In this latest episode of the Manufacturing Leaders Podcast, Mark welcomes Katie O’Brien, General Manager of HR at Komatsu, to discuss leadership, workplace culture and the complexities of creating change within a well-established manufacturing business.

The conversation explores the qualities Katie believes are essential in effective leaders, including curiosity, judgement and commitment.

Katie explains how these traits can influence leadership decisions, strengthen relationships and help create a more positive culture throughout an organisation.

She also discusses the challenges involved in transforming long-established leadership styles and the importance of encouraging leaders to remain open, ask questions and understand the experiences of their teams.

The episode explores employee engagement, meaningful work and what businesses can do to create an environment where people feel valued, supported and fulfilled.

Katie shares valuable insight into how leadership behaviours shape workplace culture and why lasting change requires commitment from leaders at every level of an organisation.

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