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Unique Training & Development The #1 Trusted Resource by HR Professionals for Training Supervisors in Manufacturing.

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.

10/16/2026

Is your best engineer leaving the presenting to someone else?
A lot of technical people think presenting is the sales or marketing team's job.

But Neil Thompson says that's a missed opportunity, for the company and for their career.

Head to https://uniquedevelopment.com/ for the full episode and more leadership tips.

“An operator on a frontline team knows the most about what's happening on their shift or on the operating floor, but has...
10/16/2026

“An operator on a frontline team knows the most about what's happening on their shift or on the operating floor, but has the least amount of authority to enact change regarding it.” — Kirby Griffin

Kirby calls it the paradox of authority and proximity. People with the information lack authority, and people with authority lack the information. So problems queue up for the same few experts.

This Wednesday, October 21, Greg Schinkel and Albert Kirby Griffin go live with the Beyond Root Cause Analysis Webinar

You’ll learn:
→ Why problem-solving bottlenecks form, and what they quietly cost you
→ How to avoid “cause jumping,” where teams skip the facts and go straight to a fix
→ An example walking you through the 5 steps of DRIVE

Register before the weekend so it’s on your calendar: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/hL44Vtj3R9Gb3meVy2djxQ

🗓️ Wednesday, October 21
🕐 1:00 PM ET
📍 Live on Zoom
💲 Free

10/15/2026

Have you ever sat through a presentation and walked out unsure what they were even talking about?

Neil Thompson has been that presenter. His early project updates to senior leadership left them with more questions than answers.

He shares three things everyone should focus on when presenting to management.

Looking for more communication tips? Head to uniquedevelopment.com

10/14/2026

Neil Thompson's first job was in a lab. He ran the experiments and wrote the reports, and his boss did all the talking. Then he became a project lead, and the talking became his job.

Neil shares how those first updates to the C-Suite went, and the moment he decided something had to change.

Want to learn more? Head to uniquedevelopment.com

Nobody loves a tough conversation. That's why accountability gets put off. We're afraid it'll go badly, or that nothing ...
10/14/2026

Nobody loves a tough conversation. That's why accountability gets put off. We're afraid it'll go badly, or that nothing will change anyway.

But think about what a lack of accountability does to your best people. When nobody notices whether someone does their best work, high performers start asking why they should keep trying, and the whole team drifts down to the standard you allow.

So here are three ways to make it less daunting.

Discover more at UniqueDevelopment.com.

Join us for Beyond Root Cause Analysis, a live webinar on how to get everyone on your team solving problems, not just yo...
10/13/2026

Join us for Beyond Root Cause Analysis, a live webinar on how to get everyone on your team solving problems, not just your best people. Save your spot: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/hL44Vtj3R9Gb3meVy2djxQ #/registration

📅 Wednesday, October 21
🕐 1:00 PM ET on Zoom

Greg Schinkel and Kirby Griffin will walk through a real manufacturing example to demonstrate how frontline teams can fix problems at the source.

Wanting to be liked is normal, and you're not a bad person for it. But it can cost you and your team when being liked be...
10/13/2026

Wanting to be liked is normal, and you're not a bad person for it. But it can cost you and your team when being liked becomes the goal. We call it the caretaker leadership style: the supervisor who avoids tough conversations and lets things slide to keep the peace.

Swipe through for the four things caretakers give up, often without noticing.

Discover more at UniqueDevelopment.com

10/09/2026

Picture this: You sit an employee down to talk about a decision they made last week that didn't turn out well. You've rehearsed it, but you're nervous, because you're hoping that if you get the words just right, the problem goes away and you never have to bring it up again.

Most supervisors walk into feedback conversations with that attitude. But Kirk explains why that expectation just sets you up to fail.

Discover more at uniquedevelopment.com

⏰ Last call! Registration for our Front Line Leadership public workshop closes tomorrow, October 9.📍 London, ON🗓️ Octobe...
10/08/2026

⏰ Last call! Registration for our Front Line Leadership public workshop closes tomorrow, October 9.

📍 London, ON
🗓️ October 20-22, 2026

Good people get promoted into leadership roles all the time without anyone showing them how to do the job. This workshop gives your supervisors and team leads the practical skills to hold their teams accountable, handle conflict, and give feedback that actually lands.

Our next public workshop isn't until April 2027, so this is your chance to get your leaders in this fall.

Register here: https://uniquedevelopment.com/product/front-line-leadership-strengthen-essentials-london-on-canada-oct-2026/

Need a little more time? Send us a message, and we'll hold seats for you.

🎉 We have big news to share! 🎉We've officially announced the DRIVE Problem Solving Program! It's new training that help...
10/08/2026

🎉 We have big news to share! 🎉

We've officially announced the DRIVE Problem Solving Program! It's new training that helps frontline teams find the root cause of everyday problems and fix them right on the plant floor.

Read the full press release here: https://www.prweb.com/releases/unique-training--development-launches-drive-program-to-empower-frontline-workers-and-expand-manufacturing-problem-solving-capacity-302900828.html

"Problem solving can't just reside with senior leadership and dedicated groups." — Greg Schinkel

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