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For frontline supervisors, managers and team leaders who are committed to engaging their team members to improve safety, quality and productivity. Resources include onsite training workshops, e-learning, books and videos.

Most plant managers can run the floor. Far fewer can read the P&L behind it.That gap is what we're tackling LIVE on Link...
06/23/2026

Most plant managers can run the floor. Far fewer can read the P&L behind it.
That gap is what we're tackling LIVE on Linkedin and YouTube Thursday, June 25 at 12:30 ET — financial acumen for plant managers.

It's a core module of the Plant Manager Excellence Public Workshop, which in the program includes:
→ Reading and interpreting financial reports
→ Making total-cost decisions, not just unit-cost ones
→ Spotting the operational and supply-chain levers that move the statement

On Thursday, Greg will teach a small part of it to give you a taste of how powerful this program is.

Here's something we hear from almost every organization we work with:"We just don't think there's enough accountability ...
06/23/2026

Here's something we hear from almost every organization we work with:
"We just don't think there's enough accountability around here."

And yet when we ask if feedback conversations are actually happening? Crickets.

Accountability isn't the problem. The misunderstanding around what accountability actually means — that's the problem. Most leaders think it's about catching people doing things wrong. It's not. And that one mindset shift changes everything about how you lead your team.

We broke it all down into five simple questions that every frontline leader and manufacturing supervisor should know the answers to. Swipe through our latest carousel and see how many you'd answer the same way.

🎧 Want to go deeper? Listen to Leader Feeder Episode 374 "How to Build Accountability Without Killing Morale" wherever you get your podcasts or using this link here: https://uniquedevelopment.com/podcast/how-to-build-accountability-without-killing-morale/

06/19/2026

Most frontline leaders deliver a change to their team and wait for the complaints to start. The best ones walk in with a different set of questions.

"How can we be open-minded about this? What could the benefits look like if it works out? What obstacles should I be feeding back up to management?"

That's not just better communication. That's what keeps trust intact on both sides. Ready to improve your communication on the plant floor? Listen to the full Leader Feeder episode: https://uniquedevelopment.com/podcast/managements-message-without-losing-team-trust/

06/18/2026

"They don't know what's going on on the factory floor!"
That's what your team is thinking, and if your frontline leader takes that message straight to management word for word, it's not going to end well.

The job isn't to be a messenger. It's about taking the real concern and translating it into something constructive that actually moves things forward. 🎙️ How to Deliver Management’s Message Without Losing Your Team’s Trust 👉 https://uniquedevelopment.com/podcast/managements-message-without-losing-team-trust/

06/17/2026

Your frontline leaders are carrying messages in two directions at once. They are delivering messages from management down to the floor, and from the floor back up to management. That's not just communication. That's an ambassador role. Are yours equipped for it?

🎙️ Listen to the full Leader Feeder episode: How to Deliver Management’s Message Without Losing Your Team’s Trust here — https://uniquedevelopment.com/podcast/managements-message-without-losing-team-trust/

"We're in elementary school when it comes to Lean and Continuous Improvement."That came from a client who's already put ...
06/17/2026

"We're in elementary school when it comes to Lean and Continuous Improvement."
That came from a client who's already put serious money into it.
The truth is, most companies are right there with them, big investment, lots of effort, still just scratching the surface.

This week, Greg goes live to break down how to actually leverage your operational processes.
🗓️ Thursday, June 18 at 12:30 ET
📍 Live on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregschinkel/

Join Greg tomorrow if you're looking for ways to leverage your operational processes.

Happy Birthday, Perla Cruz. 🎂You don't just design training, you design growth. Your continuous improvement mindset rais...
06/17/2026

Happy Birthday, Perla Cruz. 🎂

You don't just design training, you design growth. Your continuous improvement mindset raises the bar for everyone around you, and your passion for the customer experience shows up in everything you do.

We're grateful to have you on the team. Celebrate big today — you've earned it.

06/15/2026

We're bringing a real race car to a Chicago parking lot.
It's the Pit Crew Challenge — one of the top experiential learning programs in the world, led by faculty member Bob Parker.
Your plant manager becomes the pit crew: jack it up, swap the tires, beat the clock. 🏁 (PPE included.)

The lessons? Teamwork under pressure, coordination, and customer focus. Basically, running a plant.

This is why you come to Chicago in person — you can't pit-stop over Zoom.

⏰ Early bird discount ends June 19

Book an intake call → https://meet.uniquedevelopment.com/ #/60-Minutes-Greg

06/12/2026

Name the best leader you ever worked for. A manager, a supervisor, an owner — someone whose impact you still carry years later.

Why is that so rare? We've designed the Plant Manager Excellence Public Workshop with these three objectives in mind.

⏰ Early bird deadline: June 19
📍 Chicago kickoff in October + monthly virtual sessions

Learn more + book an intake call → uniquedevelopment.com

And drop the name of a leader who shaped you in the comments — they've earned it. 👏

06/11/2026

If a prospect has gone dark, most salespeople send another follow-up saying "just checking in."
It gets ignored. Again. Shawn Casemore shared a different approach in our latest episode — and it works about 50% of the time.

The difference between a dead opportunity and a paused one is often just one honest email.
🎙 Full episode with Shawn Casemore is right here: https://uniquedevelopment.com/podcast/b2b-sales-strategy-for-manufacturing-leaders/

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