LEADERSHIP ON THE SHOP FLOOR

INTRODUCTION

The term Leadership is the ability of an individual to influence & guide followers or other members of an organisation. It involves making sound & sometimes difficult decisions, creating a clear vision, establishing achievable goals & providing followers with the knowledge & tools necessary to achieve those goals. There is a specific set of skills that is absolutely necessary for a leader on the shop floor.

In this workshop you will learn about the characteristics of a leader on the shop floor, leading change on the shop floor, types of leadership, quality on the shop floor, empowerment & also what is it to think differently on the shop floor. It will be presented with many real life case studies, stories, videos and many more exciting methods.

This program is designed in line with achieving the company’s value, it will allow trainees an opportunity to further develop these leadership values and put it into practice. These values should become the culture of every leader tomorrow beginning today.

OBJECTIVES

1. Understand the characteristics of a leader on the shop floor and how to lead change
2. Understand how to drive quality into every element in the shop floor and delight your customer beyond expectation
3. Apply the concept of empowering & delegating people on the shop floor in order to achieve more & become an efficient workforce in terms of value added activities
4. To enhance creative thinking in every area on the shop floor

DURATION

2 days – 9.00 am to 5.00 pm

TARGET AUDIENCE

Engineers, managers, supervisors, manufacturing personnel, team leaders, executives and change agents who will be involved in the shop floor

METHODOLOGY

1. Informative Presentation
2. Group discussions & presentations
3. Case studies

Leading People on the Shop Floor

1. What is Leadership??
2. Characteristics of a respected leader on the shop floor
3. Types of leadership
4. Leading Change
5. The power of Teamwork

Special Content: 2 Leadership Case Studies, 2 Videos & 2 Group Discussion + presentation

Quality

1. What is Quality in the eyes of the customer?
2. 10 step quality improvement
3. What does quality mean in the shop floor & how does a good leader drive the quality mindset

Special Content: 2 Quality Case Studies & 1 Creative Activity + Presentation

Empowerment

1. What is empowerment?
2. What is delegation?
3. Is there any difference between empowerment & delegation?
4. Benefits & challenges of empowerment

Special Content: 1 Empowerment Case Study & 1 Simulating Activity + Presentation

Thinking Differently

1. What is thinking differently & why is it so important in the shop floor?
2. The power of ideas & where to look for them

Special Content: 3 Thinking Differently Case Studies (1 from history, 1 from invention & 1 from marketing) and 1 Video Presentation