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"The New Workforce Equation: Generations + GenAI + Governance" was the topic of an NACD Chicago Chapter event at the Steelcase WorkLife Design Center at Fulton Market in Chicago. Gregory Hedges , President and CEO of NACD Chicago assembled a top-notch team of experts starting with Spark Talks by Tom Carroll and Holly Baumgart and a panel discussion moderated by Linda Myers and Frank Jaehnert , followed by breakout sessions and an interview of John Bremen by our fellow NACD Chicago Board member Linda Myers. Besides a highly relevant discussion on the impact of Artificial Intelligence on companies and its workforce and how the Board of Directors can help their companies navigate these fast-paced changes there was plenty of time for networking with fellow directors during the day and at lunch. If you missed this event I encourage you to visit our website for upcoming events or join us in Chicago on June 15 and 16 at the NACD Master Class®: Technology & Innovation Oversight. https://lnkd.in/gpFKAsnw In Attendance Sponsors: Brad Rachmiel of Protiviti ,, Terry Treemarcki of Houlihan Lokey , John Bremen of WTW , Michael O'Sullivan of Aon , Robert Skubic of KPMG NACD Chicago Board members: Jeffery S. Perry , Holly Van Deursen , Maria Green Pictured: Anna Sherwood , Aleksandra Y. Efimova , Jeffery S. Perry NACD (National Association of Corporate Directors) , #ArtificialIntelligence #BoardofDirectors

Your best operator is your biggest risk. I've heard from a lot of you about your own Daves. The guy who's been running Line 3 for 22 years. Because when Dave retires after 22 years, he takes with him: — Why the press runs 3% slower on humid days — The startup sequence that prevents the jamming issue — Which vendor to call when the distributor ghosts you — The workaround for the sensor that's been "wrong" since 2019 None of that is in a manual. It's in Dave's head. And when Dave leaves, and he will leave, you'll spend the next 6 months in firefighting mode while someone else slowly, painfully learns what Dave just knew. This isn't a Dave problem. It's a system problem. The best operators shouldn't be bottlenecks. They should be multiplied. What's sitting in your team's heads that lives nowhere else? Let me know your thoughts in the comments. #Manufacturing #KnowledgeManagement #Operations

Most plants know exactly what downtime costs them. Line 3 goes down → $12,000 per hour. They've modeled it. Presented it in quarterly reviews. Talked about it in budget meetings. And then, they go right back to reactive maintenance. Here's the part that doesn't add up: We accept zero tolerance for safety violations. We build redundancy into critical systems. We invest in fire suppression, backups, contingencies. But a failure mode that burns $12,000 every hour? "That's just how it is." No, it's not. It's a decision. A decision that is reactive and not proactive. The data is already there. The signals already exist. And now, the tools exist to actually do something about it. AI doesn't fix your plant. But it makes it a lot harder to justify being surprised. The plants that win over the next 5 years won't be the ones with the most data. They'll be the ones that actually use it to eliminate "unexpected" downtime. Everyone else will keep doing the math… after the fact. #Manufacturing #Downtime #OperationalExcellence #AI