FORTUNE COOKIE WISDOM

QUESTION:  “How do we install a robust and competitive college recruiting process?”

QUESTION: “I am very interested in bringing in women’s perspective into my senior leadership team, and I can’t find many women interested in manufacturing. Do you have any ideas?”

QUESTION: “So many executives are building for the short-term. I want to build a peak performing team for the long-term. Have any tips?”

QUESTION: “I know that I’m a good leader, but how do I become a truly great leader?”

QUESTION: “I feel like I’m walking on eggshells in any discussion, whether professional or personal. And they can blow up in my face at any moment. How do you cope with this?”

QUESTION: “Until someone gets through the onboarding process, they’re still figuring out if this is the right fit for them, if they made the right choice. What should we do in the first 3 months of hiring so that we don’t lose good people?”

QUESTION: “We couldn’t even get to the interview before someone was off the market. You have to move so quickly. How would you tighten up our hiring process without sacrificing quality?”

QUESTION: “I’m worried about the mental health of our employees. How can I help them? And to be honest, how can I help myself?

QUESTION: “I’m not okay with abandoning the long-held beliefs and practices that built our company, but we need to modernize to stay relevant. It’s a struggle I face on a daily basis.”

QUESTION: “We recently interviewed an incredible candidate, but something was missing. A top competitor swooped in and hired them. It keeps on happening to us. How do we make it stop?”

QUESTION: “Every year, I lose some of my best people to retirement. Industry experience like that doesn’t grow on trees. It drives me crazy.”

QUESTION: “I really enjoyed your previous episode on women in packaging. I think I bring a ton of talent to the industry, but I need more actionable insights. The top three things I should do as a woman in the industry to grow my career are what?”

QUESTION: “We keep outgrowing our talent capacity in certain niche areas where we have no expertise. Typically, we’re caught off guard, and end up reacting versus being strategic. What do you suggest?”

QUESTION: “Our hiring is hit or miss. We have yet to lock down a consistent process that gets results. We offer great benefits with competitive pay but something is missing?”

QUESTION: “Whenever we acquire a company, a culture war inevitably follows. It causes lot’s of stress, and typically, we loose good people. How can we get past this?”

Question: “I feel like to succeed in the packaging industry as a woman, I essentially need to behave like a man. I find this very frustrating.”

Question: “Every time we have a job opening, we have to sift through a flood of crappy candidates. How can I solve that?”

Question: “How has COVID changed packaging?”

Question: “It blows my mind that you are a family owned business. How do you juggle everything?”