Reducing Turnover with Training in the Flow of Work: Lute Atieh’s Guide for Manufacturers

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Lute Atieh discusses effective training strategies for manufacturers to reduce employee turnover.

“Don’t overthink it.” That’s the advice manufacturing consultant Lute Atieh gives to facilities struggling with training in an industry where turnover is high and veteran knowledge is walking out the door. In this episode, Lute shares how manufacturers can move from outdated onboarding processes that piles new hires into classrooms, pairs them with an overworked veteran, and hopes for the best. Many manufacturers and distributors are stuck in a revolving door of new hires, failing...

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Guest: Lute Atieh

Topics covered

• training
• manufacturing
• employee turnover
• onboarding
• knowledge transfer

Keywords

• training in the flow of work
• manufacturing consultant
• high turnover
• onboarding processes
• veteran knowledge

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