{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"A Reporter Calls Me Every Week Asking Who's Laying Off with Jason Bates \u2502 Manufacturing Community \u2502 Ep. 183","description":"A reporter calls Jason Bates every week looking for the big layoff story. The five-hundred-people-let-go story. Jason keeps telling him the truth: layoffs are happening, in small numbers. So is hiring. But the catastrophe the headlines want isn't what he sees across hundreds of Ontario plants every day. Trevor sits down with Jason, Manufacturing Consortium Manager at EMC, Canada's largest manufacturing consortium, to unpack what's really going on, the plants that are quietly adjusting and diversifying, and the peer community most owners haven't tapped into. Growth doesn't sell papers. Manufacturing team leadership doesn't happen inside your four walls. The vast majority of plants are doing just fine. Most owners don't know that. Connect with Jason: LinkedIn\ud83d\udc49 https:\/\/ca.linkedin.com\/in\/jasonbates3 Website \ud83d\udc49 emccanada.org \ud83c\udf81 Free: 10 great questions to ask your leadership and drive engagement \u2192&amp;nbsp;manufacturinggreatness.com\/subscribe&amp;nbsp;and get bonus content in our newsletter! Connect with Trevor:&amp;nbsp; LinkedIn \ud83d\udc49&amp;nbsp;linkedin.com\/in\/trevorblondeel&amp;nbsp; Website \ud83d\udc49&amp;nbsp;manufacturinggreatness.com&amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"Manufacturing Greatness | Productivity | Retention | Profits | Continuous Improvement | Safety | Workforce Development | Labor Challenges | Skills Gaps | Industry 4.0","author_url":"https:\/\/manufacturinggreatness.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/41921650\/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>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/203650425"}