Manufacturing Leaders
Currently the Number 1 Manufacturing Podcast on Spotify and Apple Podcasts!
Mark Bracknall, Founder of Theo James Recruitment is the host of Manufacturing Leaders.
The UK is still a powerhouse in Manufacturing & Engineering. We speak to those who are helping to make those firms a success. By motivating, inspiring and managing teams.
Are you new to management? Are you keen to hear from those who are dealing with the same day-to-day challenges you are facing?
In this podcast we get inside the minds of the Managers in Manufacturing & Engineering, and understand how they get the best our of their teams and make Manufacturing & Engineering great.
Manufacturing Leaders
Lewis Barnes, Supply Chain Manager, Tekmar Energy. “Young People can be great Leaders”
I am so pleased to bring this episode you. With the brilliant Lewis Barnes, of Tekmar Energy
Wow what an episode this was. Lewis is a 28 year old supply chain manager.
The youngest person I've ever had on the show.
And he was absolutely superb.
An Inspirational leader. someone who has clearly studied management and seen personal development as essential.
I was particularly impressed how he understands the importance of emotional intelligence.
We also went into the depths of procurement and supply chain and the ever changing evolution of manufacturing
Wait until you hear how Lewis signed off the show! Which will definitely inspire every single person listening to it.
Thank you so much, Lewis. You were great to interview!
2 min – The meaning of being a leader
7 min – Development of emotional intelligence
11 min – Lewis’s manufacturing background
18 min – Positive influences/imprints on professional lives
20 min – Young people in managerial roles – Lewis’s story
24 min – Have trends in manufacturing changed in recent years?
25 min – The most important trait of a manager
27 min – Respect from people for a young manager
31 min – The mindset of a manager – how to overcome challenges
36 min – The experience of working in a brand new industry
39 min – Supply chain challenges – the biggest barrier Lewis has overcome
44 min – The biggest challenge in manufacturing in the next five years
48 min – The best manager Lewis has had
50 min – Book and podcast recommendation
52 min – Plans for the company and industry
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Theo James is a Manufacturing & Engineering Recruiter based in the North East, helping Manufacturing and Engineering firms grow across the UK.
If you’d like more information about Theo James, feel free to get in touch with the team or Mark anytime.
You can call us on 0191 511 1298.