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Leader Feeder by Unique Training & Development

Leader Feeder by Unique Training & Development

By: Unique Training & Development
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Summary
 Join our leadership experts for bi-weekly advice on how to develop consistent, capable and confident Supervisors, Managers and Team Leaders who drive safety, productivity, quality and team member engagement. In this series, we will highlight some of the key elements of the Front Line Leadership Training. This comprehensive approach will ensure a lasting change in the leadership approach and culture of your business to support high performance. As the number one choice for supervisor training in manufacturing, distribution and operations, learn more about how we can help you: uniquedevelopment.com© 2018-2026 Front Line Leadership Systems Inc. 555384 Career Success Economics
Episodes
  • Root Cause Analysis: 3 Mistakes Supervisors Make

    Root Cause Analysis: 3 Mistakes Supervisors Make
    Nov 2 2026
    Kirk breaks down three mistakes supervisors make when they hunt for the root cause of a problem: blaming a person instead of the process, locking onto the first cause that sounds right, and acting before the cause is confirmed. Each one can make a fix look like it worked for a few hours or a few weeks, until the same problem shows up again. Kirk walks through two steps from our DRIVE Problem-Solving Process: review the facts and identify the cause, and closes with a challenge to test every possible cause behind one problem that keeps coming back on your shift. Chapters: 0:00 The machine that keeps going down 1:14 Two steps from the DRIVE problem-solving process 1:32 Mistake #1 3:18 Why blame turns problem solving into a witch hunt 3:52 Mistake #2 5:13 Review the facts before you settle on a cause 6:27 Mistake #3: Acting before you confirm the cause 7:27 Test one variable at a time 8:52 Your challenge this week Want your supervisors solving problems so they stay solved? Visit UniqueDevelopment.com to talk with our team about your organization's leadership development needs.
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    10 mins
  • How to Give Feedback to Employees on the Plant Floor

    How to Give Feedback to Employees on the Plant Floor
    Oct 19 2026
    Kirk breaks down the two feedback problems that are living on most manufacturing floors right now. The silence problem is when feedback barely happens at all, often because leaders fear the other person's defensive reaction. The delivery problem is when feedback does happen, but it lands as criticism or a judgment of someone's intentions instead of help. He then explains how to use the B.E.E.R. Method to keep feedback factual and future-focused. Chapters: 0:00 Two feedback problems on most manufacturing floors 1:08 Problem #1 5:52 The danger of sugarcoating feedback 6:50 Problem #2 8:27 The vicious cycle of giving less feedback 10:55 The B.E.E.R. Method 13:19 Your challenge this week Is feedback the missing piece on your floor? Visit UniqueDevelopment.com to talk with our team about your organization's leadership development needs.
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    16 mins
  • Your Supervisors Are Well Liked… That Might Be the Problem

    Your Supervisors Are Well Liked… That Might Be the Problem
    Oct 5 2026
    The engagement survey comes back, and the first page every supervisor flips to is the one that says whether their people like them. But is being well-liked really what a supervisor is there to achieve? In this episode of Leader Feeder, Kirk breaks down the caretaker leadership style: the supervisor who wants to be liked so much that they avoid tough conversations, let the standard slide, and hold no one accountable. It usually isn't laziness. It comes from being conflict-averse and worried that a hard conversation won't change anything. Kirk shares two mindset shifts that make accountability easier, explains why a well-liked leader can quietly lose their high performers, and closes with two challenges to take onto the floor this week.
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    18 mins
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