Episode 40

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15th Jul 2024

Enhancing Workplace Culture and Employee Engagement in Manufacturing with Jason Anthoine

The episode features guest Jason Anthoine, a leading expert in internal communications and culture change with over 35 years of experience. Jason started by sharing his background and the motivations that have led him to his current role.

Lessons Learned and Key Themes:

1. Understanding Employee Experience: Jason recounts his upbringing and how his fascination with work led him to delve into internal and employee communications fields. His insights emphasize the importance of creating a work environment where employees feel valued and recognized for their contributions.

2. Challenges of Engaging Manufacturing Employees: Jason highlights the challenges manufacturing companies face in reaching employees who are not digitally connected throughout their workday. He emphasizes the significance of face-to-face communication and its impact on frontline employees.


3. Reimagining Organizations to Attract and Retain Talent: Jason challenges the common misconception that turnover in organizations, particularly in manufacturing, depends solely on external factors like higher-paying job offers. He discusses the importance of helping employees understand their contributions to the organization's larger purpose, building engagement and pride in their work.


4. Advantages and Lessons for Companies of Different Sizes: Jason draws comparisons between large and small manufacturing companies, highlighting the advantages each possesses in employee engagement. He emphasizes the need for smaller companies to adapt strategies from larger organizations to create impactful internal communication practices.


5. Employee Engagement vs. Trust: Jason offers a unique take on employee engagement, questioning its common understanding and measurement. He emphasizes the significance of fostering trust within organizations and the impact of genuine, open communication in building and maintaining it.


6. Creating an Open Dialogue Around Culture: Jason stresses the importance of involving employees in shaping the organizational culture. He discusses the importance of initiating conversations with employees to understand their aspirations for the company's culture, emphasizing the significance of collective input and dialogue.


Contact Information for Jason:

- Website: Jason Anthoine, https://www.jasonanthoine.com

- LinkedIn: Jason Anthoine on LinkedIn, https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonanthoine/

- Podcast: Riding Shotgun with Jason Anthoine


This episode of The Manufacturers Network Podcast offers valuable insights into the significance of trust, open dialogue, and employee involvement in shaping a positive workplace culture.

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Lisa Ryan

As a Certified Speaking Professional (CSP), an award-winning speaker and author of ten books, Lisa Ryan, CSP, works with her clients to develop employee and client engagement initiatives and strategies that keep their top talent and best clients from becoming someone else’s.
Lisa’s expertise includes: strengthening workplace culture, improving employee engagement, increasing customer retention, and initiating gratitude strategies (“Grategies”) for personal and professional benefit. Lisa’s participants enjoy her high energy, enthusiastic delivery and quick wit and they leave the session with ideas they are committed to acting on immediately to make positive workplace culture changes.
Lisa costars in two films with other experts including Jack Canfield of “Chicken Soup for the Soul.” She is the Past-President of the National Speakers Association, Ohio Chapter and holds an MBA from Cleveland State University.

Relevant Experience

• Keynote, breakout or workshop speaker at more than 100 national and international conferences
• Thirteen years of industrial marketing and sales experience, including seven years in the welding industry – and yes, she does weld
• Host of “Elevate Your Engagement Levels: What You Need to Know” on the Elite Expert Network and the C-Suite Network
• Creator of “The Seven Mistakes Managers Make to Crush Company Culture” video series
• Best-selling author of ten books, including “Manufacturing Engagement: 98 Proven Strategies to Attract and Retain Your Industry’s Top Talent”
• Award-winning speaker