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Leadership development, culture change and team coaching — insights for manufacturing and logistics
Compass for leaders: finding direction when something no longer feels right
A compass for leaders doesn't help you walk faster. It helps you see again whether the direction you're following still fits. Sometimes it is enough...
AI Brings You Close. The Human Touch Takes It Further.
AI and leadership in manufacturing are becoming closely connected. AI can help you see faster. Numbers. Processes. Patterns. Deviations in...
Why more control is rarely the answer
“You can’t solve a problem with the same mindset that created it.” — Albert Einstein We see that quote so often it’s practically become a cliché....
A Different Framework to Rethink Leadership, Teams, and Culture Change
I often see teams working hard. Leaders try to move adaptive strategies forward, while teams carry a large part of the execution. Everyone is...
Helping teams get better aligned with a Team Alignment Map
In teams, collaboration often does not go wrong because people are unwilling. It goes wrong because too much is assumed. Everyone thinks they know...
Shared language as the foundation for better strategy implementation
Shared language prevents people from thinking they are talking about the same thing, while actually meaning something different. A management team...
Should Your Best Operator Become the Team Leader?
Should You Make Your Best Operator a Team Leader? It seems so logical. Someone knows the machine. The process. The people. The pressure on the...
How to Use the Performance Pendulum for Team Success
Team performance rarely moves upward in a neat straight line, although team success is often viewed that way. Team performance rarely moves upward...
How leadership shapes team dynamics
Leadership and team dynamics are inseparably connected, especially in manufacturing, where behaviour, communication and ownership become immediately...
Dealing with nostalgia and negativity in production teams
When “things were better in the past” starts holding a team back Nostalgia in production teams can seem harmless at first. A comment during a break....