34 Gratitude: Helping Manufacturers Keep Their Top Talent with Lisa Ryan
Release Date: 03/10/2021
83 Taking Your Team from Average to Amazing with Dustin E. James
Mindfulness Manufacturing
On the manufacturing floor, you don’t want your leadership and your team to be average . . .you want to be amazing! To learn more about how leaders can find the energy and inspiration to take themselves and their team to the next level of success, I’m excited to welcome my friend Dustin E. James to the Mindfulness Manufacturing podcast. Through his work with Moments Leadership, Dustin uses motivational speaking and interactive learning experiences to help organizations find greater engagement, creativity, and inspiration. In this episode, he takes stories from his past experiences and...
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82 How to Weave Appreciation into Everyday Interactions with Lisa Johnson
Mindfulness Manufacturing
Showing appreciation is a great way to connect with your team! But if you’re a leader in a busy organization, it can be difficult to find the time and discipline to show appreciation for your team. Or you might struggle to find the best ways to show appreciation, or even worry that you’re not doing enough. If this is you, don’t miss this episode on appreciation with guest Lisa Johnson. Lisa is a global human resources professional and the founder and owner of HR Know-How LLC, where she helps organizations bring consistency and humanity to their daily HR interactions. She is also the...
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81 Overcoming Miscommunications - It Starts With You with Dean Heffta
Mindfulness Manufacturing
“Put on your own mask before assisting others.” You’ve likely heard this phrase while listening to the safety instructions before a flight, but did you know it also applies to leadership in the manufacturing industry? In this episode of Mindfulness Manufacturing, I’m joined by Dean Heffta, a speaker and trainer with . With years of experience helping organizations overcome communication challenges and improve their impact, Dean has many stories about how leaders can analyze and improve their own behavior to overcome common communication issues on the manufacturing floor. 1:45 – “I...
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80 Right Time, Right Place, Right Mindset: The Serendipity Mindset with Noah Graff
Mindfulness Manufacturing
Serendipity: the occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way. “Getting stuck in traffic” doesn’t sound like it fits the definition of serendipity, but it does for me and this week’s guest, Noah Graff of Graff-Pinkert and the Swarfcast podcast! Noah and I connected when he caught an episode of my podcast while stuck in traffic, and it led to a great conversation about his experiences as a treasure hunter who travels around the world to find interesting pieces of manufacturing equipment, and how he uses a serendipity mindset to find new connections,...
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79 Finding the Fuel for Great Conversations with Phil M. Jones
Mindfulness Manufacturing
On the manufacturing floor, have you ever walked away from a conversation feeling like you made a conversation more complicated? Or have you asked a team member to do something multiple times, then felt frustrated when they still didn’t do it? Your words might be the problem! In this episode of the Mindfulness Manufacturing podcast, Phil M. Jones is here to help! Phil is a master of influence and persuasion, and the author of international bestseller Exactly What to Say: The Magic Words for Influence and Impact. In this podcast, Phil breaks down how leaders can change their mindsets and...
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78 The Tools and Mindsets to Combat "Quiet Quitting" with Joe Mull
Mindfulness Manufacturing
“I want to take a vacation, but I’m worried about falling behind at work.” Have you ever heard a team member express this sentiment, or even thought about it yourself? Fear of falling behind is the number one reason why employee hesitate to take time-off . . . and this mindset is leading to retention problems, unhappy employees, and even the dreaded phenomenon of “quiet quitting.” In today’s episode, speaker and author Joe Mull joins us to talk more about the causes of quiet quitting and other dilemmas facing modern manufacturing leaders, plus delves deeper into how leaders...
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77 Take a Deep Dive Into Your Personal Brand with Kenneth “Shark” Kinney
Mindfulness Manufacturing
There’s a lot manufacturing leaders can learn from sharks—just ask Kenneth “Shark” Kinney! Shark is a speaker, marketing strategist, and podcast host who helps leaders use curiosity and fearless to improve their brands and drive real change, all by incorporating insights he’s learned for his passion for sharks and shark diving. In this episode, Shark talks about how manufacturing leaders can expand their brand, connect with their community, and grow their social media toolkit . . . and of course, I couldn’t resist asking him to talk a bit more about his unique shark diving hobby,...
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76 The Four Necessities of Leadership with Dr. Andy Neillie
Mindfulness Manufacturing
Becoming a leader—not just a manager or supervisor—can be a long, challenging process that requires tough conversations and changes to behavior. But in this week’s podcast, Dr. Andy Neillie is here to show that becoming a leader doesn’t have to be a daunting task. Dr. Andy is a speaker, corporate trainer, and coach with Neillie Leadership Group, as well as the author of The Golden Principle: Life and Leadership Lessons from a Rescued Dog. To help leaders find the skills and mindset they need to fully take charge of their team, he shares personal anecdotes about great—and...
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75 Say What You Want to Say - With Confidence with Tracy Hooper
Mindfulness Manufacturing
Get ready to challenge everything you thought you knew about confidence with this episode of Mindfulness Manufacturing featuring guest Tracy Hooper! Tracy is the founder of The Confidence Project, where she works with clients to improve culture, clarity, and confidence in their organization. She is also the author The Now Hello: What to Say/What to Do in the World of Work. To help manufacturing leaders improve their confidence, she came onto the podcast to share tips on everything from eye contact to the best ways to successfully kick off—and end—conversations on the floor. 1:36 –...
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74 How Manufacturing Leaders Can Prepare for the Tech-Driven Future with Kate O’Neil
Mindfulness Manufacturing
As manufacturing becomes more reliant on machines, automation, and other emerging forms of technology, human leadership is more important than ever. To learn more about the best practices for leadership in a technology-driven world, I brought in “tech humanist” and technology expert Kate O’Neil. As the founder and CEO of KO Insights, Kate helps organizations create meaningful strategies for balancing human experiences and the tech-driven future. In this podcast, she shares some of her favorite tips for how manufacturing leaders can find the brightest possible futures for themselves and...
info_outline01:51 – Lisa Ryan introduction and tie in of gratitude to manufacturing
02:41 – Gratitude starts within yourself
03:52 – “They get their paycheck every Friday”
05:25 – Discretionary Effort; a gamechanger
06:34 – Making a beeline to the office because I’m all that and a bag of chips
07:43 – Ideas are Free
08:18 – The companies that need it the most are the one’s least likely to make the investment
09:20 – Make the decision whether to stay in a toxic environment
10:30 – Negative Ned & Negative Nancy, changing the energy
12:55 – Persistence
14:01 – Tolerance of toxicity and who needs to be fired
15:30 – What do I own in it and when to walk away
16:58 - Positivity vs. Gratitude
17:50 – Making the shift in re-wiring your brain
19:56 – Accountability; 12 yrs and counting
22:56 – Starting today with the little things
23:38 – The 30-day challenge gratitude and a path to happiness
24:40 – Gratitude starts with you -> today
25:55 – Grounding yourself with what you DO have
27:05 – Closing
27:39 – End
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