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Leadership in Manufacturing — 142 episodes

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Why Building Your Successor Is the Real Leadership Test

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How Leaders Build Trust When Buyers Already Have the Answers

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Why Combining Two Skills Plus AI Beats Knowing Just One Thing

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Why Tone and Trust Define How People Learn

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Why Judgment Still Wins in an AI-Assisted Sales World

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How to Lead When the Rules Change Between Startup and Enterprise

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How to Build Trust as a Modern Rep Using AI to Prep Smarter Conversations

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How Leaders Modernize the Manufacturers Rep Role Using AI and Smarter Workflows

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How Leaders Start Using AI Without Overwhelming Their Teams

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How Leaders Turn Technical Data Into Faster Sales Answers Using AI

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How should leaders respond when disruption cannot be predicted?

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Why AI Should Support Leaders, Not Replace Them

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How Leaders Build Trust Across Cultures

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How Leaders Build High Performing Remote Teams with AI and Trust

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How to Lead Every Generation with Experience and Trust

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How to Adapt Your Leadership Style for Every Generation

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How Belief Shapes Leadership and Drives Success in Electronics Industry

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How a CEO Learned to Lead With Trust, Flexibility, and Curiosity

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How UNITED GRINDING Prepares the Next Generation of Manufacturing Leaders

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How Active Listening Transformed a Controls Expert Into a Stronger Leader

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Why Authentic Stories Win Over Even the Most Technical Buyers

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How Do You Know You’re a Good Leader? Real Answers from Real Leaders

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How Marketing Becomes a Strategic Partner in Manufacturing

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How Leading Without a Title and Listening First Are Shaping the Future of Manufacturing

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How to Turn Industry Trends Into Actionable Supplier Strategies with Heather Fulara, VP at DigiKey

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How the Shift from Manager to Director Changed My Leadership Style with Joshua Nix, Mouser Electronics

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Why Cultural Awareness Builds Stronger Teams in Electronics with Mark Burr-Lonnon, President of EDAC Group

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How Mentorship Shapes Stronger Sales Leaders at Harwin – with Jessica Knight

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Why a Continuous Improvement Mindset Is Crucial at Mouser Electronics with Pete Shopp

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What Role Does Recognition Play in Leadership Success?

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How to Create a Feedback Culture that Drives Team Growth

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How to Build Trust-Based Leadership: Lessons from oemsecrets.com Founder Sam Cowley

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What Is the Best Advice for New Leaders in Manufacturing?

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Why Core Values Matter in Leadership Insights from Manny Brunson of Carlton-Bates (Wesco OEM Solutions)

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How to Build a Winning Culture: Insights from Schneider Electric's Michael Lotfy Gierges

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2025 Market Outlook - Electronics Manufacturing Insights

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E106, 7 Essential Lessons on Leadership from 2024: A Leaders’ Guide

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E105, How Can Empathy and Leadership Be Used Together

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E104. Why Electronics Lead the Future!

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E103, Why Is Feedback So Important In Leadership?

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E102: How to Evaluate and Enhance Your Leadership Skills

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E101: What Values Guide You As A Leader

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E100, How Do You Know if You Are a Good Leader?

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E99, How to Balance Change and Stability in Global Leadership

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E98, How to Leverage Localization and Technology for Global Sales Growth

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E97, How to Overcome Key Challenges in Expanding Manufacturing Operations Across Borders

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E96, The Secrets to Effective Communication in Logistics

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E95, Strategic Flexibility Serving Customers Anywhere with Remote Leadership

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E94, Advice for Industry Leaders: Reflecting on Career Lessons and Growth Strategies

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E93, Adapting to Technical Changes and Embracing Data in Manufacturing

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E92, The Role of Empathy and Blameless Problem-Solving in Effective Leadership

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E91, Building a Future-Ready Sales Team with Mark Wachtel's Leadership Insights

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E90, How to Leverage Digital Tools for Enhanced Manufacturing Marketing

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E89, The Art of Asking Questions in Manufacturing Leadership

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E88, Electric Vehicles to AI: Navigating Tech Trends

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E87, Embracing Change and Forward-Thinking in Manufacturing Leadership

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E86, Millennial Perspectives on Manufacturing: Bridging the Generational Gap

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E85, Unveiling Sales Tactics and Challenges in Manufacturing

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E84, Cultivating Relationships and Expanding Networks in Manufacturing

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E83, Unveiling the Electronic Industry's Transformation

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E82, Growth and Evolution in the Electronics Industry

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E81, Driving Business Success through Purposeful Manufacturing Innovation

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E80, Embracing Technology and Innovation in Electronic Component Distribution

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E79, Relationship Building in the Manufacturing Industry

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E78, Staying Ahead: AI, Online Sales, and Strategies for the Modern Engineering Industry

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E77, The Power of Strategic Leadership in the Electronics Industry

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E76, Unleashing the Power of Marketing In Electronics Manufacturing

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E75, Balancing Industry Knowledge and Fresh Perspectives: The Secret to Innovative Leadership

