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The Magic of We
A Case Study for Leadership, Problem Solving, Communication and Teamwork
10 minute streaming video
English
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See how a real-life team created a $65 million company turnaround.
This program tells the compelling and true story of how management and employees of Snapper Lawn Mowers worked together to identify a problem inherent in their production process, and find the solution.
This innovative video program tells the compelling and true story of how management and employees of Snapper Lawn Mowers worked together to create a $65 million company turnaround.
Viewers see a team of 25 Snapper employees gather in the main plant on a Saturday morning for a very different kind of meeting. Senior managers, engineers, suppliers, customer service and marketing personnel are assigned one task: Put together 4 lawnmowers from a set of blueprints. It comes down to nuts and bolts - literally! As they work, these diverse teams realize that a universal bolt that was supposed to streamline production is causing more problems than it was supposed to solve. See how they use the 'magic of we' to find the solution.
The case study can be used to address anumber of different topic areas:
- Leadership
- Teamwork
- Problem Solving
- Communication
- Lean Manufacturing
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