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Leading by Listening w/ Joe Molesky

The Manufacturing Executive · 30 Mar 2021 · 26m · Episode 42

What this episode covers

Joe Molesky, Vice President of Operations at MultiSource Manufacturing LLC, discusses why traditional 'canned lean' tools often fail and argues for a leadership approach rooted in listening to customers and leveraging employee strengths. He illustrates this with the story of his uncle, a millwright whose creative ideas were dismissed by management, leading to a career-long focus on people-first leadership. Molesky details how MultiSource and previous companies like Landscape Structures succeeded by aligning production systems directly with customer-defined value, such as configurability, rather than forcing generic methodologies onto the shop floor.

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companies scaling up

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MultiSource Manufacturing LLC, Landscape Structures, Gorilla 76, Cold Spring, Tenant Company

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