Manufacturing Culture + Engagement for HR Leaders: Building Social Capital Through Mindful Influence to Strengthen Team Performance with Vivian Blade #52
Audio is streamed directly from the publisher (traffic.libsyn.com) as published in their RSS feed. Play Podcasts does not host this file. Rights-holders can request removal through the copyright & takedown page.
Show Notes
Welcome to Manufacturing Greatness with Trevor Blondeel, where we work with organizations to manufacture greatness by leveraging resources you already have to achieve greater retention, productivity, and profits. To learn more, visit www.manufacturinggreatness.com and click here to subscribe to Trevor's monthly newsletter.
Now, let's jump in!
In manufacturing, we spend plenty of time planning capital budgets and assembly lines. In this episode, we shift the focus to something just as powerful: social capital.
Vivian Blade joins the podcast to talk manufacturing leadership, trust building, and authentic leadership for Operations Managers, Production Managers, Manufacturing Managers, and Shift Supervisors.
With a background in Lean Six Sigma and talent development, Vivian shares why relationships matter more than ever, how values-driven leadership impacts retention, and why today's workforce is searching for organizations that truly align with who they are. You will walk away with practical insights on communication skills, engagement, and building influence that drives long term team performance.
3:53 - Old way of thinking with command and control, do as I say.
4:29 – People want to be more involved in their workplace, making decisions and contributing in valuable ways.
4:59 - Leading with influence and engaging people, rather than leading by dictating and telling people what to do.
7:56 – Giving people leeway and coaching them through.
9:59 – Leading as a coach and guide at a level of influence.
12:39 – Think about how you can selflessly add value to others.
16:06 – How are people being measured and are your measuring outcomes as a team or individuals.
18:29 – What are you measuring, are you measuring individual goals or the collective effort. it is truly having on your organization, and the health and well-being of your people.24:59- How do we turn this ship around from a people standpoint, which is your most important asset.
26:52 – What people want today is the authenticity from leaders.
Connect with Vivian!
https://vivianblade.com https://InfluenceWithScale.com https://ResilienceReady.today LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vivianblade/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/VivianBlade Influence in Talent Development on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3mC8z4B Resilience Ready: The Leader's Guide to Thriving Through Unrelenting Crises on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3s4pSvC