I knew a leader who was exceptional at his job for years, then gradually started losing his edge.   The operation didn’t dramatically change or get harder, and the team didn’t fall apart.   But he had been running on empty for so long that he didn’t notice how much it was costing him until one ba...

“Energy is the currency of the universe. You get what you give.”  ~ Oprah Winfrey Every day in manufacturing brings new challenges — a machine goes down, a delivery is late, or a production target gets tighter. It’s easy to feel drained, mentally and physically, trying to keep up.But the truth i...