When companies are not hitting their business objectives or have poor customer satisfaction, a common comment to this is, "We need a new strategy."

So after the Corporate Strategy Leader or Management Consultant completes the strategic assessment, many times what comes back is, "The Process."

As my first guest, Pat Shanahan, pointed out, strategy is not a process. 

Pat brings decades of experience:

Former President/CEO of Spirit AeroSystems;

Former Senior VP at Boeing; 

Deputy Sec of Defense and Acting Sec of Defense (2019).

So how do you make your strategy come to life, create engagement in large, multi-functional organizations, and hit your strategic objectives?

 

What You'll Discover In This Episode 

The leadership secret to get the highest levels of engagement from your key people 

How to turn naysayers into champions

The overlooked advantage of the American worker and how to leverage it

One thing you MUST know before you set goals

One tactic to get your people to take immediate problem-solving action

The first steps Pat recommends leaders take to put a strategic change into action 

The one question Pat asked in meetings that drives deeper thinking and better performance

The biggest pitfall leaders fall into when looking for a 'strategy' breakthrough

How to build new strategic initiatives into your 'management system' to ensure that everyone owns their piece 

How the tipping point of 1000 employees affects your change management and your chances of hitting new strategic objectives

How to make your strategy come to life

The key to reshoring that works

How the old model of 'blue collar vs white collar work' no longer applies 

Guest Bio

Pat Shanahan is an experienced global business and government leader, most recently serving as President and CEO of Spirit AeroSystems. Pat spent three decades with Boeing, with VP roles in Commercial Airplane Programs, Missile Defense Systems, and Rotorcraft Systems. In government, Pat served as the 33rd Deputy Secretary of Defense, as well as Acting Secretary of Defense (2019).

About Your Host Alex Krutz is the Former Deputy Assistant Secretary for Manufacturing at the U.S. Commerce Department and the Managing Director at Patriot Industrial Partners, an Industrial Advisory firm.

Alex and his team partner with growth-oriented companies to improve their operational, quality and financial performance, drawing on decades of experience in complex problem solving, factory optimization, and supply chain optimization initiatives.

Alex has earned the nickname "The Factory Doctor" from industry executives, analysts and media due to spearheading many manufacturing and supply chain turnarounds. Alex has completed over 250+ industrial performance improvement projects and manufacturing turnarounds around the globe in USA, Mexico, Canada, UK, Italy, France, South Africa, South Korea, Malaysia, Japan and India.

You can find Alex's Op-Ed articles that are featured in industry-leading publications, including Washington Times, Forbes, Aviation Week and Flight Global. He has also been cited in major media outlets, such as Wall Street Journal, Reuters, CNBC, among others. He has contributed to prominent conferences and webinars organized by Bank of America, JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, and other institutions.

 

Resources

Have a project that can benefit from Alex's expertise? 

Alex and his team at Patriot Industrial Partners work with growth-oriented organizations to raise their operational, quality and financial performance, drawing on decades of experience in complex problem solving, factory optimization, and due diligence.

Visit TheFactoryDoctor.com to learn more about private consulting and to request a Discovery Call.

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Date de publication : 2/4/2026 à 11:00:00