Jen Elliott - Manufacturing Leadership & Execution

09/23/2026

Year-end performance reviews shouldn’t contain surprises.

Feedback is most effective when it happens throughout the year — in real time, with clarity, honesty and respect.

The hard conversations we avoid rarely get easier with time. And when leaders make feedback part of the everyday conversation, the annual review becomes exactly what it should be: a reflection of where we’ve been and a conversation about where we’re going next.

Good performance management isn’t a form.

It’s a relationship.

09/04/2026

When organizations are constantly replacing people, the answer isn’t always better recruiting. Sometimes the real opportunity is upstream - leadership, culture, workforce planning, role design, or retention.

The best talent strategy doesn’t just fill vacancies. It asks why they keep happening.

That’s where the real work begins.

08/05/2026

Recruiting shouldn’t begin with a job opening.

It should begin with a better question:

Why does the organization continually need to hire?

Constant demand on recruiting can be a symptom of deeper issues:

• Preventable turnover
• Unclear workforce planning
• Roles that no longer match the work
• Skill gaps created by new technology
• Reactive hiring without clear priorities
• Manual processes that consume time without improving results

I help organizations step back and analyze the entire talent acquisition system — not simply fill the next position.

That may mean:

✓ Identifying the root causes driving repeated hiring demand
✓ Building demand-driven recruiting strategies connected to business needs
✓ Determining which critical skills will be needed as technology evolves
✓ Improving workforce planning and talent pipelines
✓ Applying AI to increase speed, insight, and consistency
✓ Eliminating recruiting activity that creates effort—but little value

The goal isn’t more recruiting.

It’s a smarter, more proactive talent strategy that puts the right capabilities in place when the business needs them.

Because the strongest recruiting functions don’t just react to vacancies.

They anticipate what’s next — and help the business prepare for it.

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