Leadership in Manufacturing

Leadership is about helping people to realize their potential. If you want to lead, you must learn to listen. People often think that leaders are born, not made. But leadership is learned. Leaders are learners. They learn from experience, from mistakes, from successes, from other people. They learn from themselves and from each other. They learn to ask questions, to seek answers, to understand why things happen. In this episode, we have guest Stacy Ashley, High-Performance Leadership and Coaching Expert. Stacy Ashley talks about that you need to be connected, have the skill set to connect to yourself because your strength as a leader comes from yourself. She talks about how you must be able to contribute as a leader and provide leadership to the people who are looking to you for leadership. "Leadership is about helping people to bring those gifts out and really help people to realize their potential" Stacy Ashley Key takeaways: 1. Understand how leadership is about helping people to realize their potential. 2. Recognizing that being able to communicate online is a new important leadership skillset. 3. Understand how you can improve as a leader by stopping speaking as much and starting to listen more.

Setbacks in life are inevitable. You can choose to view them as positive lessons instead. We should learn from our mistakes, but we shouldn't dwell on them. Minor setbacks can help us grow stronger and get closer to reaching our goals. You also need to take responsibility for your own success. If you want to be successful, you must take ownership of your actions and results. You will not achieve success if you blame others or circumstances for your failures. Instead, learn from your mistakes and make changes to improve yourself. In this episode, we have guest Darrell Evans, Digital Growth Strategist & Co-Founder & CMO of Yokel Local Internet Marketing. Darrell Evans talks about the MindShift Method - where you must make peace with the facts, make new decisions based on those facts, make a plan and make it happen. He also talks about how leadership is the art of being able to pivot and being interested in the outcome of the whole and just not really worried about your role in terms of who gets the credit. "We can't take responsibility for someone else's mistakes. But we got to take our responsibility for: Is there something I could have done as a leader to end up with a better outcome?" Darrell Evans.

It’s a well-known fact that people who are vulnerable are more likely to be liked, trusted, and respected. They make better leaders because they are open to feedback, willing to admit mistakes, and able to connect with others on an emotional level. In this episode, we have guest Zoe Routh, Strategist & Leadership Expert, Owner of Inner Compass. Zoë Routh talks about how vulnerability and openness are two key leadership qualities that are often lacking in today's organizations. She also talks about how you can practice workplace transparency and how we need to expand our perspective (deep and wide perspective). One way is to dive deep below the surface is to use a visual representation called a "problem tree" which helps people understand complex issues by breaking them down into smaller parts. "if we're not learning from what didn't work, then we are not progressing" Zoë Routh.

It's easy to think of innovation as something that happens only in the lab or in small start-ups. Yet innovation is a key component of every business strategy. In fact, the term “innovation” itself derives from the Latin word meaning “to find again.” Companies need to continually reinvent themselves to remain competitive. They do this by developing new products, services, and ways of doing things. Companies need an innovation strategy because innovation is a complex undertaking. In addition to the usual suspects—technology, people, and capital—innovations depend on a host of other factors, including organizational structure, culture, and the nature of competition. Most important, however, is the innovation system itself: the set of interrelated activities, structures, and processes that govern how a company goes about searching for novel problems and solutions. In this episode, we have guest Michael Haynes, B2B Customer Strategy Consultant & Business Growth Strategy Planning at Listen Innovate Grow. Michael Haynes talks about that there are 5 elements of business innovation: product, services, organizational structure, process, and your marketing strategy and to succeed you need to be in alignment with your customer market and B2B buyer needs. He also talks about that doing the upfront work really sets the framework for how you move forward and the lack of not doing enough of that that leads to miss opportunities or creating products that people don't want. "We need to fail to a degree so that we can learn so we know how to move forward, how to be innovative and competitive" Michael Haynes.

In order to become an entrepreneur, you must have entrepreneurial freedom. Entrepreneurship is not a choice, it is a necessity. If you choose to start a business, you must have the right products, processes, and people to make it successful. Entrepreneurship coaches provide feedback, coaching skills, motivation, and direction for entrepreneurs who want to create an impactful business. They also provide support for new ideas, strategies, and tactics. In this episode, we have guest Peter Mohr, Entrepreneurial coach at Simplifying Entrepreneurship and President at Shoetopia Footwear "What we're trying to do as a coaching community really is to make help and guide those people, become better people and better leaders" Peter Mohr Peter Mohr talks about how entrepreneurs achieve entrepreneurial freedom by having the right products, processes, people, and profits starting to flow in (the 4 P's.). He talks about how leadership is not just about influencing people but communicating effectively: Communication is the key to leadership.

