Finish Strong® Podcast Series The journey to excellence is not a simple one, nor does it follow a straight line. This podcast series addresses issues important to manufactures worldwide. Becky's insights include commentary on global, strategic, and tactical issues, as well as observations on current challenges and opportunities in manufacturing businesses. Feel free to suggest topics of interest to you; no doubt Becky will have something to say that will make you think.

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Resolving The Skills Shortage

Rebecca shares how to create a strategic approach to finding employees with the needed skill sets.

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Five Actions To Incorporate Gen-Y and Gen-i Into Your Operations Now

Rebecca describes 5 changes that operations led by Baby Boomers must start making now to attract and keep Gen-Y and Gen-i employees. These are not your father’s employees.

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Integrating Manufacturing Operations Successfully

In today’s podcast Rebecca discusses 3 of the 8 keys to integrating manufacturing operations successfully.

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Don’t Throw Away Your ERP System Yet

You don’t have to throw out your ERP system to leverage Lean and TOC thinking. Rebecca explains what you changes you do need to make to how you use it.

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Innovation: The Big Bang Theory

Rebecca discusses how innovation doesn’t have to be life altering, but can be creating small improvements for big impact.

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Learning From The Mistakes Of Others

Rebecca shares three examples of how easy it can be to observe others and apply what you see to your own, seemingly unrelated, business.

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Outsource Tasks, Not Responsibilities

Outsourcing can be a valid business strategy, but retaining accountability is critical. Rebecca explains four behaviors that, when displayed to your customers, will strengthen confidence in you.

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You Should Have Had A V8

Management concerns of high importance and year-after-year existence cannot be treated like they are brand new, nor the same way you treated them last year. Rebecca suggests a V8 approach.

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Outsource, Offshore, Insource, Reshore

In today’s podcast Rebecca clarifies some buzzwords that are really important strategic decisions for manufacturers everywhere.

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Private vs. Public Knowledge

Rebecca shares why employees sharing their “tricks of the trade” and converting that private knowledge into public knowledge is best for the team and the individual.

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