Leadership Edge Live

Your best operator became your weakest supervisor overnight

Plants promote for skill, then hope for leadership. Good people walk.

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ONLINE, 30-MINUTES SESSIONS. Fits around shifts without shutting the line down.

On the floor

Where production and people problems overlap

01

Handoffs between shifts go sideways

Second shift inherits a mess. Nobody says so.

02

Supervisors coach by pointing at numbers

Scrap gets reviewed. The operator never hears what to change.

03

Nobody addresses the safety shortcut

Someone skips a step. The lead saw it, said nothing.

04

New hires quit in month two

They got a badge and a machine, never a conversation.

What that costs a plant

  • Scrap and rework traced to nobody
  • Overtime covering for people who quit
  • Unaddressed skill gaps
  • Safety and production opportunities are spotted but never realized
An empty assembly line stretching down a quiet factory floor

1.9M

Manufacturing jobs projected to go unfilled in the U.S. by 2033, roughly half the total need.

Deloitte & The Manufacturing Institute, 2024

How it works

Training that fits around the schedule

  1. 1

    Assess your leads

    A short assessment shows who struggles with what.

  2. 2

    30-minutes; once per week

    Online sessions between shifts. No shutdown, no travel.

  3. 3

    Practice on real challenges

    Focus on real challenges and apply the learning.

  4. 4

    Build a bench

    Stack courses so people are ready before retirements.

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Learning path

Where to start

Six ways in. Pick the one that matches who you're developing.

New leaders

From Operator to Supervisor

Newly promoted frontline supervisors on the plant floor

You know the line cold, but leading it is new; this path covers the basics before your first shift handoff goes sideways.

  1. 1New Leader Boot Camp4 Weeks
  2. 2Adapting Your Leadership Style3 Weeks
  3. 3Giving Feedback Through On-the-Spot Development Conversations3 Weeks
  4. 4Conquering Conflict3 Weeks
  5. 5Driving Results Through Goal Setting3 Weeks
  6. 6Creating a Culture of Trust3 Weeks

6 courses

Experienced leaders

Running the Whole Plant

Area managers and senior operations leaders over multiple shifts

When you lead supervisors instead of operators, takt time isn't the hard part anymore; this path builds judgment that spans shifts and departments.

  1. 1Today’s Leadership Challenges - The Experienced Leader Boot Camp3 Weeks
  2. 2Leading Leaders3 Weeks
  3. 3Managing Organizational Conflict4 Weeks
  4. 4The Invincible Influencer4 Weeks
  5. 5Financial Intelligence5 Weeks
  6. 6Leading Change4 Weeks

6 courses

Communication and conflict

Hard Talks on the Floor

Supervisors and leads who handle friction between shifts

Missed handoffs and rework breed blame fast on a production floor; this path gives you the words for feedback, conflict, and pushback.

  1. 1Emotional Triggers3 Weeks
  2. 2Improve Communication Through the 4P Personality Styles4 Weeks
  3. 3Assertiveness Skills3 Weeks
  4. 4Conquering Conflict3 Weeks
  5. 5Strengthening Teams Through Communication5 Weeks

5 courses

Developing people

Build Your Bench

Plant leaders fighting turnover and thin skill coverage

Every retirement on the floor takes decades of tribal knowledge with it; this path helps you coach, cross-train, and keep good operators from leaving.

  1. 1Developing Others: Your Top Priority3 Weeks
  2. 2Collaborative Coaching Conversations4 Weeks
  3. 3Delegating for Development3 Weeks
  4. 4The Mentoring Mindset3 Weeks
  5. 5Building Employee Engagement3 Weeks
  6. 6Succession Planning Principles3 Weeks

6 courses

Built for your situation

Speak Up About Safety

Supervisors and EHS leads responsible for shop-floor safety

Near misses only get reported when people trust you won't punish them; this path builds the trust and habits that keep hazards visible.

  1. 1Creating a Culture of Trust3 Weeks
  2. 2Psychological Safety3 Weeks
  3. 3Emotional and Cognitive Empathy3 Weeks
  4. 4Ethics in the Workplace3 Weeks

4 courses

Built for your situation

Lead Continuous Improvement

Lean champions and leaders running improvement projects

Kaizen ideas die when nobody owns follow-through; this path teaches you to find root causes, run the project, and get the floor behind changes.

  1. 1Analytical Thinking Skills3 Weeks
  2. 2Creative Problem Solving3 Weeks
  3. 3Turn Your Ideas into Results3 Weeks
  4. 4Practical Project Management5 Weeks
  5. 5Leading Change4 Weeks

5 courses

Start with one shift

Tell us where crews are struggling. We'll suggest one course and one group of leads.

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