Resources dedicated to helping Utah manufacturers grow and thrive.
Growth in manufacturing can feel impossible at times. If you want to get clear on your business goals and what it will take to achieve them, we have a lot of good things to say about the EOS/Traction Framework. However, we’ve worked with enough companies in the thick of EOS that we can substantiate some of its failings, especially when it comes to actually getting things done. We use the Straight 6 Method to fill gaps in EOS and create quantifiable results.
Job shadowing might be the most straightforward, low-cost approach to new employee training. It implies that we believe our best employees can transfer their knowledge and acquired skills to new employees. But does shadowing work? From what we’ve seen, expecting new employees to master work skills from the sidelines actually costs companies more than it saves. Here’s why we never recommend shadowing as a viable training program for new employees—plus, what method we do recommend.
Achieving any destination—in business and in life—requires setting clear expectations from Day 1 to achieve success. In business, these expectations are your strategy. Without strategy, your team will assume you’re all meeting at the same cabin in the woods, but instead end up at different cabins miles away from each other.
In 2023, manufacturers are facing workforce shortages, supply chain disruptions, and inflation. To adapt to these complications, many manufacturers are turning to a proven strategy for reducing costs, improving output, and upskilling their teams to become more powerful problem solvers—and that strategy is Lean Six Sigma.
Take your days from reactive to proactive by putting systems in place that prevent operational fires from happening. With assessment insights, you can discover exactly what your team needs to do to achieve an effective business strategy, ultimately increasing your productivity, employee morale, and profits.
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Test your speed, efficiency, and communication skills in a hands-on "pit crew" simulation with an authentic NASCAR. This is the go-to leadership and continuous improvement event meant for aspiring high-performance teams.
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Get a behind-the-scenes look at products made in Utah and the people who are making them. Talking with founders and executives, we'll dig into the raw material behind these businesses' histories, failures, successes, and lessons learned.
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Learn from manufacturing business experts who share solutions to some of the biggest manufacturing challenges in digestible, 30-minute presentations.
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