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When you register for the Manufacturer of the Year Conference, bring the colleague who’s been in the trenches with you. ...
08/11/2026

When you register for the Manufacturer of the Year Conference, bring the colleague who’s been in the trenches with you. The leader who deserves to be in the room. The person who will take what they learn back to your organization and make improvements.

Join us for the 2026 Manufacturer of the Year Conference on October 6th to celebrate the people, ideas, and innovations that are making manufacturing better.

Register > https://f.mtr.cool/nkfetdfukv

Only 9 days until our next Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certification!Give your team the tools to identify problems, reduce was...
08/10/2026

Only 9 days until our next Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certification!

Give your team the tools to identify problems, reduce waste, and improve processes with a practical approach to continuous improvement.
Your team will learn how to:

✅ Eliminate waste
✅ Improve quality
✅ Reduce variation
✅ Solve problems more effectively
✅ Drive continuous improvement

Invest in your team and build a stronger culture of operational excellence.

📅 Register > https://f.mtr.cool/jcfdlplrwj

You feel performance slipping, but you can't quite put your finger on why. No one storms off. No one tells you there's a...
08/06/2026

You feel performance slipping, but you can't quite put your finger on why. No one storms off. No one tells you there's a problem. Instead, you experience something worse:

Silence.

​The employee who used to speak up in meetings goes quiet. The person who always had ideas suddenly has none. They're still there, but they're no longer in it. And you’re left asking yourself, what happened?

How you respond matters because once you identify disengagement, what you do next could be the difference between turning the ship around or watching your best people go under. In this episode of the Manufacturers Alliance Podcast, Betsy Royson, Senior HR Manager at Bernard Group, shares how leaders can stop disengagement before it starts to spread.

🎧 Listen now > https://f.mtr.cool/kiudfdfgpr

Have you ever had an employee who used to bring the energy... and now just clocks in? Good employees don't quit overnigh...
08/04/2026

Have you ever had an employee who used to bring the energy... and now just clocks in? Good employees don't quit overnight; they check out slowly. Here's what's usually behind it:

• Their work feels disconnected from the mission
• Their ideas go into a void with no follow-up
• Nobody's asked how they're really doing in a while

The fix isn't complicated; it starts with leadership and communication.

Listen to the latest episode of the Manufacturers Alliance Podcast to hear Betsy Roisen's take on turning disengagement around before it costs you your best people.

🎧Listen now > https://f.mtr.cool/cwgaerweba

When someone is promoted into leadership because they excel at their job, they’re often expected to suddenly know how to...
08/03/2026

When someone is promoted into leadership because they excel at their job, they’re often expected to suddenly know how to lead, communicate, coach, navigate conflict, and manage change, all without the training or tools to do it well. If you’re responsible for developing your organization’s supervisors, you know how costly that gap can be. That’s why we created this free guide: 6 Skills Every Supervisor Needs to Succeed. Inside, you’ll learn how to help your supervisors:

✔️ Understand their role as a leader
✔️ Flex their communication style
✔️ Turn conflict into collaboration
✔️ Coach employees for peak performance
✔️ Clarify roles and responsibilities
✔️ Lead people through change and transitions

Give your supervisors the tools they need to succeed, not just in their technical roles, but as leaders of people.

Download the FREE guide today and start building stronger supervisors from the inside out. 👇

Download > https://f.mtr.cool/dtsnjtkuxf

Did you miss registering for our Lean Practitioner Certification? The next certification starts on September 30, 2026. S...
07/31/2026

Did you miss registering for our Lean Practitioner Certification? The next certification starts on September 30, 2026.

Seats are limited.

Register > https://f.mtr.cool/pmodiaziga

Here's why your improvements are quietly dying, and what to do about it: 👇👇👇• There wasn’t a clearly defined process own...
07/31/2026

Here's why your improvements are quietly dying, and what to do about it: 👇👇👇

• There wasn’t a clearly defined process owner
• The process owner wasn't involved in building the solution, so they don’t sustain it
• Audits aren’t fair and consistent
• Leadership isn’t asking the right questions
• There aren’t hard deadlines (deadlines beat good intentions every time!)

These aren't theories. They're lessons from 26 years of lean and transformation.

Listen to the full episode, “Why Your Improvements Slowly Die,” to hear how one leader drove and sustained improvements using these exact principles.

Listen now > https://f.mtr.cool/uamtuxpubc

Did you miss registering for our last Supervision Fundamentals Certification? The next certification starts on August 27...
07/30/2026

Did you miss registering for our last Supervision Fundamentals Certification? The next certification starts on August 27th, 2026.

Seats are limited.

Register > https://f.mtr.cool/bbujwbvjju

Identify and Develop Your Next Generation of Leaders. Download this free leadership development bundle for a step-by-ste...
07/30/2026

Identify and Develop Your Next Generation of Leaders. Download this free leadership development bundle for a step-by-step guide to identifying high-potential employees, developing leadership skills, and building a stronger pipeline of future leaders.

Download > https://f.mtr.cool/zdvhqhfvdb

Your improvements probably aren't failing at launch; they're dying slowly. On this week's episode, Jeremiah Johnson, Glo...
07/30/2026

Your improvements probably aren't failing at launch; they're dying slowly. On this week's episode, Jeremiah Johnson, Global Lean Leader at Boston Scientific, joins Kirby to break down exactly why hard-won gains slowly disappear and what it takes to stop the backslide for good.

Listen Now > https://f.mtr.cool/lmybhkwbis

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