Beau Groover, a seasoned coach and author with extensive experience in lean manufacturing, shares his insights on building an exceptional workplace culture. He highlights the importance of empathy and collaboration in leadership, emphasizing how empowering teams leads to greater success. Beau discusses the transformative journey from inventory control to lean leadership and the critical role of employee well-being in fostering a thriving environment. Listeners will gain practical steps to enhance engagement and achieve continuous improvement in their organizations.
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Advocate for Shop Floor
Advocate for shop floor workers and involve them in problem-solving.
Create a culture of partnership where everyone works together towards a common goal.
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Shop Floor Wisdom
Shop floor workers collectively possess valuable knowledge and problem-solving abilities.
Engaging them fosters ownership and buy-in, unlike top-down directives.
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Rock 10's Transformation
At Rock 10, a shift in corporate culture prioritized plant support over demands.
This change fostered collaboration and significant progress, empowering plant leaders.
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What does it take to build a truly exceptional culture in your manufacturing business? In this episode of MakingChips, we sit down with Beau Groover, a seasoned coach with decades of experience in lean implementation, continuous improvement, and leadership. From his early days as an Inventory Control Manager to overseeing 21 plants as Director of Manufacturing, Beau’s career has been driven by one mission: helping people and organizations thrive.
Beau shares his journey from manufacturing operations to coaching, revealing how leaders can create clarity, foster collaboration, and transform their teams with positive energy. Whether you’re tackling lean implementation roadblocks or looking to engage your shop floor in meaningful problem-solving, Beau offers practical steps and insights that you can put into action today.
If you’re ready to lead with empathy, build a culture your team buys into, and measure success beyond the usual metrics, this episode is for you. After all, as Beau reminds us, “The person who loves walking will go much further than the person who loves the destination.”
Let’s build kick-ass cultures so we can keep MakingChips!
Segments
[0:27] Leverage Paperless Parts to boost your process
[1:51] The methodology behind the move
[5:02] Learn more about Beau Groover
[8:05] The difference between coaching and consulting
[10:50] Building a Kick-Ass Culture
[12:38] How Bill Berrien leverages Paperless Parts
[20:11] Involving your shop floor in problem-solving
[24:39] Why do leaders hesitate to make changes?
[27:40] How to overcome roadblocks in lean implementation
[30:06] How positive energy transforms cultures
[31:55] Listen to the Manufacturing Transformed podcast
[32:29] Lead with empathy—until you can’t
[37:29] Important metrics for manufacturers to track
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