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In this episode, host Jeffrey Kappen, PhD and Stephen Smith, VP of People Analytics at Reworc, talk about emerging trends in the workplace. Earlier this year Bâton Global and Reworc teamed up with the Greater Des Moines Partnership to conduct the Workforce Trends and Occupancy Study. Today’s podcast will explore the first-of-its-kind findings and themes that emerged not only from the study itself but also from our conversations with leaders across the country. Learn more at www.wtos.ai. 

In this episode, we discuss the journey in writing Am I Doing This Right? along with a few of the many  insights/applications with the book authors – Mr. Tony Thelen – Chief Product/Strategy Officer at John Deere, and Drs. Matthew Mitchell and Jeff Kappen – Partners at Bâton Global. The book will only be available in a limited capacity at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and many other online book retailers!

Bâton Global’s Kavi Chawla had the pleasure of speaking with Beth Shelton, CEO of the Girl Scouts of Greater Iowa, in our latest episode of the bâton salon podcast. The discussion centered around finding inspiration and cultivating innovation through servant leadership. From culture to cookie crisis to even craft beer, Girl Scouts of Greater Iowa has been flexing their innovation muscle in a big way. 

 Join hosts John Economos and Molly Lopez, MS, CAE for our latest bâton sâlon episode: Workforce Development in Manufacturing: Aligning People with Work.

Two talented business leaders and difference-makers in manufacturing, Stephanie Gott and Molly Varangkounh, share their stories about the successes and failures they’ve witnessed when it comes to driving business results by optimizing talent and aligning people with work.

Whether you work in the manufacturing industry or not, there’s a truth that often eludes us as we go about our day-to-day responsibilities. And that is that business problems stem from people problems. When business goals aren’t achieved, many of us have the tendency to make changes to a process, to implement new internal policies, or to invest in new resources in hopes that they serve as the idealistic “quick fix”. The reality is that steps like these are often reactionary, and they do not thoughtfully consider what is typically an organization’s most expensive asset – its people.

Disruption affects business in many different ways and the global sports business of Formula 1 has witnessed a number of significant challenges since 2000, making change and transformation a permanent part of the business landscape.

Join Kavilash Chawla and Formula 1 management expert Mark Gallagher for a conversation on "Managing the speed of change and the lessons learned from Formula 1's journey through business transformation and disruption" and a look at how the learnings from Formula 1 can be applied within our own organizations and customers—wherever and whoever they may be.

Recent headwinds have accelerated the need for manufacturers to utilize emerging technologies to leverage automation, increase their digital capabilities, and retain top talent in new working conditions. We have the privilege of speaking to Charles Sukup, Chairman of Sukup Manufacturing Co., who has successfully tapped into culture to create a high performing innovative organization.

Charles shares key takeaways in how manufacturers can build and maintain cultures of innovation within their organizations.