Workforce 4.0

Episode Notes: If "The Fearless Frontline" is not gracing your bookshelf as a valuable blueprint for frontline workforce design, this episode is sure to be a treat! Ann Wyatt sits down with the nationally acclaimed and top ranked business book, Ray Attiyah to learn more about the origin story for the book's inception and how the #fearlessfactory in Cincinnati, OH brought "The Fearless Frontline" t...

Episode Notes: This week on Workforce 4.0, Ann Wyatt sits down with the VP of Marketing of Dexterity, Michael Perry. Join us for this conversation on breaking down how Michael's experience in the robotics industry has brought new perspectives on what happens when a little bit of technology is mixed with a little bit of creativity from our human workforce in manufacturing. In This Episode: -Michael...

Episode Notes: When it comes to all things Industry 4.0, digital twins are at the top of a lot of talking points. So is the impending manufacturing skills gap and the supply chain. This week on Workforce 4.0, we sit down with CoFounder of SwipeGuide, Willemijn Schneyder, to have a more in depth conversation about how technology is creating more sustainability for our people and our processes in th...

Episode Notes: As the CEO of Raven, Martin Cloake knows a few things about digital transformation and continuous improvement. As a CoFounder of the Industry 4.0 Club, Ann has personally had the pleasure of working with Martin on hosting numerous conversations centering around people, process and culture. Join Ann as she interviews Martin in more in depth about how the frontline workforce is the mo...

Episode Notes: When it comes to the future of Workforce 4.0, the connected worker tools are front and center of the intersection between people and technology. Join Ann Wyatt as she sits down with Tor-Inge, CTO of Clarify as we take a deep dive into how data is creating a vital link between preserving tribal knowledge and driving engagement across your internal workforce. In This Episode: -Learn h...

Episode Notes: While anyone in the manufacturing industry will tell you that there’s not a “secret sauce” to recruiting and retaining the next generation of talent, there are a couple of factors that really stand out to MIT Researcher, Ben Armstrong. On this final season 1 episode of Workforce 4.0, Ann sits down to talk to Ben about the numerous case studies that he’s conducted with mostly Small a...

Episode notes The future of work will require more opportunities for people to work remotely, even within the manufacturing environment. With the rise of remote work, we must be prepared and equipped to not only develop functional systems that our teams can rely on, but also to create more opportunities for our remote teams to interact and be human. When it comes to successfully creating both of t...

There's a lot of talk about the "Great Resignation" when it comes to the manufacturing workforce, but our guest this week on Workforce 4.0 certainly has some insight on how leadership matters. Join Ann as she sits down with the Owner of Elite Automation, Malachi Greb to learn more on his take of being a business owner during the Covid 19 pandemic and how a strong leadership culture matters. Learn...

When Universal Robots isn't busy giving people more meaningful work with their variety of multi-use cobots, they are on a mission to provide education and training to the next generation of Workforce 4.0. In this week's episode, Ann sits down with Corey Adams to discuss how UR not only believes in providing solutions to empower the manufacturing workforce, but also how they are heading up the char...

Ever since meeting with a company called Augmentir for an online event last fall, Ann Wyatt has been all in on connected worker technology. On this episode of Workforce 4.0, join Ann as she talks directly with Augmentir's VP of Marketing, Chris Kuntz, on why the future of work will not only be connected but empowered. Learn more about how manufacturing is transforming from an industry of specialis...

When it comes to women taking the manufacturing industry by storm, Meaghan Ziemba is certainly paving the way. Through her LinkedIn Live show, "Mavens of Manufacturing," Meaghan sits down with women leaders of manufacturing from the "shop floor to the C Suite." In this episode of Workforce 4.0, Meaghan explains why women have a critical role in growing the future workforce of the manufacturing ind...

If you're a part of the manufacturing community on LinkedIn, you undoubtedly follow Jake Hall, the Manufacturing Millennial. Jake not only creates videos showcasing automation being deployed by manufacturing companies to create the products that you buy everyday, but he also openly advocates for the adoption of automation to give people more meaningful work. Join the conversation to learn more abo...

The year was 2013. Content creators were barely a thing. Blake Shelton and Adam Levine were still pranking each other on "The Voice" and the rest of us were still trying to figure out how to incorporate the power of social media into our branding strategies. That's when the Manufacturing Resource Center in Allentown, PA decided that the status quo of how we reached middle school kids as an industr...