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Truly Human LeadershipThe Powerful Impact of ListeningBarry-Wehmiller Chairman Bob Chapman has said this about the importance of listening: Time and again, I've written that listening is the most important thing a leader can do. But it transcends the leader role. Listening is the most important thing we, as humans, can do for one another. It shows empathy, it shows you care, and most importantly, it shows the person you are listening to that they matter. We are not taught to listen in our society. So much value is placed on speaking, but not listening. How many listening classes do you see...
2026-02-0422 minTruly Human LeadershipThe Powerful Impact of ListeningBarry-Wehmiller Chairman Bob Chapman has said this about the importance of listening: Time and again, I've written that listening is the most important thing a leader can do. But it transcends the leader role. Listening is the most important thing we, as humans, can do for one another. It shows empathy, it shows you care, and most importantly, it shows the person you are listening to that they matter. We are not taught to listen in our society. So much value is placed on speaking, but not listening. How many listening classes do you see...
2026-02-0422 minTruly Human LeadershipKyle Chapman at Gonzaga UniversityA few months ago, we were honored that Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington, named the week of October 13, 2025 "Chapman Leadership Week." That week, their School of Business Administration hosted the inaugural Chapman Lecture on Truly Human Leadership, named in honor of Barry-Wehmiller Chairman Bob Chapman. It was the culmination of a partnership our outreach team has had with the university to bring the principles of Truly Human Leadership to their classrooms, as well as their training of educators and staff. The speaker at this inaugural Chapman Lecture was, fittingly, Kyle Chapman, Barry-Wehmiller President and CEO a...
2026-01-2137 minTruly Human LeadershipKyle Chapman at Gonzaga UniversityA few months ago, we were honored that Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington, named the week of October 13, 2025 "Chapman Leadership Week." That week, their School of Business Administration hosted the inaugural Chapman Lecture on Truly Human Leadership, named in honor of Barry-Wehmiller Chairman Bob Chapman. It was the culmination of a partnership our outreach team has had with the university to bring the principles of Truly Human Leadership to their classrooms, as well as their training of educators and staff. The speaker at this inaugural Chapman Lecture was, fittingly, Kyle Chapman, Barry-Wehmiller President and CEO a...
2026-01-2137 minTruly Human LeadershipJan Rivkin of Harvard on the Barry-Wehmiller Case Study, Layoffs and Teaching LeadershipOver the years, we've talked about the Harvard Case Study that was written about Barry-Wehmiller in 2016. It's a best seller, taught in over 200 universities to more than 30,000 students. On an earlier podcast, we talked to the authors of the case study, one of which is our guest today, Harvard Professor Jan Rivkin. The earlier episode kind of dealt with the how and why the case study was written, but on this episode, we want to go a little deeper. The Harvard Case Study of Barry-Wehmiller deals with layoffs, a subject that is very...
2025-12-1745 minTruly Human LeadershipJan Rivkin of Harvard on the Barry-Wehmiller Case Study, Layoffs and Teaching LeadershipOver the years, we've talked about the Harvard Case Study that was written about Barry-Wehmiller in 2016. It's a best seller, taught in over 200 universities to more than 30,000 students. On an earlier podcast, we talked to the authors of the case study, one of which is our guest today, Harvard Professor Jan Rivkin. The earlier episode kind of dealt with the how and why the case study was written, but on this episode, we want to go a little deeper. The Harvard Case Study of Barry-Wehmiller deals with layoffs, a subject that is very...
2025-12-1745 minTruly Human LeadershipSimon Sinek and Bob Chapman, An Experiment in HumanityA few months ago, our friend Simon Sinek visited our BW Papersystems location in Phillips, WI to record an episode of his "A Bit of Optimism" podcast with Barry-Wehmiller Chairman Bob Chapman. It wasn't the first time Simon had been to Phillips, WI, as you'll soon hear, and for his podcast, Simon not only wanted to talk to his good friend Bob, but other BW teammates in Phillips, some he had met almost 15 years ago. That episode of Simon's podcast is out now. I highly encourage you to listen to it or watch the video...
2025-11-1233 minTruly Human LeadershipSimon Sinek and Bob Chapman, An Experiment in HumanityA few months ago, our friend Simon Sinek visited our BW Papersystems location in Phillips, WI to record an episode of his "A Bit of Optimism" podcast with Barry-Wehmiller Chairman Bob Chapman. It wasn't the first time Simon had been to Phillips, WI, as you'll soon hear, and for his podcast, Simon not only wanted to talk to his good friend Bob, but other BW teammates in Phillips, some he had met almost 15 years ago. That episode of Simon's podcast is out now. I highly encourage you to listen to it or watch the video...
2025-11-1233 minTruly Human LeadershipRandall Fleming and the Power of Caring in the WorkplaceYou may have heard Simon Sinek's recent "A Bit of Optimism" podcast that featured Barry-Wehmiller Chairman Bob Chapman and a number of BW team member from our BW Papersystems company in Phillips, WI. One particular team member that was interviewed was Randall Fleming, who was a welder when we aquired (or adopted) Marquip, the company that would become BW Papersystems. While presenting our message of Truly Human Leadership, our CEO Bob Chapman is often asked: What about the people who don't get it? What about the people who actively work against positive change? Ba...
2025-11-0541 minTruly Human LeadershipRandall Fleming and the Power of Caring in the WorkplaceYou may have heard Simon Sinek's recent "A Bit of Optimism" podcast that featured Barry-Wehmiller Chairman Bob Chapman and a number of BW team member from our BW Papersystems company in Phillips, WI. One particular team member that was interviewed was Randall Fleming, who was a welder when we aquired (or adopted) Marquip, the company that would become BW Papersystems. While presenting our message of Truly Human Leadership, our CEO Bob Chapman is often asked: What about the people who don't get it? What about the people who actively work against positive change? Ba...
2025-11-0541 min
A Bit of OptimismThe Man Who Proved Me Right with CEO Bob Chapman and the Barry-Wehmiller TeamI’ve long imagined a world where people wake each morning inspired, feel safe wherever they work, and return home fulfilled by what they’ve created. That vision once felt like a dream - until I met Bob Chapman, CEO of Barry-Wehmiller, who quietly built it into reality. Over five decades, Bob has grown a humble Midwestern manufacturing company into a global business success story, proving that leadership grounded in humanity can scale across the world.Bob sees the people in his company not as line items, but as human beings within his span of care - indiv...
2025-11-041h 12Truly Human LeadershipJason Lippert, President & CEO of Lippert ComponentsThis week, we are celebrating the release of the new revised and expanded edition of Everybody Matters: The Extraordinary Power of Caring for Your People Like Family, Barry-Wehmiller Chairman Bob Chapman and Raj Sisodia's book on Bob and Barry-Wehmiller's journey to Truly Human Leadership. On today's podcast, we want to share a story of Bob and the book's impact on one particular leader. Jason Lippert is the President and CEO of Lippert Components, a global supplier of a broad array of highly engineered components for the leading manufacturers of recreational vehicles, automobiles, watercraft and prefab homes. They...
