Tag: Coaching Skills

Building Resilient Supply Chains: Planning, Development, & Risk Mitigation

Industry professionals explore strategies to improve efficiency, optimize planning and procurement, and drive sustainable growth.

Join GENEDGE and our partner James Madison University for a dynamic and engaging session focused on building stronger, more resilient manufacturing operations. This co-sponsored event will bring together industry professionals, business leaders, and innovators to explore practical strategies that enhance efficiency, strengthen supply chains, and drive sustainable growth.

Attendees will gain valuable insights into current industry trends, planning and procurement best practices, and actionable approaches to improve operational performance. Whether you are looking to optimize your processes, expand your network, or stay ahead in today’s competitive landscape, this session is designed to deliver real value.

Come ready to learn, connect, and walk away with tools you can immediately apply to your organization.

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Normally priced at $125 per person, this event is being offered at no cost through a partnership between James Madison University and GENEDGE, Virginia’s MEP Center, using federal Manufacturing Extension Partnership funding.

Leading for Operational Excellence

Leadership behaviors drive performance. Learn how communication, coaching, and alignment improve individual and plant results.

By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

  • Explain why communication clarity and behavioral consistency are foundational to safety, productivity, engagement, and morale.
  • Identify leadership behaviors that build trust, improve motivation, and strengthen performance culture.
  • Apply structured coaching models that improve employee capability, confidence, and alignment.
  • Evaluate performance using a balanced approach that considers both results and behaviors.

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Normally priced at $125 per person, this event is being offered at no cost to Virginia manufacturers through a partnership between The Southwest Virginia Alliance for Manufacturing, The New River/Mt. Rogers Workforce Development Board, The Joint Industrial Development Authority of Wythe County and GENEDGE, Virginia’s MEP Center, using federal Manufacturing Extension Partnership funding.

Leading for Operational Excellence

Strong leadership is not a “soft skill.” It is an operational capability that directly influences safety, productivity, quality, retention, and culture. Leading for Operational Excellence is designed to strengthen supervisory and managerial performance using evidence-based leadership practices proven to drive measurable results.

In this workshop, participants examine the relationship between leadership conduct and real operational indicators. They will learn how communication clarity, coaching effectiveness, and performance alignment shape both individual success and plant performance.

This session is academically grounded and highly practical, giving leaders tools they can apply immediately on the shop floor.

What You Will Learn

By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

  • Explain why communication clarity and behavioral consistency are foundational to safety, productivity, engagement, and morale
  • Identify leadership behaviors that build trust, improve motivation, and strengthen performance culture
  • Apply structured coaching models that improve employee capability, confidence, and alignment
  • Evaluate performance using a balanced approach that considers both results and behaviors

Framework Used

This workshop is built on methodologies from Development Dimensions International (DDI), a leadership research and development organization known for competency-based frameworks grounded in decades of leadership science.

Participants will learn validated models and practical tools based on empirical evidence, not anecdotal advice.

Workshop Agenda

Topics include:

  • Why Leadership Behaviors Matter
    How leadership practices influence reliability, error reduction, retention, and culture

  • Meeting Employees’ Personal Needs
    Intrinsic vs extrinsic motivation, psychological safety, and engagement drivers

  • Coaching Conversations with Impact
    Why traditional supervisory conversations fail, and how structured coaching improves outcomes

  • Leading Performance Discussions
    Evidence-based approaches to feedback that strengthen accountability while preserving trust

  • Action Planning
    A guided exercise to help leaders apply new insights immediately

Who Should Attend

This workshop is ideal for leaders who influence daily performance and employee experience, including:

  • Frontline Supervisors and Team Leads
  • Production Managers and Department Managers
  • Continuous Improvement and Lean Leaders
  • HR and Talent Leaders supporting supervisor development
  • High-potential employees preparing for leadership roles

Expected Outcomes

Participants will leave with:

  • A clear understanding of how leadership behaviors connect to operational performance
  • Practical coaching and communication tools that improve day-to-day execution
  • More effective approaches to accountability and performance conversations
  • A simple action plan to strengthen leadership routines immediately

Duration

2 hours

Cost

$125 per participant

Registration

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