The Industrial Talk Podcast with Scott MacKenzie

Blockchain!  It is the future and it will positively impact you and your company!  Industrial Talk Podcast interviews Mr. Joe Snyder with Lannister Holding and they are the leader in understanding and leveraging this incredible and powerful technology.  Find out more about Joe Snyder and Lannister Holdings at: LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/company/lannister-holdings-inc/ Joe Snyder on LinkedIn Website: https://www.lannisterholdings.com/

As an industrial professional, company or both your focus is simple; how do I keep my operations running efficiently and safely and how do I expand my market share - it's about the bottom line.  This weeks Industrial Talk interview is with Mr. Dan Konstantinovsky with RH Blake a leader in B2B marketing solutions.  Dan discusses the 3-components of a winning marketing plan: 1. Strategy, 2. Content and 3. Digital. Find out more about Dan and RH Blake at: Dan Konstantinovsky:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielkonstantinovsky/ RH Blake:  https://rhblake.com/

Reality Check - Digital media is here to stay.  Question, what are you doing to "Humanize" your brand, your product and your company?  How are you leveraging your digital platforms for revenue optimization and blue ocean opportunities?  In short, you need a powerful digital media strategy - no exceptions.  If you are not actively engaged digitally, you are leaving money on the table and your competition is exploiting your digital weakness!  This weeks interview with Luke Wyckoff - Founder of Social Media Energy provides insight, strategies and tactics on how you can leverage the power of digital media today.  Get in the digital game, make it happen today!

Millennial's - How do companies adapt to attract, motivate and sustain an ever changing workforce?  The fact is, if companies don't adjust and don't recognize the monumental shifts happening in the workforce, they run the risk of being irrelevant.  John Grubbs discusses the concrete change management steps needed to ensure companies flourish and avoid becoming irrelevant.  Find out more about John Grubbs at: Website: http://www.johngrubbs.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johngrubbs/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/johngrubbsspeaks/ Twitter: @johngrubbs

So you Industrial Professional think that digital marketing is a waste of time?  "Leave this "Fad" for other company to use".  "We don't need to adapt and leverage digital marketing for sales, attention and branding - We are doing just fine".  If this is your position, then you really need to listen to Mr. Daniel Gefen explain why it's important to digitally innovate and embrace technology as a key strategy for growth and legacy.  Without it you become extinct!

Please ask this Question:  "Do you have a Curiosity in Learning?"  "Do you have a Hunger to Know?"  We are living through a Disruption in Learning - At our fingertips are answers to questions.  As Leaders we must be about constantly learning - There are No excuses, gaining knowledge has never been easier!

Question, what are you doing to Fill Your Tank?  As Leaders let's be discipline in finding solutions that give us plenty of energy and fitness (mental and physical) to tackle the day with focus and enthusiasm!  Consider the 10-minute rule.  Your team is depending on you to BRING THE ENERGY! 

This Podcast is a Rant - Sorry.  As Industrial Leaders we take full Responsibility at All Cost!  No exceptions.  We do not "Kick a Defenseless Dog" because we are frustrated!  Industrial Leaders have a high "Beer Factor", your team should want to have beer with you just because you're a good person and you have their best interest at heart.  No Kicking the Dog!!

Drive and Grit are qualities of Industrial Leaders.  Don't be driven by Fear!  Fear will only lead to Regret.  As Leaders we must have Guts and Spunk and represent these qualities in your life - Your Team Is Depending On You!

Our days are busy and demanding.  Over time we forget to take Enjoyment in the "Now".  As Leaders, we allow the challenges of life to strip us of Wonder and Dreams.  I challenge you to Fight and Recognize the need to appreciate the "Now"!  Your Team is depending on you to set that Optimistic tone for success. 

Sustainable Organizational Asset Centric Reliability Culture.  That is a mouthful but needed for REAL, Long-term operational, financial and company value.  This weeks interview is with Mr. Dharmen Dhaliah author of "Physical Asset Management - An Organizational Challenge".  Our conversation addresses how an organization can achieve an Asset Centric Reliability Culture. 

Ask this question and be honest: "Are you a Leader that's playing Defense"?  I challenge you today to be Courageous and Daring - Take Risks!  Stop playing Defense, let play Offence and move that ball forward.  Let's Inspire our team by being Bold, Courageous and Daring in our Leadership approach!

Pride, Arrogance, Conceit, Egotism are sad qualities that I have demonstrated multiple times in the past and will unfortunately in the future - We Are Human.  As Industrial leaders, we must recognize that these qualities are destroyers of Success.  We must be able to Take Constructive Criticism, Swallow Pride and be concerned with what is Right. 

LIFE IS TOO SHORT!  That is an undeniable fact of life.  If this is true, than why are we allowing the pressures of life and are job to "strip" us of Laughter, Smiling and Fun?  As Industrial Leaders, recognize that we can't take ourselves or the situation too seriously.  We must poses a Sense of Humor and laugh, smile and have fun!  Fight to hold on to a Sense of Humor.

Industrial Leaders must possess the Ability to Lead Teams!  Through BRAVERY, HONESTY AND COLLABORATION, Winston Churchill led a country through a very dark period in history - He Led a Team to Victory!  As a Leader you must lead your team to Victory through Bravery, Honesty and Collaboration!