2025-10-2336 minTruly Human LeadershipJason Lippert, President & CEO of Lippert ComponentsThis week, we are celebrating the release of the new revised and expanded edition of Everybody Matters: The Extraordinary Power of Caring for Your People Like Family, Barry-Wehmiller Chairman Bob Chapman and Raj Sisodia's book on Bob and Barry-Wehmiller's journey to Truly Human Leadership. On today's podcast, we want to share a story of Bob and the book's impact on one particular leader. Jason Lippert is the President and CEO of Lippert Components, a global supplier of a broad array of highly engineered components for the leading manufacturers of recreational vehicles, automobiles, watercraft and prefab homes. They...
2025-10-2336 min
Future Ready Leadership With Jacob MorganHow Barry-Wehmiller Grew from $18M to $4B by Treating Employees Like FamilyWhat if business leaders cared for their employees the way loving parents care for their children? That simple, profound shift of treating employees like family actually became the engine behind a $4 billion global success story. In this episode, Bob Chapman, Chairman of Barry-Wehmiller, also known as The CEO Who Put Humanity Back into Business, pulls back the curtain on how to build an organization that seamlessly combines economic strength with genuine human care. He explains how Barry-Wehmiller grew from an $18 million struggling manufacturer into a $4 billion global company by designing a balanced business model and fueling it with a “cul...
2025-10-1354 minThe Future Of Work With Jacob MorganHow Barry-Wehmiller Grew from $18M to $4B by Treating Employees Like FamilyWhat if business leaders cared for their employees the way loving parents care for their children? That simple, profound shift of treating employees like family actually became the engine behind a $4 billion global success story. In this episode, Bob Chapman, Chairman of Barry-Wehmiller, also known as The CEO Who Put Humanity Back into Business, pulls back the curtain on how to build an organization that seamlessly combines economic strength with genuine human care. He explains how Barry-Wehmiller grew from an $18 million struggling manufacturer into a $4 billion global company by designing a balanced business model and fueling it with a “cul...
2025-10-1354 minTruly Human LeadershipBob Chapman and Kyle Chapman, a Legacy of LeadershipThis past week signaled a major milestone in the history of our company. We announced that Kyle Chapman is now CEO of Barry-Wehmiller, in addition to his existing role as President. His father, Bob Chapman, who has served as CEO since 1975, will continue to serve as Chairman of the Board. Barry-Wehmiller has been led by a Chapman since 1957, when William A. Chapman, Bob's dad, became President after joining Barry-Wehmiller four years prior. It's a very exciting time for us here at Barry-Wehmiller. And to celebrate this moment, on this podcast we bring you a conversation...
2025-10-0846 minTruly Human LeadershipBob Chapman and Kyle Chapman, a Legacy of LeadershipThis past week signaled a major milestone in the history of our company. We announced that Kyle Chapman is now CEO of Barry-Wehmiller, in addition to his existing role as President. His father, Bob Chapman, who has served as CEO since 1975, will continue to serve as Chairman of the Board. Barry-Wehmiller has been led by a Chapman since 1957, when William A. Chapman, Bob's dad, became President after joining Barry-Wehmiller four years prior. It's a very exciting time for us here at Barry-Wehmiller. And to celebrate this moment, on this podcast we bring you a conversation...
2025-10-0846 minTruly Human LeadershipZach Mercurio and the Power of MatteringAlmost ten years ago, our CEO, Bob Chapman's book, Everybody Matters was released. It is a documentation of the lessons Bob and Barry-Wehmiller have learned along our journey. Among the most important insights we gained: Everybody wants to know that who they are and what they do matters. Mattering is a term that is getting more and more attention lately. A while back, you may remember episodes of our podcast that featured our friend Jennifer Wallace, who has written a book on mattering and children. And separately, Professor Isaac Prilleltensky, who has done a lot of research...
2025-07-0946 minTruly Human LeadershipZach Mercurio and the Power of MatteringAlmost ten years ago, our CEO, Bob Chapman's book, Everybody Matters was released. It is a documentation of the lessons Bob and Barry-Wehmiller have learned along our journey. Among the most important insights we gained: Everybody wants to know that who they are and what they do matters. Mattering is a term that is getting more and more attention lately. A while back, you may remember episodes of our podcast that featured our friend Jennifer Wallace, who has written a book on mattering and children. And separately, Professor Isaac Prilleltensky, who has done a lot of research...
2025-07-0946 minTruly Human LeadershipScaling Culture on a Global Level with BW Chief People Officer, Rhonda SpencerBarry-Wehmiller's Chief People Officer, Rhonda Spencer, was recently recognized by the St. Louis Business Journal in their 2025 HR Awards for Innovation in HR. This was a long overdue recognition of Rhonda's leadership, but also the work of the BW Global People Team and everthing they've done to help all of our people, all over the world, feel like they matter. Rhonda has been with Barry-Wehmiller since before the development of our Guiding Principles of Leadership and was one of the major voices in its creation. She was our first Chief People Officer and it's her primary responsibility...
2025-05-2250 minTruly Human LeadershipScaling Culture on a Global Level with BW Chief People Officer, Rhonda SpencerBarry-Wehmiller's Chief People Officer, Rhonda Spencer, was recently recognized by the St. Louis Business Journal in their 2025 HR Awards for Innovation in HR. This was a long overdue recognition of Rhonda's leadership, but also the work of the BW Global People Team and everthing they've done to help all of our people, all over the world, feel like they matter. Rhonda has been with Barry-Wehmiller since before the development of our Guiding Principles of Leadership and was one of the major voices in its creation. She was our first Chief People Officer and it's her primary responsibility...
2025-05-2250 min
M&A ScienceHow Barry-Wehmiller Built a $3.6B M&A Machine Fueled by Culture with Bob and Kyle Chapman Bob Chapman, Chairman and CEO, Barry-Wehmiller Kyle Chapman, President, Barry-Wehmiller In this episode of M&A Science, Kison Patel sits down with Bob Chapman and his son Kyle Chapman to explore how Barry-Wehmiller built a $3.6B global business through 140+ acquisitions—by putting people first. Bob, known for pioneering the "Truly Human Leadership" philosophy, and Kyle, who co-founded BW Forsyth Partners, share how culture, transparency, and stewardship shape every deal they do. They dive deep into how Barry-Wehmiller evolved from a broken family business into a global leader in capital equipment and engineering services—and why...
