Strong leadership starts by listening to the people closest to the work. This article explores how structure, voice, and practical systems build capability from the ground up.

Today’s business landscape is shifting faster than many of us have known previously. Engagement is especially vital in a labor market that is short on workers. What kind of approach will keep up with changing market demands?

How do you design a workforce engagement strategy—now, in a tight labor market?

Companies that have attempted a lean approach and failed to achieve standard work or ongoing improvements are ripe for the people side of a systems approach. Now that pandemic restrictions are easing, manufacturers have a unique opportunity to jumpstart their lean programs by focusing on their people and their approach.

Now more than ever, the American workforce must think strategically about building required skills. Midsized manufacturers have a lot to lose by not looking at training as part of their operating DNA.