90 How to "SAVE" and Nurture Your Relationships with Sandy Gerber
Release Date: 05/03/2023
126 Transforming Your Approach to Retention with Cara Silletto
Mindfulness Manufacturing
Are your team members “houseplants” or “trees?” It might sound like a strange question, but knowing the answer is the key to retaining your best employees, strengthening your team, and transforming your organization. In this episode, learn about identifying—and nurturing—your houseplant and tree team members, plus hear other great insights on improving retention, communicating with your team, and showing up as a more emotionally intelligent leader with guest Cara Silletto. Cara is the founder, president, and chief retention office of Magnet Culture, a partner in helping...
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125 Lessons for Saying Less and Learning More with Michael Bungay Stanier
Mindfulness Manufacturing
We all love giving advice! But when advice is your default as a leader, you can fall into an “advice trap” that actually crushes curiosity, creates disconnect, and prevents your team from finding productive outcomes. Bestselling author Michael Bungay Stanier (MBS) tackles this subject in his newest book The Advice Trap: Be Humble, Stay Curious & Change the Way You Lead Forever. In this episode, MBS shares some of the key lessons from the advice trap and his other books, including lessons and insights leaders can use to change their mindset, grow their curiosity, and create great new...
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124 Bringing Great Leadership to a New Plant: Stories from a Greenfield Site with Daniel Knecht
Mindfulness Manufacturing
What goes into launching a brand-new manufacturing plant? A successful greenfield site is about more than finding the right space or getting the right equipment—you also have to pay attention to the people you’re hiring and the tone you’re setting as a leader. In this episode, take a journey through the steps of a greenfield site with Daniel Knecht! Dan is the solar project director for NSG Group, one of the world’s largest glass manufacturers. In his role, he focuses on strategic projects to support the renewal energy market. In this story-filled episode, Dan talks about his unique...
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123 The Tools You Need for Bridging the Uncertainty Gap with Jay Baer
Mindfulness Manufacturing
In manufacturing, retention and recruitment are two of the biggest challenges. To attract great talent and keep your best team members, you need to set yourself apart from the competition—and you can start by improving your response times! In this episode, join guest Jay Baer for a deep-dive into the tools and procedures you need to improve efficiency, strengthen your communications, and bridge the “uncertainty gap” in your organization. Jay Baer is a researcher and advisor specializing in business growth and customer experience. He’s also a seventh-generation entrepreneur, the...
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122 Good People, Bad Process: How to Measure and Improve Your Team with Martin Low
Mindfulness Manufacturing
Results matters! Whether you’re looking at safety, quality, or productivity, you and your team want to know how you’re performing. But when it comes to people, it can be difficult to measure your return on investment. In this episode, guest Martin Low walks us through the best strategies for measuring your team, plus shares great insights on why people matter most in your organization. Martin is the founder and CEO of On Plane Consulting, where he helps organizations transform and improve by building and leveraging their people capabilities. He also has over 20 years of human resources...
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121 Why We Need Storytelling on the Manufacturing Floor
Mindfulness Manufacturing
Stories resonate with people, which makes them a valuable tool for sharing information, seeking new outcomes and connecting with your team. So let’s bring more storytelling to the manufacturing floor! In this episode of Mindfulness Manufacturing, meet guest Trevor Perry. Trevor is an award-winning speaker, author, and perspective-changer, who uses his unique perspectives and love of storytelling to help others find their own light and improve their influence in the world. In this episode, Trevor shares his journey of finding his storytelling passion, and discusses why leaders should...
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120 How to Unlock Your High-Performance Potential with Mike Mooney
Mindfulness Manufacturing
How can we bring more mindfulness to the manufacturing floor without comprising speed or efficiency? With a background as an award-winning senior executive for agencies, brands, and team properties in NASCAR, IndyCar, and Formula One racing, Mike Mooney knows all about speed! He now uses his unique background to help leaders accelerate culture, unlock potential, drive opportunity, and create traction. In this episode, Mike shares why humans are high-performance vehicles, and how leaders can use presence, intentionality, and curiosity to improve communicates, reach creative outcomes, and...
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119 Your Blueprint for Building Trust with Justin Patton
Mindfulness Manufacturing
Trust is the antidote to so many common issues that can occur on the manufacturing floor. But how can you build trust—both in yourself and with your team? Find out in this episode of Mindfulness Manufacturing with guest Justin Patton! Justin is a certified speaker professional and leadership presence expert, who challenges leaders to reimagine how they lead, love, and communicate. He’s also the author of and the recently-released The High-Impact Manager: Your Blueprint for Bringing Out the Best in Your Team. In this episode, Justin talks about the vital role trust plays in improving...
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118 Why Compassion and Connection are the Keys to Transforming Manufacturing with Karin J. Lund
Mindfulness Manufacturing
The manufacturing industry just keeps getting greater—and it’s all thanks to passionate, mindful leaders who show up every day ready to engage their teams, improve their mindset, and create an environment where people love to work. One of these leaders is Karen J. Lund, a bestselling author and keynote speaker with a long career in the steel industry. Drawing on her experience in the steel industry, Karin now leads the team at G-Power Global, an organization she founded to inspires corporate and organizational entities to lead with compassion while continuing to focus on productivity,...
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117 You Can’t Proceduralize Everything! With Jake Mazulewicz
Mindfulness Manufacturing
When a mistake occurs on the plant floor, your mind might jump to one question: who caused this issue, and should I write them up for their mistake? But there’s a more productive approach you could be taking—and in this episode of Mindfulness Manufacturing, guest Dr. Jake Mazulewicz breaks it all down! With a background as a firefighter, EMT, and military paratrooper, Jake knows the challenges of high-hazard industries, and works with organizations to reduce errors and create safer, more reliable workplace environments. In this episode, Jake shares why you can’t procedularize everything,...
info_outlineIn our personal and workplace relationships, we’ve all come across this frustration situation: you’re telling someone about a topic that’s important to you, but the other person just isn’t understanding what you’re saying. In her fantastic book Emotional Magnetism, my friend (and fellow Canadian!) Sandy Gerber breaks why this happens and shares what we can all do to overcome our own communication blocks. In this episode, I’m excited to have Sandy as my guest to talk about her personal stories behind Emotional Magnetism, as well as how to use her “SAVE” communication motivators to improve communications and nurture relationships on the manufacturing floor and beyond.
3:11 – To get your message across, you need to connect emotionally with the person you’re speaking to
4:39 – Oftentimes, we’re too busy listening to rely that we forget to listen to understand
5:00 – When someone is telling you a story or about an experience, let them finish what they have to say instead of responding with your own story
9:23 – SAVE is an acronym for the four emotional magnets, safety, achievement, value, and experience
11:58 – SAVE and emotional magnets can be used to improve personal relationships as well as professional relationships
12:42 – To understand another person’s emotional magnet, you may have to shift your mindset and think about the best way to communicate with them
16:35 – Once you understand someone’s emotional magnets, you can approach conversations and conflict with more empathy and curiosity, which helps form stronger, lasting connections
20:00 – If you really want to connect with your team, you need to be engaged and open about your own communication blocks
20:59 – Taking the emotional magnets quiz can be a great exercise for strengthening your relationships and finding out more about yourself
22:29 – By getting rid of your own biases and assumptions about others, you take a big step toward improving relationships and understanding others
24:05 – By identifying your own emotional magnet, you can also get better at communicating what you need
Connect with Sandy Gerber
Take the Emotional Magnet Quiz here
Read my book report on Emotional Magnetism