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Management training that sticks.

Manufacturing leadership training

Upskill your manufacturing managers into leaders

in just 2 hours a month

The manufacturing industry is facing significant challenges, particularly gaps in workforce skills, innovation and technology adoption. Advances in technology require a more highly skilled workforce that has the essential leadership skills to be productive, effective and proactive. Your ability to attract and develop good people is a competitive advantage that will ensure your business’ growth and success.  

To be effective, leadership training in the manufacturing sector needs to upskill managers in only a few hours a month (rather than days off-site).  

We’ve helped hundreds of organizations close the leadership skills training gap for their managers with outstanding results. 

A New Set of Tools: Entec's Leadership Transformation

Entec started as a small family business and has grown into a thriving company with over 130 staff. As they expanded and promoted team members, equipping new managers with leadership skills became crucial. The Breakthrough Co’s tailored programs provided a comprehensive toolbox for their managers into leaders. By upskilling their team, Entec ensured their team was ready to lead into the future.

Solutions for effective leadership training for manufacturing

Your managers excel in their technical roles, but many struggle to manage people, projects, and priorities effectively.   

Traditional management training often doesn’t stick - and the gap between their technical brilliance and their leadership skills can hold your business back.

Our Active Learning approach closes this gap with leadership development designed for managers in the manufacturing industry.

The Active Manager Program delivers monthly, practical learning that integrates seamlessly into daily work—building the core leadership skills manufacturing managers need to be productive, proficient and proactive.

 

The old way 

❌ One off events
❌ No follow up
❌ Individual participation
❌ No leader involvement
❌ Lots of theory
❌ No behavior change

The Breakthrough way

✅ Monthly cycle
✅ Daily skill practice
✅ Teams learn together
✅ Leader coaching built in
✅ Exercises and practice
✅ Behavior change that sticks

 

Leadership skills health check

We know regular health checks are crucial for wellbeing. Yet we often don’t check in with managers if they’ve been given the necessary skills and training to become strong leaders.

Use this quick check to get a pulse on the vital signs of good leadership.

The Breakthrough approach to leadership training 

Manufacturing is an innovative industry that demands a innovative approach to leadership training to stay competitive. 

Short practical content – only what matters

Built in coaching from leaders

Collaboration with peers and facilitator

Alignment, feedback and coaching

Managers will be: 

  • more efficient with their time 

  • more effective with their people 

  • more proactive in their role

Leaders get 5+ hours back every week.

We've worked with many manufacturing companies over the years and know what it takes to shift your managers to the next level of performance, and they never go back.  

Core leadership skills for manufacturing managers

Developing the core skills of your managers will lift performance at every level - their individual contribution, their team’s contribution and the whole organization is inspired to excel.   

Manufacturing managers doing our Active Manager program: 

Clients’ Breakthroughs

 

‘Seeing things from a different perspective is delivering benefits business-wide'

Graham Buchs, General Manager, ITSS Engineering Ltd

'It's easy, time efficient and learning is cemented '

Margo Thomas, Global Manager People, Rakon

‘It will change the way you work’

Shane Hartley, Tenders and Contracts Manager, RTL Ltd