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Manufacturing Greatness | Productivity | Retention | Profits | Continuous Improvement | Safety | Workforce Development | Labor Challenges | Skills Gaps | Industry 4.0

Manufacturing Greatness | Productivity | Retention | Profits | Continuous Improvement | Safety | Workforce Development | Labor Challenges | Skills Gaps | Industry 4.0

Trevor Blondeel

196 episodesEN

Show overview

Manufacturing Greatness | Productivity | Retention | Profits | Continuous Improvement | Safety | Workforce Development | Labor Challenges | Skills Gaps | Industry 4.0 has been publishing since 2019, and across the 7 years since has built a catalogue of 196 episodes. That works out to roughly 90 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a fortnightly cadence.

Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 25 min and 31 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. It is catalogued as a EN-language Business show.

The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 5 days ago, with 37 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2026, with 37 episodes published. Published by Trevor Blondeel.

Episodes
196
Running
2019–2026 · 7y
Median length
28 min
Cadence
Fortnightly

From the publisher

Whether you're a plant manager, operations manager, or frontline supervisor, you'll discover practical strategies for lean manufacturing, continuous improvement, and operational excellence. We cover critical topics like workforce development, employee retention, safety culture, and change management—helping you navigate challenges like labor shortages, skills gaps, and the evolving manufacturing landscape including Industry 4.0 and smart manufacturing. Trevor Blondeel invites guests from the manufacturing industry (and beyond!) to have candid discussions about leadership and share stories from a place of experience, transparency, and authenticity. You'll find new ways to manufacture greatness by leveraging resources you already have acheiving greater retention, productivity, and profits.

Latest Episodes

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Nobody Quits Over Onboarding | Manufacturing Employee Retention | Ep. 196

Oct 7, 20268 min

Your Best People Are Burning Out on Work They're Good At | Frontline Leadership | Ep. 195

Sep 30, 202631 min

Your Veterans Want Clarity More Than Your New Hires Do | Frontline Leadership | Ep. 194

Sep 23, 20268 min

Silence Is Not Agreement | Psychological Safety and Manufacturing Team Leadership with Dr. Sunita Sah | Ep. 193

Sep 16, 202631 min

It Was Due Thursday and It's Still Sitting There | Manufacturing Accountability | Ep. 192

Sep 9, 20267 min

Be Curious Rather Than Furious | Manufacturing Team Leadership and Culture with Karin Lindner | Ep. 191

Sep 2, 202630 min

You Cannot Recruit Your Way Out of This │ Manufacturing Recruiting │ Ep. 190

Aug 26, 202615 min

Why Nobody Pulls the Cord with Dr. Michael Gillespie │ Leadership Decision Making │ Ep. 189

Aug 19, 202635 min

Nobody Inspects the Culture │ Safety Culture │ Ep. 188

Aug 12, 202611 min

Your Best Worker Is Already Halfway Out the Door with Darcy Eikenberg │ Employee Retention │ Ep. 187

Aug 5, 202631 min

Why Your Best Technician Fails as a Supervisor | New Leader Onboarding | Ep. 186

Jul 29, 20269 min

Why Your Plant Manager Can't Solve Complex Problems | Time Management for Manufacturing Leaders | Ep. 185

Jul 22, 202633 min

The Week-One Blind Spot Costing You New Hires | New Hire Onboarding | Ep. 184

Jul 15, 20268 min

A Reporter Calls Me Every Week Asking Who's Laying Off with Jason Bates │ Manufacturing Community │ Ep. 183

Jul 8, 202637 min

Every Time You Say Yes, You're Saying No to Something │ Manufacturing Team Leadership │ Ep. 182

Jul 1, 20267 min

The Team Member You've Quietly Given Up On with Nir Eyal │ Talent Development │ Ep. 181

Jun 24, 202635 min

It's Thursday and the Report Isn't Done. Where Did It Break? │ Manufacturing Team Leadership │ Ep. 180

Jun 17, 20269 min

The Most Important Leader Has No Title with Jason Hopper │ Manufacturing Team Leadership From the Floor │ Ep. 179

Jun 10, 202629 min

Three Questions That Turn "We Told Them" Into "We Got It Done" | Manufacturing Team Leadership | Ep. 178

Jun 3, 20266 min

The Unwritten Rule That Quietly Ran His Whole Plant with Ryan Forte │ Manufacturing Team Leadership │ Ep. 177

May 27, 202638 min
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