce Engagement? Try This!
Front-line leaders in manufacturing would be the first to tell you "if you want to make everyone happy - go sell ice cream to kids!" [...]