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    Navigating the hero’s journey in plant management: A tale of success and setbacks
    Joe Kuhn says the road to excellence is not always the easy course with challenges and enemies.
    Podcast: How plant managers fail as leaders, mentors, and mentees
    In this episode of Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast, Joe Kuhn reveals how skipping floor time leads to flawed leadership and missed improvements.
    Podcast: From frontline worker to plant manager — Leadership lessons in manufacturing
    In this episode of Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast, James Lane from Trivium Packaging discusses how to keep 14 production lines running 24/7 while training the next generation...
    Podcast: Maintenance vs. reliability engineers — Key differences and how they work together
    In this episode of Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast, Joe Kuhn discusses which engineer works long-term strategic, and which one works the tactical day-to-day and why it...
    Podcast: Smart strategies for training your maintenance team, no matter your budget
    In this episode of Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast, Joe Kuhn provides guidance on where to spend your training dollars and how to train your maintenance and reliability...
    Leading maintenance and reliability for the future workforce
    This eHandbook explores how to be a better leader, as well as how to address the skills shortage.
    3 ways to align leadership and maintenance teams for AI success
    New study shows that manufacturers are increasingly turning to AI as a critical enabler of efficiency and productivity.

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