Episodes

  • Avoid These 3 Common Mistakes Made By Newly Promoted Frontline Leaders

    Avoid These 3 Common Mistakes Made By Newly Promoted Frontline Leaders
    Aug 25 2025
    Are you a newly promoted leader, or do you manage someone stepping into a frontline leadership role? The transition can be trickier than it seems. In this episode, we uncover the core challenges of stepping up and reveal three widespread mistakes new leaders often make. Tune in to discover surprising pitfalls and gain practical strategies to empower your team, enhance your effectiveness, and ensure a smoother, more successful journey into leadership. Don't let these common missteps derail your path to peak operational performance!
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    19 mins
  • Three Ways to Engage Your Team for Better Performance

    Three Ways to Engage Your Team for Better Performance
    Aug 11 2025
    Empower manufacturing supervisors to boost employee engagement! Discover three actionable strategies to improve productivity, motivate teams, and enhance morale in the manufacturing industry.
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    14 mins
  • Let’s Talk About Managing Dominant Personalities

    Let’s Talk About Managing Dominant Personalities
    Jul 28 2025
    Let's discuss the complexities of managing dominant personalities in the workplace. Learn why these personality types are common on the factory floor and how frontline leaders can transform potentially difficult employees into valuable team members.
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    24 mins
  • Leader Feeder Rewind: Unpacking Key Conversations in Leadership

    Leader Feeder Rewind: Unpacking Key Conversations in Leadership
    Jul 15 2025
    In this special Leader Feeder Rewind episode, hosts Kirk Langford and Greg Schinkel look back at the most engaging and impactful leadership discussions from the past six months. Get ready to gain valuable insights and practical strategies to refine your leadership approach! If you are interested in the clips, you may be interested in the full episode! 1. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/AWabKvkxjg4 Full episode: https://youtu.be/9SWjkJXJG0s 2. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Bct6rMw7eO4 Full episode: https://youtu.be/9SWjkJXJG0s 3. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/NmlHC4YWP5Q Full episode: https://youtu.be/IBKv5QpRW4k 4. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/E_PaCBSprng Full episode: https://youtu.be/IBKv5QpRW4k 5. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/wvS3qL1cedQ Full episode: https://youtu.be/kGemaavteJw 6. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/HDzQISfGx-I Full episode: https://youtu.be/kGemaavteJw 7. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/6tjQt0tKVX0 Full episode: https://youtu.be/sSqHK1wwemI 8. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/LJ8Axg_Iybo Full episode: https://youtu.be/sSqHK1wwemI 9. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/6erSucMW4LA Full episode: https://youtu.be/f8Dzl9VkUE8
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    31 mins
  • 5 Ways to Make You a More Efficient Manufacturing Supervisor

    5 Ways to Make You a More Efficient Manufacturing Supervisor
    Jun 30 2025
    Boost your efficiency as a manufacturing supervisor! Discover 5 ways to streamline operations, empower teams, and become a highly efficient manufacturing leader.
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    19 mins
  • Handling Difficult Conversations at Work: 3 Conversations Every Manufacturing Manager Should Master

    Handling Difficult Conversations at Work: 3 Conversations Every Manufacturing Manager Should Master
    Jun 17 2025
    Struggling with a difficult conversation at work? Get proven tips for handling tough conversations as a manufacturing manager with confidence and clarity.
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    23 mins
  • Effective Strategies to Manage a Multigenerational Workforce Team

    Effective Strategies to Manage a Multigenerational Workforce Team
    Jun 2 2025
    Discover effective strategies to manage a multigenerational workforce team, enhancing communication and skills while turning challenges into benefits for all generations.
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    15 mins
  • The Value of Embracing Workplace Diversity for Frontline Leadership

    The Value of Embracing Workplace Diversity for Frontline Leadership
    May 19 2025
    Join us as we discuss the importance and value of embracing workplace diversity for frontline leaders. We explore how a diverse team encompasses differences in ethnicity and language, age, technical skills, experience levels, and industry backgrounds. Discover how bringing together varied perspectives fuels improved problem-solving and innovation, leading to more creative solutions. How to address the potential challenges of managing a diverse team, including navigating differing values and opinions, and insights on constructive conflict management. Plus, learn how understanding individual strengths, a key aspect of situational leadership, can be leveraged for effective cross-training and building a truly stronger team. Tune in to gain valuable perspectives on gauging the positive impact of diversity through enhanced problem-solving efficiency and increased innovation within your team.
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    11 mins