Join Barrett Hopper, Operations Director of the Americas at MKS Inc. and creator of Stratical leadership, as we unpack how he actually aligns strategy, execution, and culture across global manufacturing ops. In this live Unseen Impact session, Barrett will show you how he makes lean stick, turns top operators into leaders, and builds teams where people bring their full mental capacity to work.

What You’ll Learn:

➡️ Stratical leadership in practice – how Barrett closes the gap between strategy, tactics, and culture, including his “canoes vs. battleship” model for fast, people-first culture change.

➡️ Why most lean efforts die after a few months – and the playbook he uses to turn 5S and Kaizen into true cultural norms by starting with “why,” teaching waste (including the eighth waste: untapped brainpower), and creating safe-to-fail environments on the floor.

➡️ Building leaders from the front line up – how he reframes operators as “CEOs of their households,” develops their leadership skills, and uses real servant leadership (from PPE to pay and financial literacy) to show people they’re more than a number.

Barrett will share named frameworks, concrete stories, and repeatable moves that have shifted cultures, sustained continuous improvement, and built internal leadership benches in complex manufacturing environments.

If you want actionable strategies for culture, retention, and operational excellence – while growing your next generation of leaders – this episode is for you.