2025-04-171h 03M&A ScienceHow Barry-Wehmiller Built a $3.6B M&A Machine Fueled by Culture with Bob and Kyle Chapman Bob Chapman, Chairman and CEO, Barry-Wehmiller Kyle Chapman, President, Barry-Wehmiller In this episode of M&A Science, Kison Patel sits down with Bob Chapman and his son Kyle Chapman to explore how Barry-Wehmiller built a $3.6B global business through 140+ acquisitions—by putting people first. Bob, known for pioneering the "Truly Human Leadership" philosophy, and Kyle, who co-founded BW Forsyth Partners, share how culture, transparency, and stewardship shape every deal they do. They dive deep into how Barry-Wehmiller evolved from a broken family business into a global leader in capital equipment and engineering services—and why...
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Zoomer Meets Boomer - Reverse Mentoring mit Oskar und Michael TrautmannZoomer Meets Boomer Folge #45 - Was ist die perfekte Unternehmenskultur - Barry-Wehmiller vs. Netflix?#045 | Barry-Wehmiller vs. Netflix | 02.04.25
Ein Jahr Zoomer meets Boomer. Danke, dass ihr uns begleitet!
Angeregt durch einen Artikel über die Kultur bei Netflix, in dem die Familienanalogie als nicht sinnvoll dargestellt wurde („Wir sind ein Team, kein Familienunternehmen“), haben wir uns gefragt:
- Ist der Weg, ein Unternehmen wie ein Sport-Team zu führen, der neue / beste Weg?
- Oder geht es auch anders?
Michael hat daraufhin ein Unternehmen ins Spiel gebracht, das seit Jahrzehnten ganz bewusst auf das Familienprinzip setzt – und wirtschaftlich extrem erfolgreich ist: Barry-Wehmiller.
Dort werden Übernahmen als „Adoptionen“ bezeichnet, es wird nicht entlassen, sondern entwickelt, und es gibt sogar ei...
2025-04-0229 min
This View of LifeBarry-Wehmiller's Bold Experiment in Prosocial Cultural EvolutionWho is Barry-Wehmiller (BW)? Not a person, but a manufacturing corporation and star attraction of the Conscious Capitalism movement. If you are familiar with this movement, you might have read Everybody Matters: The Extraordinary Power of Caring for Your People Like Family, by CEO Bob Chapman and Raj Sisodia, co-founder of the Conscious Capitalism movement. Or perhaps a Harvard Business School case report titled Truly Human Leadership at Barry-Wehmiller. But BW deserves to become known far beyond its current circle of fame. Not only has it created an extraordinary culture of caring for itself, but it has replic...
2025-04-011h 33Truly Human LeadershipElevating a Leadership Journey w/ Coca-Cola Peninsula BeveragesThis podcast features a story from Chapman & Co. Leadership Institute, Barry-Wehmiller's consulting arm that specializes in helping other organizations unleash the extraordinary in their businesses and their people. They do this by helping those organizations identify, develop, and equip their leaders. You can learn more about Chapman & Co. at ccoleadership.com. Chapman & Co. has a dedicated branch in South Africa which has worked with Coca-Cola Peninsula Beverages on leadership development for a number of years. Peninsula Beverages is the largest Coca-Cola franchise in South Africa with 1300 team members. To date, more than 60 percent of their organization has...
2025-03-2746 minTruly Human LeadershipElevating a Leadership Journey w/ Coca-Cola Peninsula BeveragesThis podcast features a story from Chapman & Co. Leadership Institute, Barry-Wehmiller's consulting arm that specializes in helping other organizations unleash the extraordinary in their businesses and their people. They do this by helping those organizations identify, develop, and equip their leaders. You can learn more about Chapman & Co. at ccoleadership.com. Chapman & Co. has a dedicated branch in South Africa which has worked with Coca-Cola Peninsula Beverages on leadership development for a number of years. Peninsula Beverages is the largest Coca-Cola franchise in South Africa with 1300 team members. To date, more than 60 percent of their organization has...
2025-03-2746 minTruly Human LeadershipDonna Hicks, Dignity and Truly Human LeadershipOur friend Donna Hicks, a Harvard professor, world peace negotiator and author of the book, Leading With Dignity, was recently in St. Louis to participate in an event co-sponsored by Barry-Wehmiller at St. Louis University. It was a roundtable discussion on a subject of which Donna is an expert: dignity. We also brought her to Barry-Wehmiller to have a discussion with our senior leadership team. Donna has appeared on this podcast before, but while she was in town we wanted to sit down and have a conversation to talk about her work in defining and characterizing the...
2025-02-1237 minTruly Human LeadershipDonna Hicks, Dignity and Truly Human LeadershipOur friend Donna Hicks, a Harvard professor, world peace negotiator and author of the book, Leading With Dignity, was recently in St. Louis to participate in an event co-sponsored by Barry-Wehmiller at St. Louis University. It was a roundtable discussion on a subject of which Donna is an expert: dignity. We also brought her to Barry-Wehmiller to have a discussion with our senior leadership team. Donna has appeared on this podcast before, but while she was in town we wanted to sit down and have a conversation to talk about her work in defining and characterizing the...
2025-02-1237 minTruly Human LeadershipBuilding the Leaders of Tomorrow Through Succession PlanningWe've all heard about those organizations who have a dynamic and powerful leader who brings everything to new heights of success and notoriety. But then, when the times comes where that leader moves on, things are never quite the same. Other able and competent leaders left because they never received an opportunity to grow and use their gifts because the organization so relied on that one dynamic leader. So, after his departure, the organization flounders, or worse, ceases to exist. This is a scenario that Barry-Wehmiller has seen a time or two in our history of acquiring...
2025-02-0654 minTruly Human LeadershipBuilding the Leaders of Tomorrow Through Succession PlanningWe've all heard about those organizations who have a dynamic and powerful leader who brings everything to new heights of success and notoriety. But then, when the times comes where that leader moves on, things are never quite the same. Other able and competent leaders left because they never received an opportunity to grow and use their gifts because the organization so relied on that one dynamic leader. So, after his departure, the organization flounders, or worse, ceases to exist. This is a scenario that Barry-Wehmiller has seen a time or two in our history of acquiring...
2025-02-0654 minTruly Human LeadershipBetter Work, Better World: Interviews with BW Team Members Pt. 1Often on this podcast, you'll hear Barry-Wehmiller CEO Bob Chapman, other BW leaders or other thought leaders talk about the waycaring leadership or Truly Human Leadership impacts the lives of people in our workplaces. However, on this episode, you're going to hear from some of our team members within Barry-Wehmiler. A few years ago, we started a video series called "Better Work, Better World" that you can find at trulyhumanleadership.com or on our social channels. The series is a way to feature our team members' stories and recognize them for their contributions. On this...
2025-01-2234 minTruly Human LeadershipBetter Work, Better World: Interviews with BW Team Members Pt. 1Often on this podcast, you'll hear Barry-Wehmiller CEO Bob Chapman, other BW leaders or other thought leaders talk about the waycaring leadership or Truly Human Leadership impacts the lives of people in our workplaces. However, on this episode, you're going to hear from some of our team members within Barry-Wehmiler. A few years ago, we started a video series called "Better Work, Better World" that you can find at trulyhumanleadership.com or on our social channels. The series is a way to feature our team members' stories and recognize them for their contributions. On this...
