Step Out of Your Comfort Zone And Change How You Look At Your Business

If you’re in the manufacturing field, then you must be passionate about how things are made. Manufacturing matters, and it’s crucial that leaders step out of their buildings and focus on the business, rather than just working in the business. Most small to mid-sized manufacturers don’t realize there is much power in utilizing peer networks, communities, regions, and states to look from the outside in. We want to leave our businesses in a better condition than when we arrived. We want more youth in manufacturing, we want better data about our manufacturing operations, and we want to understand how to incorporate the newest technology into our operations. Fourteen years in the family’s manufacturing business has allowed me to inform myself and bring solutions to our business and remain competitive. Additionally, amid exploring opportunities, I have discovered the importance of the critical need to bridge the skills gap and the tacit knowledge that is being lost as our skilled workforce retires. The impact that harnessing and leveraging this knowledge will help alleviate the existential crisis that threatens us all.