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124 Bringing Great Leadership to a New Plant: Stories from a Greenfield Site with Daniel Knecht
Mindfulness Manufacturing
08/21/24 • 27 min
What goes into launching a brand-new manufacturing plant? A successful greenfield site is about more than finding the right space or getting the right equipment—you also have to pay attention to the people you’re hiring and the tone you’re setting as a leader.
In this episode, take a journey through the steps of a greenfield site with Daniel Knecht! Dan is the solar project director for NSG Group, one of the world’s largest glass manufacturers. In his role, he focuses on strategic projects to support the renewal energy market. In this story-filled episode, Dan talks about his unique experiences of launching a new plant for NSG, and shares insight other manufacturing leaders can use to build and support their teams, improve their behavior, and bring transformative change to their organization.
4:04 – While manufacturing requires many technical skills, it’s still all about people and connection
4:55 – If you’re a technically minded person, you might need to shift your behavior to form stronger connections and learn to lead through others
5:22 – At a new plant, choosing and building a new team is an important part of the process
6:13 – As a leader, you want to hire a team who can respectfully challenge you, not just people who think exactly like you
7:27 – Changing how you show up for your team starts with authenticity and vulnerability
9:45 – Show up for your team with action, not just words
10:23 – Even with a large team, you can form great connections through intention and curiosity
12:54 – At a new plant, it’s imperative to set the right tone
14:38 – Manage your emotions and use patience to navigate challenges and connect with your team
19:09 – How you show up in a moment of adversity says a lot about you as a leader
20:05 – You lead how you’re led, so be aware of behaviors you might have picked up from others
20:40 – Take responsibility for your role as a leader in your organization
21:53 – Hire the right people and invest in them
23:20 – You can’t successfully address every issue your team brings to you, but you can approach the issue with an open mind
24:14 – To get a better understanding of the pulse of your floor, create a safe space for your team
Connect with Daniel Knecht
Find him on LinkedIn
107 Building Your Reset Mindset with Penny Zenker
Mindfulness Manufacturing
12/27/23 • 27 min
In the busy and high-stress world of manufacturing, it can be hard to find your focus! What can you do to reset your focus and prioritize what matters most? Find out in this episode of Mindfulness Manufacturing with “Focusologist” Penny Zenker.
Penny is as an international speaker, business strategy coach, and bestselling author who has been featured on NBC, Forbes, and more. She is also a leader expert in the psychology of productivity, and works with organizations to maximize results by eliminating perfectionism, distractions, and self-sabotage. In this episode, she shares her three-step process for building a reset mindset aligning yourself with what matters most to you, your team, and the productivity and culture of your organization.
3:46 – Focus always coming back to setting objectives and aligning your actions with those objectives
4:47 – To find your focus, you need to step back, get out of your daily cycle, and reset
5:29 – To engage in reset practice, you have to recognize the trigger for the reset moment and then take a step back to get perspective and realign
7:03 – The more you practice, the easier it is to build a reset mindset
7:53 – If you don’t give yourself permission to step back and reset, you increase the risk of errors that can hinder productivity and cause mistakes
8:53 – Taking small break is a way to relearn how to focus
9:30 – Another part of practicing a reset mindset is learning to recognize when something isn’t working, like getting rid of an unproductive meeting
11:39 – Stepping back can mean giving up control in some areas
12:14 – Being able to step back creates a culture with less bureaucracy and more trust and autonomy
13:59 – Sometimes we focus on the wrong areas, like focusing on micromanagement when it would be more productive to focus on fostering autonomy
16:30 – A reset mindset starts with creating reset moments for yourself
17:44 – Constantly look for ways to bring out the best in yourself and in others
18:22 – A reset mindset also requires curiosity and a willingness to adapt
21:24 – If one person in an organization can demonstrate a reset mindset, others will learn to do the same
Connect with Penny Zenker
Check out her Take Back Time podcast
121 Why We Need Storytelling on the Manufacturing Floor
Mindfulness Manufacturing
07/10/24 • 26 min
Stories resonate with people, which makes them a valuable tool for sharing information, seeking new outcomes and connecting with your team. So let’s bring more storytelling to the manufacturing floor!
In this episode of Mindfulness Manufacturing, meet guest Trevor Perry. Trevor is an award-winning speaker, author, and perspective-changer, who uses his unique perspectives and love of storytelling to help others find their own light and improve their influence in the world. In this episode, Trevor shares his journey of finding his storytelling passion, and discusses why leaders should learn and practice storytelling skills.