2025-01-2234 minTruly Human LeadershipBob Chapman Answers Listener Questions Pt.1A while back, we asked followers of Barry-Wehmiller on social media to send in questions for CEO Bob Chapman to answer on our podcast. We were overwhelmed by the response! We appreciate the time and thoughtfulness of everyone who submitted their questions. There were so many, the answers will be spread across multiple episodes of the podcast. Bob enjoyed the dialogue with you all so much, we will probably do this again in the future. In this time of Thanksgiving in the U.S. we are very thankful for all of the Barry-Wehmiller teammates around...
2024-12-0340 minTruly Human LeadershipBob Chapman Answers Listener Questions Pt.1A while back, we asked followers of Barry-Wehmiller on social media to send in questions for CEO Bob Chapman to answer on our podcast. We were overwhelmed by the response! We appreciate the time and thoughtfulness of everyone who submitted their questions. There were so many, the answers will be spread across multiple episodes of the podcast. Bob enjoyed the dialogue with you all so much, we will probably do this again in the future. In this time of Thanksgiving in the U.S. we are very thankful for all of the Barry-Wehmiller teammates around...
2024-12-0340 minTruly Human LeadershipCompassion and Empathy with Dr. Ken DruckDr. Ken Druck has been a trusted advisor through the years, personally to Barry-Wehmiller CEO Bob Chapman, and also to the leadership of BW during some of our tough times. After the loss of his daughter, Ken decided to dedicate himself to helping others find their way through grief. He founded the Jenna Druck Center in his daughter's honor and went on to be a source of hope to families affected by the tragedies of 9-11, Columbine, Katrina and Sandy Hook. A few years ago, we invited Ken to Barry-Wehmiller corporate headquarters in St. Louis...
2024-11-0434 minTruly Human LeadershipCompassion and Empathy with Dr. Ken DruckDr. Ken Druck has been a trusted advisor through the years, personally to Barry-Wehmiller CEO Bob Chapman, and also to the leadership of BW during some of our tough times. After the loss of his daughter, Ken decided to dedicate himself to helping others find their way through grief. He founded the Jenna Druck Center in his daughter's honor and went on to be a source of hope to families affected by the tragedies of 9-11, Columbine, Katrina and Sandy Hook. A few years ago, we invited Ken to Barry-Wehmiller corporate headquarters in St. Louis...
2024-11-0434 minTruly Human LeadershipMeijer and Chapman & Co. Leadership Institute, Letting Leaders be Leaders Chapman & Co. Leadership Institute is Barry-Wehmiller's consulting arm that specializes in helping other organizations unleash the extraordinary in their businesses and their people. They do this by helping those organizations identify, develop, and equip their leaders. You can learn more about Chapman & Co. at ccoleadership.com One company that Chapman & Co. has a long relationship with is Meijer, a midwestern chain of grocery stores that currently has about 270 stores with 70,000 team members. On this podcast, Barry Kirk, one of Chapman & Co.'s partners, has an indepth conversation with Dave Lopez and Josh Barber of Meijer. They talk...
2024-10-2351 minTruly Human LeadershipMeijer and Chapman & Co. Leadership Institute, Letting Leaders be Leaders Chapman & Co. Leadership Institute is Barry-Wehmiller's consulting arm that specializes in helping other organizations unleash the extraordinary in their businesses and their people. They do this by helping those organizations identify, develop, and equip their leaders. You can learn more about Chapman & Co. at ccoleadership.com One company that Chapman & Co. has a long relationship with is Meijer, a midwestern chain of grocery stores that currently has about 270 stores with 70,000 team members. On this podcast, Barry Kirk, one of Chapman & Co.'s partners, has an indepth conversation with Dave Lopez and Josh Barber of Meijer. They talk...
2024-10-2351 minTruly Human LeadershipDeveloping a Coaching Habit with Michael Bungay StanierMichael Bungay Stanier (or MBS) is the founder of Box of Crayons, a learning and development company that helps organizations move from advice-driven to curiosity-led. They've trained hundreds of thousands of managers to be more coach-like and their clients range from Microsoft to Gucci. A few years ago, Barry-Wehmiller CEO, Bob Chapman, shared our leadership philosophy with MBS on the Great Work Podcast from Box of Crayons, which is where we were first introduced to his work. One of MBS's books, The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More and Change The Way You Lead Forever...
2024-10-1430 minTruly Human LeadershipDeveloping a Coaching Habit with Michael Bungay StanierMichael Bungay Stanier (or MBS) is the founder of Box of Crayons, a learning and development company that helps organizations move from advice-driven to curiosity-led. They've trained hundreds of thousands of managers to be more coach-like and their clients range from Microsoft to Gucci. A few years ago, Barry-Wehmiller CEO, Bob Chapman, shared our leadership philosophy with MBS on the Great Work Podcast from Box of Crayons, which is where we were first introduced to his work. One of MBS's books, The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More and Change The Way You Lead Forever...
2024-10-1430 minTruly Human LeadershipLeading From the Inside Out, Bob Chapman and Ramesh Srinivasan of McKinsey & CompanyBarry-Wehmiller's CEO, Bob Chapman, often says that to be a Truly Human Leader, you need to have the skills and courage to care. Often, when you are placed into the role of leadership the traditional way to view the people within your span of care is as functions. So, you try to get them to do what you want so you can be successful, not because you care about them. It's not about who those people are or why they matter. They're just a function for your success or the success of your organization. Caring is reserved...
2024-09-2342 minTruly Human LeadershipLeading From the Inside Out, Bob Chapman and Ramesh Srinivasan of McKinsey & CompanyBarry-Wehmiller's CEO, Bob Chapman, often says that to be a Truly Human Leader, you need to have the skills and courage to care. Often, when you are placed into the role of leadership the traditional way to view the people within your span of care is as functions. So, you try to get them to do what you want so you can be successful, not because you care about them. It's not about who those people are or why they matter. They're just a function for your success or the success of your organization. Caring is reserved...
2024-09-2342 minTruly Human LeadershipThe Journey of Leadership, Hans-Werner Kaas and Bob Chapman in ConversationMcKinsey and Company is one of the most, if not the most, prestigious consulting firms in the world. McKinsey creates immeasurable value for its clients, influences how the business world operates, and produces many of the world's business and political leaders. Barry-Wehmiller and our CEO, Bob Chapman were recently featured in an important new book written by four McKinsey Senior Partners. It's called The Journey of Leadership: How CEOs Learn to Lead from the Inside Out. It was written by Hans-Werner Kaas, Dana Maor, Ramesh Srinivasan, and Kurt Strovink. The Journey of Leadership offers leaders...
