Manufacturing Leadership + Engagement for Frontline Supervisors: Engaging and Enrolling Teams to Build Buy-In and Improve Daily Performance with Greg Morgan #26

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! To get your team on board, Greg Morgan joins the podcast to share why mindfulness is actually a critical leadership skill. In this episode, we explore manufacturing leadership, emotional intelligence, and growth mindset for Operations Managers, Production Managers, Manufacturing Managers, and Shift Supervisors. Greg breaks down how staying present improves communication skills, accountability, and trust building, and why mindful leadership helps teams stay engaged, focused, and aligned on the shop floor. 01:20 - Greg Morgan introduction and connecting Mindfulness to Manufacturing 02:15 - LinkedIn "Inspirational Leader" award even now 03:45 - What does Mindfulness have to do with it 04:58 - Top 3 things contributing to success of a start up in India 06:52 - Making the connection - we all have the same basic needs 08:00 - A Start Up vs. Existing facility - each location has its own personality 09:37 – The Old Ways & Callouses 11:54 - Do-Over's & Repeats 15:20 - People selection - everything must change from the top 16:54 - HR's role and getting others onboard with setting the culture 19:30 - Where do you start in recognizing the people side of the business 20:48 - What not to tolerate 23:22 - What we all have in common despite tough times 24:04 - Our egos and an inverted hierarchy mindset 25:44 - Engage & Enroll - that one thing! 28:55 – "The books says…" "this is how we did it where I came from…" No one cares. 30:34 - Too many cars and that '48 Buick 31:56 - Hey boys, this is what we were doing 30 years ago!