4:04 – When someone owns, lives, and feels a story, that makes for powerful storytelling
5:31 – Some people might be bad storytellers with great stories to tell, or great storytellers with bad stories
6:24 – Storytelling is a way to connect and help others relate to what you’re trying to share
7:12 – Good storytelling is transparent and draws on your own experiences
8:42 – If you’re telling someone else’s story, you still need to find a way to personally connect and own the story you’re telling
11:18 – Storytelling is an inherent part of human nature, which is why stories resonate so well
12:47 – Every story needs a purpose, especially if you’re in a leader or mentor role
15:15 – If you’re trying to adopt someone else’s story as your own, it won’t feel authentic
16:19 – A culture of storytelling can bring more connection to your organization
17:44 – How you tell a story is always going to be different depending on your audience or situation
20:28 – Practicing improv is a unique way to hone your storytelling skills
20:30 - Learn more about improv and storytelling in Episode 97
22:55 – You can also learn about storytelling about listening to others
23:57 – As a human, you are a storyteller
Connect with Trevor Perry
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Thanks for tuning it to another episode of Mindfulness Manufacturing! To learn more about Trevor Blondeel and Manufacturing Greatness, please visit our website or contact Trevor here.
120 How to Unlock Your High-Performance Potential with Mike Mooney
Mindfulness Manufacturing
06/26/24 • 29 min
How can we bring more mindfulness to the manufacturing floor without comprising speed or efficiency? With a background as an award-winning senior executive for agencies, brands, and team properties in NASCAR, IndyCar, and Formula One racing, Mike Mooney knows all about speed! He now uses his unique background to help leaders accelerate culture, unlock potential, drive opportunity, and create traction.
In this episode, Mike shares why humans are high-performance vehicles, and how leaders can use presence, intentionality, and curiosity to improve communicates, reach creative outcomes, and improve their organization’s culture.
3:46 – Like racecars, humans are high-performance vehicles that needs building, fixing, innovation, and restoration
5:04 – Being high-performance involves being present, intentional, and curious
8:13 – You can still get work done well and efficiently without sacrificing your relationships or workplace presence
9:22 – To improve your presence and how you show up, commit to shifting your micro-behaviors
12:00 – Sometimes, you need to slow down to go fast
13:33 – In the space between stimulus and response, you have a choice to jump to conclusions or react with curiosity
16:22 – Curiosity opens up conversations and leads to more productive outcomes
19:10 – Great ideas can come from anywhere, not just the executive team
23:20 – With curiosity, any idea can be interesting
25:05 – We were all designed to be high-performance vehicles and with time and authenticity, you can become the leader your organization needs
Connect with Mike Mooney
Find him on LinkedIn
Connect on X and Instagram @mike_mooney
Connect on Facebook @mikemooney_speaks
Thanks for Listening!
Thanks for tuning it to another episode of Mindfulness Manufacturing! To learn more about Trevor Blondeel and Manufacturing Greatness, please visit our website or contact Trevor here.
53 Curiosity - What you don't know
Mindfulness Manufacturing
12/01/21 • 15 min
This is a reflection of our time together on this podcast, and a look into what we need to think about in 2022, to think in new ways, to get different results.
More notes to come soon!
51 The Economy and Perspective Taking with Jim Ray
Mindfulness Manufacturing
11/03/21 • 24 min
1:33 - When you look at the economy you have inflation rising, issues with supply chain, it will take a long time to work its way out.
1:51 – People are getting a little nervous, I think that it is at the business level but also at the household level and you can bring it into the office.
3:19 – One of the things that is going to enable any business to succeed is their ability to communicate effectively, it will always come down to that.
3:40 – True leader need to be super cognizant even more than you have been. About what you say and what you hear, because there is going to be a lot of questions and people are nervous.
5:06 – It’s ok to raise your hand and say I don’t have all the answers right now, but the authenticity, honesty, and integrity that you back it up with will carry the day and help sooth people’s nerves.
5:33 - Leaders need to be cognizant to allow people to voice their concerns.
6:07 – The one thing that is going to enable a company regardless of the balance sheet, or the economy is the people. The people in the business are what will make it win or lose.
12:54- What worked in the past I don’t believe will work in the next 12 months.
14:28 – Allow people to arrive to the answer and they will have a stake in it.
17:12 - It’s ok to be nervous and scared about things, it’s ok to have those feeling it’s what you do with those feeling that will determine your success or failure.
17:53 – Cultivating advisers outside your normal channels will make all the difference, especially when things get more difficult.
22:22- Making sure your team is diverse is a strength, and the smart companies are the ones that are cognizant of that and are working towards those goals.
50 Making the Great Resignation the Great Retention with Debbie Muno
Mindfulness Manufacturing
10/20/21 • 33 min
2:26 The last couple of years have really been a steak in the ground to make life changing decisions.
2:53 What is important in their lives? and how the world of work fits into what is important in their lives.
3:01 Friends that are energized and engaged, has to do with their work and has to do with how they are treated in the workplace.
3:36 Those who do not feel connected are making changes.
3:47 The world of work will never be the same.
5:08 People want to be valued and appreciated and empowered to get their work done.
6:31 It is all about how connected I feel, do I feel appreciated? do I feel valued? and am I engaged in my organization?
8:38 People feel empowered by being able to make choices.
9:19 75% of people leave their job because of their boss.
10:20 We never forget how people make us feel.
