1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Welcome to Manufacturing Greatness with Trevor Blondeel, where we work with organizations to manufacture greatness by leveraging resources you already have to achieve greater retention, productivity, and profits. To learn more, visit www.manufacturinggreatness.com and click here to subscribe to Trevor’s monthly newsletter. Now, let’s jump in! What’s the secret to retaining talent and building a healthy manufacturing culture? According to Jon Finch, Senior Vice President at Milwaukee Tool, it starts with giving back. In this episode, Jon joins the podcast to share insights on manufacturing leadership, employee engagement, and accountability for Operations Managers, Production Managers, Manufacturing Managers, and Shift Supervisors. We talk about building strong company values, delivering on mission, and creating opportunities for employees to contribute beyond the shop floor. Jon also shares how workforce shortages, changing talent expectations, and compensation pressure are forcing leaders to rethink retention strategies, communication skills, and culture to sustain productivity and long term performance. 7:09 – Get people rallied around a purpose, value, and mission 8:57 – Every business has a “why” statement and something that really matters to them 9:37 – Test and try your ideas and know that it won’t be perfect the first time 10:15 – Values are particularly important to Gen Z Employees 13:32 – Find a way to give people who are connected and interested a way to help give back 14:36 – People like to be associated with organizations with positive values 17:41 – Give your employees and leadership a chance to connect to something that really matters 18:59 – Employees who feel like they’ve had a chance to give back will provide additionally efforts and have greater engagement 19:24 – By treating employees holistically, we see great thing happen and that’s why flexibility and perspective are so important 20:29 – When you give to others, it grows your own mindset 22:45 – It’s all about delivering stories that everyone wants to be a part of 26:04 – The team that you have at the beginning of the process is a good indicator of how the entire organization will look 27:04 – You can’t figure out a company’s culture just from an interview 29:12 – It’s important for employees to search for accountability 32:37 – Through engagement, you’ll see value Contact Jon: Linkedin Milwaukee Tool Careers at Milwaukee Tool&amp;nbsp; Manufacturing Greatness | Productivity | Retention | Profits | Continuous Improvement | Safety | Workforce Development | Labor Challenges | Skills Gaps | Industry 4.0 https://manufacturinggreatness.com <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/22034267/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/121041998