cross-training

  • Why You Should Provide Cross-Training to Your Employees

    • June 28, 2023
    • Posted by: David Marshall
    • Category: Management, Manufacturing, Productivity
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    Photo of a 50-pound kettlebell. Not that kind of cross-training though.

    Cross-training is going to be a critical function of the work you do in your factory. Not only does it help your workforce and their mental health, it increases their skills and makes them more valuable to your organization. But more importantly, it also reduces the risk of injury. Years ago, when I was at

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  • The Importance of Cross-training and Succession Planning in the Days of COVID

    • May 5, 2021
    • Posted by: David Marshall
    • Category: Leadership, Management
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    Two workers discussing a building that's being built. It's an illustration for cross-training workers to create positive redundancies in the factory.

    When companies are running short of employees and can’t find people to fill the vacancies they do have, they run into all kinds of problems. In the everyday world, we can see it in fast food restaurants that can’t find enough people to fill their openings. They’re closing their stores an extra day per week

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