12:36 We don’t realize the tiny incremental shifts can create massive outcomes.
16:23 If I was totally present in a conversation what difference would it make?
18:16 Putting your phones down as soon as you get into conversation.
20:42 Top performers do their job and carry the weight of low performers and they don’t get the acknowledgment.
24:54 Organizations are realizing programs are needed to help enhance well-being and enhance people’s ability to become more mindful.
27:09 It is critical to be present and mindful
Contact Debbie directly at [email protected] or at https://www.genosnorthamerica.com
49 Staying out of Judgement Mode, Pt 2 with Michael Forhan
Mindfulness Manufacturing
10/06/21 • 27 min
2:55 At Crossover we would not tell you what to do unless we are willing to do it ourselves.
3:32 We are always learning and don’t have all the answers but have enough to get started.
3:53 Holding people accountable is all part of the right outcome.
4:12 "How the heck did they get here?" "What’s so wrong that here’s where we’re at?" "Why did the emotion of a situation get so elevated?"
5:39 Make sure we protect the customer and support the employees of that organization.
7:14 Often times we are not given all the tools to be successful at the start, but find the best way to support.
12:52 We look for a way forward that is meaningful for everyone involved.
15:12 The experience and bandwidth to lend that type of help that is truly required. Something Crossover can support with speed and precision.
16:57 It’s not necessary to say you know how you are going to help me; "it's why you think you can help me."
18:51 First step is somebody realizing and recognizing that they potentially need help, this is a huge step and it takes courage.
25:11 Authentic self and how you show up today is extremely important.
Contact Michael at [email protected] Website xosol.com
48 Thermostat or Thermometer? with Mike Forhan
Mindfulness Manufacturing
09/22/21 • 25 min
2:24 How do you mentor? How do you walk into situations under the gun?
2:57 Thoughtful and respectful of what is going on, and bringing sense of calmness, understanding and listening.
3:40 Benchmark of what performance should be and measure the performance, listen to how the company got to where they are is just as important.
5:09 Being calm and provide clarity to situation and how to work our way out of situation.
5:59 Walking in with a sense of listening to understand and rational what is going on, with standard of expectation off data.
7:03 Temperatures do get high particularly when put in by client, supplier has more anxiety.
7:28 Why 3rd party put in by OEM to understand actual risk and help figure out our way out.
11:25 Tornado ripped through plant and ripped the roof off, but we still needed to build parts.
11:59 We are there to help and not criticize, use helpful approach and getting thing calm and cool to temperature, rolling our sleeves up to help and not using a hammer.
15:16 What do we know for sure? Let’s ground each other.
15:32 Can you trust someone that does not care about you? How do you build that trust?
22:25 Rebuild relationship and trust between client and supplier.
Contact Michael at [email protected]
Website
130 Empowering Frontlines Leaders with Lessons from the Drive-Thru with Monica Rothgery
Mindfulness Manufacturing
11/13/24 • 33 min
What does a Taco Bell drive-thru have to do with manufacturing? Fast-food and manufacturing have more in common than you might think—and in her newest book Lessons from the Drive-Thru: Real Life Wisdom for Frontline Leaders, former Taco Bell general manager Monica Rothergy shares real-life stories to help leaders lead with ease, authenticity, and vulnerability, whether they’re working in a drive-thru or a manufacturing plant.
Monica recently came by the Mindfulness Manufacturing to talk more about her book and the career path that took her from a Taco Bell general manager to the first female chief operating officer and first LGBT executive for KFC US. In this episode, Monica also shares valuable insights for other frontlines leaders, including strategies for bringing more curiosity and vulnerability to leadership roles.
2:00 – Frontlines leaders often feel the need to jump in and fix problems themselves, rather than letting their team figure it out
4:00 – Shift your mindset to emphasize coaching and supporting, not micromanaging
7:00 – Practice servant leadership through supporting and recognizing your team
13:00 – Instead of just providing instructions, look for ways to observe and provide feedback
15:00 – When problems occur, have deep and curious conversations to find the root of the issue
19:00 – Training is often seen as the problem, but a lack of support can also lead to performance issues
22:00 – All employees are unique and have different standards, so be curious to find out the kind of support and recognition they need
Connect with Monica Rothgery
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How many episodes does Mindfulness Manufacturing have?
Mindfulness Manufacturing currently has 130 episodes available.
What topics does Mindfulness Manufacturing cover?
The podcast is about Management, Podcasts, Self-Improvement, Education, Manufacturing and Business.
What is the most popular episode on Mindfulness Manufacturing?
The episode title '121 Why We Need Storytelling on the Manufacturing Floor' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Mindfulness Manufacturing?
The average episode length on Mindfulness Manufacturing is 29 minutes.
How often are episodes of Mindfulness Manufacturing released?
Episodes of Mindfulness Manufacturing are typically released every 14 days.
When was the first episode of Mindfulness Manufacturing?
The first episode of Mindfulness Manufacturing was released on Nov 21, 2019.
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