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SUMMARY:The Hard Cost of Soft Skills: How to Build a Workforce That Can Handle What the Mission Demands
DESCRIPTION:register here\n					 \nDefense and manufacturing run on precision\, protocols\, and deadlines. When a team miscommunicates\, production slows\, contracts slip\, and the cost compounds fast. \nCritical thinking\, communication\, conflict resolution\, and accountability are the difference between a team meeting its mission and one in constant triage mode. The people entering your facilities today lack the tools to take feedback\, communicate between shifts\, escalate problems\, and ask for help before things break. Understanding why\, and what to do about it\, is not optional anymore. \nKim pulls from real-world operations failures and a skills framework built specifically for environments where precision and people have to work together. \nSession Takeaways: \n\nThe real dollar cost of poor communication and high turnover in defense and manufacturing environments\nHow to identify where your onboarding and management approach is reinforcing the skills gap instead of closing it\, and what to change first\nA practical framework for building critical thinking\, communication\, and accountability into daily operations\nStrategies for bridging the expectation gap between your leadership culture and your incoming workforce\n\nJoin Kim at the Michigan Defense Expo in Classroom 353. \n								\n									REGISTER HERE
URL:https://8thirtyfour.com/event/the-hard-cost-of-soft-skills-2/
LOCATION:Huntington Place\, 1 Washington Blvd\, Detroit\, 48226\, United States
CATEGORIES:Soft Skills
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