While recent economic reports on inflation have signaled positive signs for the future, frontline industry turnover rates remain high. With further supply chain disruptions looming, retaining top talent has never been more important for employers. These pressing challenges and continual raw-material price difficulties have significantly affected the manufacturing industry, and industry leaders are turning toward new strategies to enhance operational efficiency and retain a skilled, resilient, and committed workforce.

In the face of market disruptions and other uncontrollable elements, manufacturing leaders must focus on what is within their reach. Building robust relationships with frontline workers emerges as the most effective way to navigate storms together. This can be accomplished through a commitment to continual active listening. By doing this, leaders stay closely connected with their workers’ experiences, ideas, and concerns.

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