2024-09-1051 minTruly Human LeadershipThe Journey of Leadership, Hans-Werner Kaas and Bob Chapman in ConversationMcKinsey and Company is one of the most, if not the most, prestigious consulting firms in the world. McKinsey creates immeasurable value for its clients, influences how the business world operates, and produces many of the world's business and political leaders. Barry-Wehmiller and our CEO, Bob Chapman were recently featured in an important new book written by four McKinsey Senior Partners. It's called The Journey of Leadership: How CEOs Learn to Lead from the Inside Out. It was written by Hans-Werner Kaas, Dana Maor, Ramesh Srinivasan, and Kurt Strovink. The Journey of Leadership offers leaders...
2024-09-1051 min
Difference TalksTruly Human Leadership with Bob ChapmanSend us a textBob Chapman is CEO of Barry-Wehmiller and co-author of the bestselling book Everybody Matters: The Extraordinary Power of Caring for Your People Like Family. During this illuminating episode, Bob discusses the idea of Truly Human Leadership, which involves caring for employees as if they were family and involving them in finding solutions and making sacrifices together. Key highlights from the conversation: Businesses have the potential to be a powerful force for good by prioritizing the well-being and dignity of their employees. Leaders should strive to create disciples who will carry for...
2024-09-0531 minTruly Human LeadershipBob Chapman Talks About Writing Your EulogyHave you ever thought about what your eulogy might say? It's kind of a macabre thought, but it's actually a pretty important question. And it's the topic of conversation on this podcast between Barry-Wehmiller CEO, Bob Chapman, and Garrett Potts, an assistant professor at the University of South Florida. As you've heard over several episodes of this podcast, Barry-Wehmiller is working with a number of universities to try and instill principles of Truly Human Leadership into business schools, so future leaders are not only taught the hard skills you'd expect they need in their career, but also...
2024-08-1951 minTruly Human LeadershipBob Chapman Talks About Writing Your EulogyHave you ever thought about what your eulogy might say? It's kind of a macabre thought, but it's actually a pretty important question. And it's the topic of conversation on this podcast between Barry-Wehmiller CEO, Bob Chapman, and Garrett Potts, an assistant professor at the University of South Florida. As you've heard over several episodes of this podcast, Barry-Wehmiller is working with a number of universities to try and instill principles of Truly Human Leadership into business schools, so future leaders are not only taught the hard skills you'd expect they need in their career, but also...
2024-08-1951 minTruly Human LeadershipImplementing an Organizational Culture Survey Within a Global CompanyChapman & Co. Leadership Institute is Barry-Wehmiller's consulting arm that specializes in helping other organizations unleash the extraordinary in their businesses and their people. They do this by helping those organizations identify, develop and equip their leaders. One of the ways Chapman & Co helps to equip leaders in an organization is with information. One of the ways they can provide that information is by administering an organizational culture survey. On this podcast, we're going to do a deeper dive into organizational culture surveys and implementing them within a global organization with Chapman & Co.'s survey expert...
2024-07-1131 minTruly Human LeadershipImplementing an Organizational Culture Survey Within a Global CompanyChapman & Co. Leadership Institute is Barry-Wehmiller's consulting arm that specializes in helping other organizations unleash the extraordinary in their businesses and their people. They do this by helping those organizations identify, develop and equip their leaders. One of the ways Chapman & Co helps to equip leaders in an organization is with information. One of the ways they can provide that information is by administering an organizational culture survey. On this podcast, we're going to do a deeper dive into organizational culture surveys and implementing them within a global organization with Chapman & Co.'s survey expert...
2024-07-1131 minTruly Human LeadershipTeaching Empathetic Listening to College StudentsListening is not always a dedicated subject in educational curriculums. Think about it. There are speech classes, debate teams. You don't hear much about listening classes. That's why it's one of the foundational leadership classes taught in Barry-Wehmiller's internal university. We teach our people to "listen like leaders." It not only affects their relationships at work and with customers, but it has been shown to have a pround affect at home with their families, friends and neighbors. On this podcast, you'll hear how those teachings are being integrated into college curriculum by Lisa Waite, a pr...
2024-04-1841 minTruly Human LeadershipTeaching Empathetic Listening to College StudentsListening is not always a dedicated subject in educational curriculums. Think about it. There are speech classes, debate teams. You don't hear much about listening classes. That's why it's one of the foundational leadership classes taught in Barry-Wehmiller's internal university. We teach our people to "listen like leaders." It not only affects their relationships at work and with customers, but it has been shown to have a pround affect at home with their families, friends and neighbors. On this podcast, you'll hear how those teachings are being integrated into college curriculum by Lisa Waite, a pr...
2024-04-1841 minTruly Human LeadershipA Transformative Partnership for Teaching Leadership in Business EducationIf you want to change the way people lead, maybe you should go to the source of where they're taught to lead – business schools. Maybe the way we teach people to lead should change. Christopher Reina is the Founding and Executive Director of the Institute for Transformative Leadership and an Associate Professor in the Department of Management and Entrepreneurship at Virginia Commonwealth University. Chris came into our orbit at Barry-Wehmiller a number of years ago. Our relationship with Chris blossomed into a partnership at Virginia Commonwealth University, spearheaded by our Director of Outreach, Brian Wellinghoff, wh...
2024-03-0845 minTruly Human LeadershipA Transformative Partnership for Teaching Leadership in Business EducationIf you want to change the way people lead, maybe you should go to the source of where they're taught to lead – business schools. Maybe the way we teach people to lead should change. Christopher Reina is the Founding and Executive Director of the Institute for Transformative Leadership and an Associate Professor in the Department of Management and Entrepreneurship at Virginia Commonwealth University. Chris came into our orbit at Barry-Wehmiller a number of years ago. Our relationship with Chris blossomed into a partnership at Virginia Commonwealth University, spearheaded by our Director of Outreach, Brian Wellinghoff, wh...
2024-03-0845 minTruly Human LeadershipBob Chapman Speaks to Business LeadersIt is a universal truth -- every one of us, no matter what our job or where we live, simply wants to know that who we are and what we do matters. As leaders in business, we have the awesome responsibility to let people know that they do. Our goal at Barry-Wehmiller is to show the world that business can be a powerful force for good when we realize that the way we lead impacts the way people live and have the courage to care for those we lead. And that is what Barry-Wehmiller CEO, Bob Chapman, d...
2024-01-1229 minTruly Human LeadershipBob Chapman Speaks to Business LeadersIt is a universal truth -- every one of us, no matter what our job or where we live, simply wants to know that who we are and what we do matters. As leaders in business, we have the awesome responsibility to let people know that they do. Our goal at Barry-Wehmiller is to show the world that business can be a powerful force for good when we realize that the way we lead impacts the way people live and have the courage to care for those we lead. And that is what Barry-Wehmiller CEO, Bob Chapman, d...
