Accountability for HR Leaders: Building Ownership to Strengthen Talent Commitment and Team Performance with Desen Lu #30

  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 this episode, Desen Lu joins the podcast to challenge manufacturing leaders to rethink how they approach everyday decisions and problems. We explore manufacturing leadership, strategic thinking, and growth mindset for Operations Managers, Production Managers, Manufacturing Managers, and Shift Supervisors. Desen shares practical insights on communication skills, accountability, and authentic leadership, plus how shifting perspective helps leaders uncover root causes, strengthen trust, and drive better results on the shop floor. 00:00 - Intro 00:35 – Talent development and the awareness of others in growing your organizations 01:18 – Desen Lu introduction 02:01 – Let's talk Talent. The confusion between Performance & Talent. Talent comes first – Performance is a byproduct of Talent 04:22 – Focusing on the upside of having great talent – not the cost of its absence 05:34 – What separates great talent from average talent - Ownership 08:21 – Ownership and daring to admit that you made a mistake 10:02 – What it looks like to admit mistakes – and the effect 12:00 – The team's response 13:11 – The night and day difference in an organization's culture where it's o.k. to admit mistakes 14:56 – The ripple effect of ownership in talent development 18:15 – Failing your way to success 19:46 – Staying grounded 21:36 – Every day is a battle 22:53 – Diversify with experience opportunities on the 'opposite side of the table' 24:50 – Mindset focus on what you gain on the backside of the storm 27:23 – Gratitude to check your mindset for the rest of the day 29:10 – "We grew a person" – the best news of all in a day! 30:47 – "Performance is a function of human equity" – Desen Lu