Problem solving is an essential part of life. It's how we get through everyday challenges and solve problems. Problem solving skills are also critical for success in the workplace. Design Thinking is an approach to innovation that combines creativity and critical thinking to solve problems. Empathy is an essential part of Design Thinking. Empathy allows designers to see the world from another person's perspective. It also gives designers the ability to think creatively and solve complex problems. In this episode, we have guest Gabriel Yoder, Product Portfolio Manager - Discovery & Development at IPM. Gabriel Yoder talks about how design thinking starts with empathy and If you want to be great at human-centered design you need to be empathetic. He talks about the importance of listening, learning, and also valuing people's opinions at any point in the process and how human centeredness is such a critical part of being a good leader. "I believe that everybody has creativity to be unlocked." Gabriel Yoder.

Transparency in the workplace is an effective way to create a positive company culture and foster employee loyalty and engagement. Leaders who practice transparency in the workplace reap many rewards, including increased productivity, improved morale, and better customer service. In this episode, we have guest Lauren Winans, CEO and Principal Consultant at Next Level Benefits. Lauren Winans talks about how engaged employees are vital to the success of any organization and how open communication creates a culture of transparency which will lead to better employee engagement. She talks about how essential it is for leaders to communicate regularly and often - Effective leadership is all about communicating effectively. "The biggest mistake I see is when leaders don't regularly communicate expectation and or they don't take the time to provide feedback in the moment." Lauren Winans. #sannahvinding #mindtheinnovation #learnwithsannah #management #leadership #keeplearning #podcast #strategy #innovation #podcast #corporateinnovation #strategyandtransformation #leadershipdevelopment #innovation #culture #futureleaders #peopleskills #companyculture #leadershipdevelopment

Innovation requires risk-taking, but it also demands that we learn how to fail well. Due to the pace and scale of change are accelerating organizations must adapt to survive which means businesses need to evolve faster than ever to remain relevant and successful. It's important to open innovation up to everyone to spark curiosity. In this episode, we have guest Ally Muller, Innovation Leader & Managing Director GOYA Consulting Ally Muller talks about when you want to innovate effectively, you need to look beyond traditional ways of doing things. She talks about if something is not working that is not necessarily a bad thing, the importance is actually how we use the information, how we store the information, how we share that information, and how we can change it to be a lesson learned. "Transparency also brings out that dark side. That dark side also helps us start to overcome the problems, the barriers and the issues that maybe we hadn't got to yet." Ally Muller #sannahvinding #mindtheinovation #learnwithsannah #management #leadership #keeplearning #podcast #strategy #peopleskills #culture #leadershipdevelopment #innovation #change #future #futureleaders

Change is inevitable in the workplace, but it doesn't have to be disruptive or chaotic. In fact, there are many ways to implement organizational changes that will lead to success for your organization. The first step towards implementing any kind of organizational change is preparing your organization and yourself for it. In this episode, we have guest Flip Brown, Founder & CEO of Business Culture Consultant Flip Brown talks about what is needed to succeed with an organizational change and how important is to access the employee's level of optimism about the future of the company because if people are optimistic, then they will put energy into the change efforts. But if they're pessimistic, it's going to be a wait-and-see attitude. He also talks about how important it is to have shared ownership of the process of continuous improvement to ensure success. "Transformational change is when you have an epiphany such that you realize that you really from this moment on, things must be different now." Flip Brown.

Many leaders struggle with strategy. Understanding the key steps in strategy implementation is critical to being a successful and effective leader within your company. In this episode, we have guest Alex Brueckmann, ESG Advocate, Business Strategist, Board Advisor & Author. Alex Brueckmann talks about why it is important to understand the need for change and being able to manage change and how this is an important ingredient in any strategy process. He also talks about that there is no better way to shape a company's culture than through a rigorous strategy process. "If you want to design and implement strategy, you need what we call strategic acumen, the ability to think and act strategically." Alex Brueckmann