2024-01-1229 minTruly Human LeadershipLeader Expectations and CommitmentsAt Barry-Wehmiller, we consider leadership to be an awesome responsibility--it holds the key to growing our business and, as important, improving the lives of our team members. It's our job, as leaders, to help them establish goals so they know how to contribute, to remove barriers that get in the way of them achieving their goals, and help them chart a path for their growth. Our team members deserve that and, consequently, if we're asking them to contribute, we must ensure that they are led by leaders who have the skills to help them perform...
2023-12-1432 minTruly Human LeadershipLeader Expectations and CommitmentsAt Barry-Wehmiller, we consider leadership to be an awesome responsibility--it holds the key to growing our business and, as important, improving the lives of our team members. It's our job, as leaders, to help them establish goals so they know how to contribute, to remove barriers that get in the way of them achieving their goals, and help them chart a path for their growth. Our team members deserve that and, consequently, if we're asking them to contribute, we must ensure that they are led by leaders who have the skills to help them perform...
2023-12-1432 minTruly Human LeadershipLean, Continuous Improvement and PeopleWhen Lean was introduced to the Barry-Wehmiller organization a number of years ago, CEO Bob Chapman's concern was that people would be lost along the way. But we found a way to adopt Lean methods and stay true to our Guiding Principles of Leadership. Instead of using Lean to reduce waste, we use it to reduce frustration. It's part of the bag of tools we use in continuous improvement to ensure a stable and thriving business for the benefit of our people. It's part of our overall Operational Excellence strategy. Our vision is about engaging people's head, he...
2023-11-1647 minTruly Human LeadershipLean, Continuous Improvement and PeopleWhen Lean was introduced to the Barry-Wehmiller organization a number of years ago, CEO Bob Chapman's concern was that people would be lost along the way. But we found a way to adopt Lean methods and stay true to our Guiding Principles of Leadership. Instead of using Lean to reduce waste, we use it to reduce frustration. It's part of the bag of tools we use in continuous improvement to ensure a stable and thriving business for the benefit of our people. It's part of our overall Operational Excellence strategy. Our vision is about engaging people's head, he...
2023-11-1647 minTruly Human LeadershipDealing With Crisis in Business, Bob Chapman and Chapman & Co. Leadership InstituteChapman & Co. Leadership Institute is Barry-Wehmiller's consulting company that helps organizations identify, develop, and equip leaders. They bring the lessons we have learned at Barry-Wehmiller and our principles of Truly Human Leadership alongside scientific methods to provide individual and organizational assessments, training, and consultation. They help their clients drive exceptional results through a culture where people and performance are in harmony. On this THL Refresher podcast, we bring you a discussion between two of Chapman & Co.'s leading partners, Sara Hannah and Matt Whiat and Barry-Wehmiller CEO Bob Chapman. This was done at the height of the...
2023-10-2629 minTruly Human LeadershipDealing With Crisis in Business, Bob Chapman and Chapman & Co. Leadership InstituteChapman & Co. Leadership Institute is Barry-Wehmiller's consulting company that helps organizations identify, develop, and equip leaders. They bring the lessons we have learned at Barry-Wehmiller and our principles of Truly Human Leadership alongside scientific methods to provide individual and organizational assessments, training, and consultation. They help their clients drive exceptional results through a culture where people and performance are in harmony. On this THL Refresher podcast, we bring you a discussion between two of Chapman & Co.'s leading partners, Sara Hannah and Matt Whiat and Barry-Wehmiller CEO Bob Chapman. This was done at the height of the...
2023-10-2629 minTruly Human LeadershipBuilding and Sustaining Company Culture w/ Rhonda SpencerRhonda Spencer is Barry-Wehmiller's Chief People Officer. She has been with our company since before the development of our Guiding Principles of Leadership and was one of the major voices in its creation. It's her primary responsibility to be the steward of our values and make sure that light shines to the furthest reaches of our organization. Rhonda joined Brent Stewart and Mary Rudder on this podcast to talk about the nuts and bolts of how we try to make everybody feel like they matter at Barry-Wehmiller. She also talks about how she became Barry-Wehmiller's first Chief...
2023-10-1236 minTruly Human LeadershipBuilding and Sustaining Company Culture w/ Rhonda SpencerRhonda Spencer is Barry-Wehmiller's Chief People Officer. She has been with our company since before the development of our Guiding Principles of Leadership and was one of the major voices in its creation. It's her primary responsibility to be the steward of our values and make sure that light shines to the furthest reaches of our organization. Rhonda joined Brent Stewart and Mary Rudder on this podcast to talk about the nuts and bolts of how we try to make everybody feel like they matter at Barry-Wehmiller. She also talks about how she became Barry-Wehmiller's first Chief...
2023-10-1236 minTruly Human LeadershipBob Chapman, Looking Back to Move ForwardImagine going to get coffee for your team and finding your coffee maker had been repossessed. In the early 1980s, Barry-Wehmiller was in trouble as a business, but we learned to embrace the lessons that arise during times of adversity and uncover the opportunities hidden within periods of crisis. BW CEO, Bob Chapman, tells this story in his book, Everybody Matters: The Extraordinary Power of Caring For Your People like Family, co-written with Raj Sisodia. On this podcast, Bob talks about challenging times in Barry-Wehmiller's history in greater detail. Many of the lessons learned during th...
2023-09-2752 minTruly Human LeadershipBob Chapman, Looking Back to Move ForwardImagine going to get coffee for your team and finding your coffee maker had been repossessed. In the early 1980s, Barry-Wehmiller was in trouble as a business, but we learned to embrace the lessons that arise during times of adversity and uncover the opportunities hidden within periods of crisis. BW CEO, Bob Chapman, tells this story in his book, Everybody Matters: The Extraordinary Power of Caring For Your People like Family, co-written with Raj Sisodia. On this podcast, Bob talks about challenging times in Barry-Wehmiller's history in greater detail. Many of the lessons learned during th...
2023-09-2752 min
Paper360 Better Together Podcast SeriesBob Chapman, Barry-WehmillerThis episode of Better Together welcomes Bob Chapman, chairman and CEO of St. Louis, MO-based Barry-Wehmiller, a $3B global capital equipment and engineering solutions company with more than 12,000 team members. Over the past two decades, Chapman's approach has evolved from traditional management practices to Truly Human Leadership—a people-centric approach where his team members feel valued, cared for, and integral to the company’s purpose. Bob Chapman will also be the opening keynoter at CorrExpo in Cleveland, OH, August 28-30. In this inspiring conversation, Bob talks with Better Together host Jan Bottiglieri about the t...
2023-08-2235 minTruly Human LeadershipModeling Truly Human Leadership in the ClassroomAs we've talked about in several past episodes of this podcast, Barry-Wehmiller's CEO, Bob Chapman, has a passion for transforming the way business education is taught in our universities. We want to transform these institutions that train people to manage into institutions that foster Truly Human leaders who honor individual dignity and demonstrate the courage to care for others. It's why we helped found the Humanistic Leadership Academy. But it's not only important to teach students how to be truly human leaders, the teachers must model those principles as well. On this episode, we feature...
