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Harlan Beck
Why some CEO changes fail to fix stuck companies

Apr 24, 2026

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2 min read

Why some CEO changes fail to fix stuck companies

Dow’s internal CEO handoff and what really matters next

Harlan Beck
Harlan Beck
Big news

Apr 2, 2026

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3 min read

Big news

An announcement a long time in coming

Harlan Beck
Harlan Beck
Why insight without authority is just a very expensive opinion

Mar 6, 2026

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3 min read

Why insight without authority is just a very expensive opinion

The blind spot that's costing you millions

Harlan Beck
Harlan Beck
AI Is Depends for the Senior Workforce

Feb 6, 2026

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5 min read

AI Is Depends for the Senior Workforce

Here's what I mean...

Harlan Beck
Harlan Beck
The Feature Nobody Puts on the Spec Sheet

Jan 30, 2026

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4 min read

The Feature Nobody Puts on the Spec Sheet

The structure that matters just as much as the product roadmap

Harlan Beck
Harlan Beck
The speed of now

Jan 16, 2026

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3 min read

The speed of now

I've lived through a few "big changes" in manufacturing. This is different.

Harlan Beck
Harlan Beck
Why "just start small and iterate" is wrong

Jan 9, 2026

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3 min read

Why "just start small and iterate" is wrong

The blind spot that's costing you millions

Harlan Beck
Harlan Beck
I don’t like the fancy marketing labels

Dec 5, 2025

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3 min read

I don’t like the fancy marketing labels

Stop posturing and start evolving

Harlan Beck
Harlan Beck
What a controls guy in Ohio figured out

Nov 21, 2025

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4 min read

What a controls guy in Ohio figured out

While bigger companies stay stuck in committee hell

Harlan Beck
Harlan Beck
"I'm a sh*tty conference goer, but this is one that matters."

Oct 31, 2025

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4 min read

"I'm a sh*tty conference goer, but this is one that matters."

Another bike analogy

Harlan Beck
Harlan Beck
The AI Layoff Story We're Not Telling

Oct 24, 2025

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3 min read

The AI Layoff Story We're Not Telling

What do you think?

Harlan Beck
Harlan Beck
Plant tours and disappearing jobs

Oct 3, 2025

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4 min read

Plant tours and disappearing jobs

Insights about innovation and culture

Harlan Beck
Harlan Beck
Broadway production or the truth

Sep 19, 2025

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2 min read

Broadway production or the truth

No more dog and pony shows

Harlan Beck
Harlan Beck
This Will Hold Back Your Manufacturing Career

Sep 12, 2025

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3 min read

This Will Hold Back Your Manufacturing Career

Unless you learn to face the truth

Harlan Beck
Harlan Beck
The Manufacturing "Skills Gap" Lie We Keep Telling Ourselves

Sep 5, 2025

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4 min read

The Manufacturing "Skills Gap" Lie We Keep Telling Ourselves

Saying the quiet part out loud

Harlan Beck
Harlan Beck
What your crisis response says about your operation

Aug 29, 2025

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3 min read

What your crisis response says about your operation

The sacrificial lamb

Harlan Beck
Harlan Beck
Your lean program is missing 60% of the waste

Aug 22, 2025

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4 min read

Your lean program is missing 60% of the waste

The blind spot that's costing you millions

Harlan Beck
Harlan Beck
What your plant washroom says about your culture

Aug 15, 2025

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4 min read

What your plant washroom says about your culture

A 1-minute read on the most telling space in your facility

Harlan Beck
Harlan Beck
The Hidden Cash Flow Killer

Aug 8, 2025

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4 min read

The Hidden Cash Flow Killer

This strangling manufacturing company growth

Harlan Beck
Harlan Beck
The Three Stone Cutters

Aug 1, 2025

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3 min read

The Three Stone Cutters

A wake-up call

Harlan Beck
Harlan Beck
The $18M Whiteboard Test

Jul 25, 2025

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3 min read

The $18M Whiteboard Test

A 60-second read that might save your next project

Harlan Beck
Harlan Beck
The Manufacturing Consultant Reality Check

Jul 18, 2025

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4 min read

The Manufacturing Consultant Reality Check

47 reasons they make sense

Harlan Beck
Harlan Beck
Stop playing the whisper game

Jul 11, 2025

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4 min read

Stop playing the whisper game

Aka, silos suck

Harlan Beck
Harlan Beck
Your Procurement Process is Killing Innovation

Jun 27, 2025

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5 min read

Your Procurement Process is Killing Innovation

Why the Defense Contractor Model is Strangling Manufacturing's Future

Harlan Beck
Harlan Beck
The midnight phone call test (and why the smartest consultant doesn't always win)

Jun 20, 2025

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6 min read

The midnight phone call test (and why the smartest consultant doesn't always win)

Why technical expertise matters less than you think...

Harlan Beck
Harlan Beck
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