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E74, Lessons from the Rapidly Evolving Electronics Industry

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E73, Navigating New Horizons and Embracing Change Through Technology

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E72, Driving Growth through Supplier Relationships and Collaboration

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E71, Navigating Complexity: Exploring Trends in Electronics Manufacturing through Analytic Data

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E70, Unlocking the Potential of Intrapreneurs: Driving Business Growth and Success

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E69, Customer-Centric Solutions: Shifting Focus from Products to Problem Solving

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E68, Adapting to Change: How the Electronics Industry Embraced Digital Communication

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E67: The Importance of People-First Values Backed by Transparent Leadership

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E66: Unmasking the Truth: Debunking Attention Span Myths and Mastering Visual Communication

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E65, Harnessing the Power of Digital Transformation in the Manufacturing Industry

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E64, Navigating the Evolving Role of Marketing in Manufacturing: Insights from a Marketing Director

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E63; Navigating the Changing Landscape of the Electronics Industry

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E62: From Manual to Automated: How Technology is Changing the Sales Game

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E61, Diversity in Data: Why Inclusion Matters in Generating Effective Solutions

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E60, The Benefits of Investing in a Strong Digital Marketing Strategy for Manufacturers

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E59, Manufacturing: The Shift Towards Problem-Solving Instead of Product-Pitching

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E58: The Future of Manufacturing Marketing: Embracing the Human Element to Stand Out from the Crowd

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E57, Invest in Outcomes, Not Just Inputs, for Successful Digital Transformation and Customer Experience Initiatives

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E56, Achieving Digital Transformation in the Electronics Manufacturing Industry

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E55, Gaining an Edge in the Electronics Industry: From Skills to Strategies

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E54, Why are visualization and sketching beneficial to businesses?

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E53, Why experience-centric design and cross-cultural design really matter

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E52, How to Humanize the Recruiting & Hiring Process

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E51, How To Improve Your Public Speaking Skills

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E50, Consumer Psychology - what does it mean and how to use it?

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E49, Is Innovation Measurable?

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E48, Why Strategic Product Management (SPM) is Important.

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E47, Why Project Management is a Behavioral Discipline

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E46, Effective Leadership - How to Tackle Difficult Conversations

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E45, Why Trust Between Leaders and Employees is Crucial for Innovation and Growth

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E44, Company Culture In A Hybrid Environment – Why It’s Important

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E43, Entrepreneur or corporate explorer? A new choice for innovators

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E42: Challenges around entrepreneurship (the good, the bad and the ugly side)

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E41: Don't underestimate the value of internal communication

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E40, Don't just go agile, be smart about becoming agile.

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E39: What Determines Whether A Startup Will Fail Or Succeed In The Market?

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E38 Bonus - Winning Innovation - Interview with Norbert Majerus

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E37: Why Companies Must Invest In People Centered Leadership Development

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E36: Why You Need To Be An Audacious Leader

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E35: Intrapreneurship - What Is It And How Does It Matter In Today's World?

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E34: Understand why framing your problem statement matters.

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E33 Keep Investing In Leadership Skills And Become A Better Leader

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E32: Almost no one likes change, but change is necessary for growth

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E31 How to think outside of your own experience.

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E30 What exactly is an innovation strategy?

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E29: Your strength as a leader comes from yourself

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E28: How to overcome failure & setbacks

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E27: Vulnerability in the workplace is the root of authentic leadership

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E26: Innovation readiness is a critical issue for any organization

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E25: The Four P's to Entrepreneurial Business Success

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E24: Design thinking - it starts with empathy every time

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E23: Transparency in leadership is an essential component of effective management.

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E22 How to inspire leaders to change their approach to innovation in the corporate landscape

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E21 When implementing a change, you're asking people to go into the unknown with you.

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E20 Strategy process is the perfect vehicle to shape culture

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E19 How Does Lean Construction Help Companies Become More Efficient?

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E18 KPIs have not evolved, the way we use KPI's has evolved

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E17 If you're only trying things that succeed  You're not going to innovate

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E16 The importance of being a people-centric organization

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E15 Coach or mentor? You need both.

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E14 How a Lean-Agile Mindset and Practices can Improve Your Product Development Outcome

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E13 Failing fast is a great thing, but fail forward - so that you're moving

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E12 Don't be afraid to adapt and adjust your methods of learning.

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E11 How to think outside of your own experiences

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E10 Let Go and Stay Curious so You Can Ask the Good Questions

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E9 Marketing Innovation - the Business Side of Innovation

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E8 What Is the Secret of Amazon's Huge Success?

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E7 A World of Thinking and Learning

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E6 The Role of Leadership in Changing Organizational Culture

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E5 How to drive digital innovation across  businesses, departments, borders, and cultures.

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E4 The importance of accepting the early stages of innovation

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E3 The process is easy, it's the people part that is the difficult one.

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E2 It's all about the people - become better problem solvers

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E1 Passion for lean product development