2023-08-1735 minTruly Human LeadershipModeling Truly Human Leadership in the ClassroomAs we've talked about in several past episodes of this podcast, Barry-Wehmiller's CEO, Bob Chapman, has a passion for transforming the way business education is taught in our universities. We want to transform these institutions that train people to manage into institutions that foster Truly Human leaders who honor individual dignity and demonstrate the courage to care for others. It's why we helped found the Humanistic Leadership Academy. But it's not only important to teach students how to be truly human leaders, the teachers must model those principles as well. On this episode, we feature...
2023-08-1735 minTruly Human LeadershipSimon Sinek and Bob ChapmanIt was Simon Sinek who coined the term "Truly Human Leadership." Simon and Barry-Wehmiller CEO Bob Chapman became fast friends when they first met years ago. Simon wrote about Barry-Wehmiller in his book, Leaders Eat Last, and he also wrote the foreword to Bob and Raj Sisodia's book, Everybody Matters: The Extraordinary Power of Caring For Your People Like Family. He is a significant voice and one of our most important allies in spreading our message. In 2015, Bob and Simon recorded this conversation around the release of Everybody Matters. We re-present it to you in th...
2023-07-2036 minTruly Human LeadershipSimon Sinek and Bob ChapmanIt was Simon Sinek who coined the term "Truly Human Leadership." Simon and Barry-Wehmiller CEO Bob Chapman became fast friends when they first met years ago. Simon wrote about Barry-Wehmiller in his book, Leaders Eat Last, and he also wrote the foreword to Bob and Raj Sisodia's book, Everybody Matters: The Extraordinary Power of Caring For Your People Like Family. He is a significant voice and one of our most important allies in spreading our message. In 2015, Bob and Simon recorded this conversation around the release of Everybody Matters. We re-present it to you in th...
2023-07-2036 minTruly Human LeadershipA Harvard Case Study of Truly Human LeadershipIn 2016, Harvard Business School published a case study on Barry-Wehmiller's approach to leadership that is now taught at 80 business schools. In this episode of our podcast, its authors, Jan Rivkin and Dylan Minor talk about the case study method of teaching, why they chose Barry-Wehmiller as a subject, how business school students are responding to people-centric principles and how Truly Human Leadership might apply in our current business and political climate.
2023-07-0622 minTruly Human LeadershipA Harvard Case Study of Truly Human LeadershipIn 2016, Harvard Business School published a case study on Barry-Wehmiller's approach to leadership that is now taught at 80 business schools. In this episode of our podcast, its authors, Jan Rivkin and Dylan Minor talk about the case study method of teaching, why they chose Barry-Wehmiller as a subject, how business school students are responding to people-centric principles and how Truly Human Leadership might apply in our current business and political climate.
2023-07-0622 minTruly Human LeadershipBuilding a Mattering Movement, Jennifer Wallace and Sarah BennisonJennifer Wallace recently wrote an article for the Wall Street Journal, "The Power of Mattering at Work" that was forwarded to Barry-Wehmiller CEO, Bob Chapman. Jennifer has written a book that discusses the importance of mattering in children that comes out in August 2023, Never Enough: When Achievement Culture Becomes Toxic-and What We Can Do About It. Along with her friend, Sarah Bennison, Jennifer is trying to build The Mattering Movement, with the goal of helping people of all ages learn the skills and tools to enact meaningful social change by identifying genuine needs, big or small, and t...
2023-03-3036 minTruly Human LeadershipBuilding a Mattering Movement, Jennifer Wallace and Sarah BennisonJennifer Wallace recently wrote an article for the Wall Street Journal, "The Power of Mattering at Work" that was forwarded to Barry-Wehmiller CEO, Bob Chapman. Jennifer has written a book that discusses the importance of mattering in children that comes out in August 2023, Never Enough: When Achievement Culture Becomes Toxic-and What We Can Do About It. Along with her friend, Sarah Bennison, Jennifer is trying to build The Mattering Movement, with the goal of helping people of all ages learn the skills and tools to enact meaningful social change by identifying genuine needs, big or small, and t...
2023-03-3036 minTruly Human LeadershipBob Chapman and Raj Sisodia on Everybody MattersIt's been almost eight years since the publication of Everybody Matters: The Extraordinary Power of Caring for Your People Like Family by Raj Sisodia, one of the founders of Conscious Capitalism and Barry-Wehmiller CEO, Bob Chapman. It's the story of Bob and Barry-Wehmiller's journey from traditional business thinking to Truly Human Leadership. All these years later, people are still discovering the book and are touched by the story. Around the time of Everybody Matters' release, Bob and Raj did a number of interviews talking about why they wrote the book and what they hoped to...
2023-01-1949 minTruly Human LeadershipBob Chapman and Raj Sisodia on Everybody MattersIt's been almost eight years since the publication of Everybody Matters: The Extraordinary Power of Caring for Your People Like Family by Raj Sisodia, one of the founders of Conscious Capitalism and Barry-Wehmiller CEO, Bob Chapman. It's the story of Bob and Barry-Wehmiller's journey from traditional business thinking to Truly Human Leadership. All these years later, people are still discovering the book and are touched by the story. Around the time of Everybody Matters' release, Bob and Raj did a number of interviews talking about why they wrote the book and what they hoped to...
2023-01-1949 minTruly Human LeadershipDiscussing Human Flourishing at the Vatican, Brian Wellinghoff and Matthew LeeMatthew Lee, Baylor professor and Research Associate at the Human Flourishing Program at Harvard University and Brian Wellinghoff, Barry-Wehmiller Director of Strategy, Improvement and Culture, recently had the opportunity to speak at the Humanity 2.0 conference at the Vatican. This conference gathered distinguished academics, researchers, philanthropists, and business leaders around the question: "How do we promote human flourishing in our world?" On this podcast, we feature a conversation between Matthew and Brian about this event and it's importance. You'll hear about the idea of human flourishing as it pertains to business education and you'll hear how B...
2022-12-1536 minTruly Human LeadershipDiscussing Human Flourishing at the Vatican, Brian Wellinghoff and Matthew LeeMatthew Lee, Baylor professor and Research Associate at the Human Flourishing Program at Harvard University and Brian Wellinghoff, Barry-Wehmiller Director of Strategy, Improvement and Culture, recently had the opportunity to speak at the Humanity 2.0 conference at the Vatican. This conference gathered distinguished academics, researchers, philanthropists, and business leaders around the question: "How do we promote human flourishing in our world?" On this podcast, we feature a conversation between Matthew and Brian about this event and it's importance. You'll hear about the idea of human flourishing as it pertains to business education and you'll hear how B...
