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Absenteeism Is the Smoke Before the Fire: Cutting No-Shows in Manufacturing

Attendance problems are the early warning of turnover. Here is how to read the signal and cut absenteeism before your people walk out for good.

The Definitive Guide to Reducing Manufacturing Turnover

A practical white paper for plant, operations, and HR leaders

The Real Cost of Manufacturing Turnover (and How to Calculate Yours)

Turnover is the most expensive line item you will never find on your P&L. Here is how to size it, and why the number changes everything.

Give People a Path, Not Just a Job: Career Growth That Keeps Manufacturing Workers

No advancement is one of the top reasons good people quit, and your best people feel it first. Here is how to build a path they will stay for.

Your Hiring Brand Is Your Reputation, Not Your Logo

Your hiring brand is what workers say about you in the parking lot, not what is on your careers page. Here is how to build one that keeps people.

Why Your Frontline Supervisors Are Your Real Retention Strategy

You promoted your best operator and never taught them to lead. Here is why that is costing you people, and how to fix it.

Recognition That Actually Lands: A Manufacturing Leader’s Guide

Recognition is one of the cheapest, most powerful retention levers on the floor, and most plants get it wrong. Here is how to make it land.

The First 90 Days: Why Manufacturers Lose New Hires (and How to Keep Them)

Roughly a third of your turnover happens before a new hire ever becomes productive. Fix the welcome, and you fix the leak.

Why We Do the Work: Memorial Day, Manufacturing, and Meaning

This past Monday was Memorial Day—and it felt early this year. As I scrolled through the powerful tributes being shared, I couldn’t help but pause on a few that really hit home. One was Weston C. Lee, just 25 years old when he was killed in Iraq. Another was Lt. Serena N. “Dug” Wileman—young, vibrant,…

Leadership in the Margins

Nine years ago, on May 21st, I got down on one knee in front of the North Campus fountain at the University of Georgia in Athens and asked my wife to marry me. I remembered it was in May… but to be honest, the exact date might’ve slipped by if not for technology quietly running…