Originally Published in Quality Magazine | May 2026 You've built rigorous systems for tracing defects to their source. But one upstream cause rarely makes the diagram and it's been generating…
Featured in SME's AdvancedManufacturing.org | January 2026 Every year, roughly 200,000 men and women leave the U.S. military. They walk away from careers defined by discipline, high-stakes decision-making, complex technical…
Featured in the SME’s Aerospace & Defense Industry Report, 2026 Every aerospace and defense executive knows the aging workforce crisis is coming. According to PwC's analysis of Aerospace Industries Association data,…
You wouldn't let a pilot fly a plane after watching YouTube videos. But we do that to leaders every single day. We promote someone because they're great at…
You've tried everything. Competitive pay. Better benefits. Retention bonuses. Recognition programs. Pizza parties. And six months later, good people are still walking out the door. Here's what most…
If you're a senior leader in manufacturing or operations, you've probably spent the last few years battling the same symptoms: Talent leaving faster than you can replace them.…
What if I told you that every profession dealing with high stakes and human lives has a systematic, proven development process in place—except leadership? Pilots go through flight…
60% of new leaders and managers fail within their first 18 months. Six out of every ten people promoted into leadership positions struggle, burn out, or flat-out fail…
Most manufacturing and operations leaders talk about culture as if it’s something they can install: a set of values on the wall, a slogan in onboarding, or a quarterly engagement…
Manufacturing organizations don’t struggle because of a lack of effort. They struggle because too many frontline leaders are asked to perform without a system that actually supports leadership. Supervisors are…