About Driven Workforce
Leadership clarity drives performance.
Helping manufacturing executives align strategy, metrics, and people, so teams perform at their best.
A Proven Method
After forty years in manufacturing leadership, I know production problems don’t start on the floor. They start when goals and accountability slip out of sync.
The Driven Workforce Program fixes that with simple, proven steps that bring direction and discipline back to your business.
Helping you:
- Meet production goals consistently
- Rebuild accountability and trust
- Turn KPIs into focus tools, not frustration
- Strengthen the team you already have
Most companies don’t need more people; they need better alignment. And when leaders clarify direction, define ownership, and follow through, performance rises naturally.
How The Program Works
Confirm Direction:
Align leadership around a clear mission and measurable goals.
Align Metrics:
Define what matters and who owns it.
Drive Execution:
Build steady habits of communication and follow-through.
About Ken Shary
For more than four decades, I’ve led and coached manufacturing organizations through every kind of production challenge. My focus is helping executives remove confusion, rebuild confidence, and lead teams that deliver — consistently and profitably.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• Started my career as a mechanical trainee and earned a supervisor role within two years — learning production from the ground up.
• Built and led multiple departments, including engineering, special projects, and prototype operations.
• Founded and managed manufacturing and assembly businesses in the U.S., Mexico, and China — leading teams from 15 to over 150 employees.
• Developed hands-on technical training programs and built semi-automatic machinery to improve efficiency and safety.
• Grew up working two jobs while in high school and built my career without a college degree — relying on grit, discipline, and practical learning.
• Electronics trade school top graduate with deep technical roots in machining, molding, automation, and process improvement.
Today, I draw on that real-world experience to help manufacturing leaders bring alignment, discipline, and measurable results to their own organizations.
Clear goals. Accountable teams. Reliable results.
With the workforce you already have.