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October 3, 2025
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The Manufacturing Leadership Crisis No One’s Talking About

Your best equipment operator just became your worst manager. Everyone’s focused on the “labor shortage” in manufacturing. Headlines report 3.8 million unfilled jobs by 2033. Companies invest heavily in recruiting efforts and retention bonuses. But here’s what the data actually shows: You’re not losing people because you can’t find them. You’re losing people because you […]
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September 26, 2025
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Manufacturing Can’t Afford Training Downtime. Or Bad Supervisors.

Manufacturing plants across the country are reporting the same problem. Nearly half cite insufficient labor supply as the main factor affecting their capacity utilization. You can’t find enough skilled workers, and you can’t afford to shut down production to train the supervisors you have. But here’s the brutal reality. Poor supervision is creating more operational […]
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September 19, 2025
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Manufacturing is Promoting People Into Management Failure

Here’s what’s happening in manufacturing right now. Production demands are higher than ever, but you can’t find enough skilled workers. So you’re promoting your best operators into management positions, hoping they can help develop the people you do have. The problem? According to industry data, the manufacturing sector could need up to 3.8 million additional […]
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September 12, 2025
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The Manufacturing Leadership Crisis is Getting Worse

Manufacturing is facing a perfect storm. The sector needs up to 3.8 million additional workers by 2033, but 1.9 million of those jobs could go unfilled if workforce challenges aren’t addressed. Here’s what’s making it worse. Companies are promoting their best technicians into supervisor roles without any leadership training. 75% of manufacturing supervisors manage people […]
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January 3, 2024
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Generational Differences in the Workplace

“Find a group of people who challenge and inspire you, spend a lot of time with them, and it will change your life.” – Amy Poehler In a simple black frame, on a shelf in my office sits a picture that never ceases to put a smile on my face. In it, 4 women stand […]
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January 3, 2024
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How Do We Work with Generation Y?

“Tradition, tradition! Tradition!” – Jerry Bock, Fiddler on the Roof Management styles of yore still lurk in the hallways of business big and small all around the world today. However, with Generation Y beginning to take a larger stake in those same businesses, it may be time for managers to take a look at those […]
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