Smart Strategies to Keep Your Top Talent from Becoming Someone Else’s
Live and virtual options available.
Manufacturing, construction, and distribution were already fighting a talent shortage, an aging workforce, and a weak pipeline of next-generation workers long before the pandemic. Today, your employees have more options, and recruiters are working overtime to remind them.
Yes, your teams still need to be on the floor, on the jobsite, or in the warehouse to get the work done. But they’ve also discovered they have choices: how they work, who they work for, and what kind of workplace culture they’re willing to be part of.
“Business as usual” isn’t coming back.
If you want to stop being the onboarding center for your competitors, it’s time for practical, people-centered strategies that help your best employees stay – and stay engaged.
That’s exactly what Manufacturing Engagement delivers.
If any of that sounds familiar, your team doesn’t need another generic motivational speaker.
They need industry-specific retention strategies they can actually use: on the floor, on the jobsite, and in everyday conversations.
By participating in this program, your audience will:
Gratitude, recognition, and connection aren’t soft skills, they’re retention strategies. This keynote shows leaders exactly how to put them into action.
A supervisor once told me about a veteran machinist – one of those steady, reliable team members every plant depends on. After 22 years with the company, he left with almost no notice.
When they finally asked him why, he said:
“I realized no one had said ‘thank you’ in a long time. I didn’t think anyone would notice if I left.”
That’s the hidden cost many leaders overlook:
you don’t just lose a person.
You lose knowledge, trust, continuity, and culture.
This program helps leaders prevent that loss before it happens.
Conference keynote
(45–75 minutes)
Breakout session or workshop
(90–180 minutes)
Virtual presentation for multi-location or shift-based teams
Follow-up sessions to reinforce retention and engagement habits over time
The Six Gears of Grategy® and how they apply in frontline environments
Plant managers, operations leaders, construction superintendents, HR teams, frontline supervisors, and executives responsible for improving retention, engagement, and culture in manufacturing, construction, and distribution.
Absolutely. I tailor each program to your workforce challenges, industry segment, and culture. Multi-site organizations can also add virtual follow-ups to keep the message consistent across locations and shifts.
No. It’s encouraging and energizing, but also grounded in evidence-based practices, real metrics, and specific leadership behaviors that improve retention.
Keynotes typically run 60 minutes plus Q&A. Workshops can range from 90 minutes to a half day. Virtual delivery is available and works well for multi-site teams.
Yes. Many clients pair the keynote with follow-up sessions or leadership training to build long-term habits of gratitude, communication, and recognition.