2022-12-1536 minTruly Human LeadershipHow Would a Caring Family Respond? BW in the 2008-2009 RecessionRightsizing, de-layering, business re-engineering, streamlining the organization…these are a few of the more current terms for the conventional business practice of eliminating jobs to improve profit. You rarely hear anyone talk about the impact on the lives of the individuals and the family members of those laid off after sending them home with damage to their self-worth and a dramatic loss of income. Rarely do they consider the impact on those who remain in the organization. On this podcast, we look back at Barry-Wehmiller response during the recession of 2008-2009 where many companies were la...
2022-12-0121 minTruly Human LeadershipTransforming the Healthcare Workplace with Paul DeChant and Bruce CummingsWho heals the healers is a question Barry-Wehmiller CEO, Bob Chapman asked in 2019, long before the COVID-19 pandemic. Today, the need for better leadership in healthcare has reached a breaking point. Healthcare professionals are suffering from burnout and other mental health issues and are leaving the profession in droves. On this episode of our podcast, healthcare industry vets Paul DeChant and Bruce Cummings talk about their efforts to reverse the dramatic trends.
2022-09-0643 minTruly Human LeadershipBob Chapman Talks to New BW Team MembersRecently, our CEO, Bob Chapman, spoke to a group of new Barry-Wehmiller team members in our St. Louis office. Bob gives a good overview of the history of our company, the development of our culture of Truly Human Leadership and how we are trying to trying to change the world. We decided to share this talk on this podcast in the hopes that it would be as inspiring to you as it was to the team members in that room.
2022-08-1847 minTruly Human LeadershipBob Burg, Author of the Go-GiverMany people think of customers as existing externally from an organization, someone who pays for goods and services. We at Barry-Wehmiller feel that anyone becomes a customer at the moment we have an opportunity to serve. A culture of service is culture with a shared purpose where everyone is focused on meeting the needs of others inside and outside the organization. Our friend Bob Burg is an author and speaker who has taught true customer service to hundreds of thousands of people with his book, The Go-Giver. On this podcast, he gives is thoughts on how to...
2022-07-2124 minTruly Human LeadershipRichard Sheridan, Author of Joy Inc. On this THL Refresher, we bring you the first interview we did with Richard Sheridan, the CEO and Chief Storyteller of Menlo Innovations. Menlo is a company that builds custom software, whose mission is to "end human suffering in the world as it relates to technology." Like Barry-Wehmiller, Menlo has a unique culture which they want to share with the world. We call it Truly Human Leadership, they call it "the business value of joy." Rich talks with us about leadership, Menlo and his book, "Joy Inc."
2022-06-1629 minTruly Human LeadershipA Conversation on Sustainability with BW Packaging SystemsBarry-Wehmiller is a $3+ billion global supplier of manufacturing equipment to a variety of industries. Our companies build machines that help our customers bring their products to the world. So, how does a company that builds manufacturing equipment and measures success by the way we touch the lives of others and is trying to build a better world approach environmental sustainability? This podcast features a conversation with Carol O'Neill, the Group President of Packaging for Barry-Wehmiller and Michelle Bryson, Global Sustainable Packaging Leader for BW Packaging Systems. They talk about how our values shape the way...
2022-06-0127 minTruly Human LeadershipA Conversation on Sustainability with BW Packaging SystemsBarry-Wehmiller is a $3+ billion global supplier of manufacturing equipment to a variety of industries. Our companies build machines that help our customers bring their products to the world. So, how does a company that builds manufacturing equipment and measures success by the way we touch the lives of others and is trying to build a better world approach environmental sustainability? This podcast features a conversation with Carol O'Neill, the Group President of Packaging for Barry-Wehmiller and Michelle Bryson, Global Sustainable Packaging Leader for BW Packaging Systems. They talk about how our values shape the way...
2022-06-0127 minTruly Human LeadershipMichael Pirson and the Effort to Humanize Business EducationMichael Pirson is an Associate Professor of Management, Global Sustainability, and Social Entrepreneurship at Fordham University and Research Fellow at Harvard University. Michael is also part of a group comprised of business leaders and professors from around the world that wants to transform business education into institutions that foster human-centric leaders who honor individual dignity and demonstrate the courage to care for others. Brian Wellinghoff, Barry-Wehmiller's Director of Strategy, Improvement and Culture, has led Barry-Wehmiller's support of this group. On this podcast, he talks with Michael about humanistic management, what it is and how they...
2022-05-1138 minTruly Human LeadershipMichael Pirson and the Effort to Humanize Business EducationMichael Pirson is an Associate Professor of Management, Global Sustainability, and Social Entrepreneurship at Fordham University and Research Fellow at Harvard University. Michael is also part of a group comprised of business leaders and professors from around the world that wants to transform business education into institutions that foster human-centric leaders who honor individual dignity and demonstrate the courage to care for others. Brian Wellinghoff, Barry-Wehmiller's Director of Strategy, Improvement and Culture, has led Barry-Wehmiller's support of this group. On this podcast, he talks with Michael about humanistic management, what it is and how they...
2022-05-1138 minTruly Human LeadershipThe Importance of Recognition and CelebrationRecognition and celebration is one of the most important ways you can help everybody in your business feel like they matter. This episode is an audio-documentary taking you inside the creation of one of BarryWehmiller's recognition programs and inside a recognition event. The episode features Barry-Wehmiller CEO Bob Chapman and a number of BW team members.
2022-04-1426 min
The Caring CEO. For leaders who want to grow teams who are more caring, fun filled and productive. For leaders who care.#29 The workplace leadership needed in a volatile and uncertain world - Bob Chapman, CEO Barry WehmillerBob Chapman is the CEO of Barry Wehmiller, which, under his leadership, has grown from a turnover of $20 million to $3 billion. His shareholders have had a return of 15% p.a. for 25 years, and the company now employs 12000 employees. Bob believes that leadership is about caring for those you have the privilege of working with. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2022-04-011h 09Truly Human LeadershipHow Can Business Education Develop Compassionate Leaders?We want to help the generations of tomorrow become leaders who care, not managers who manage. Sophia Town is an assistant professor of organizational behavior in the leading people and organizations area at the Gabelli School of Business at Fordham University. Sophia's classes are guided by the question: How can we use business education to develop compassionate leaders and build a flourishing world? On this podcast, Sophia and Barry-Wehmiller's Brian Wellinghoff have a conversation about how we can infuse Truly Human Leadership in business education to better train the leaders of tomorrow.
2022-02-1751 minTruly Human LeadershipJane Adshead-Grant, The Listening CoachJane Adshead-Grant has been a very good friend to all of us at Barry-Wehmiller. She has interviewed our CEO, Bob Chapman, on a number of occasions. She's worked with us as a facilitator and she was instrumental in putting together Bob's Truly Human Leadership tour in Europe in 2020. Most of all, Jane is a tireless advocate for Truly Human Leadership in the world. Jane has written several books and her most recent one is titled The Listening Coach: Coach Yourself Through the Elements of Listening That are Critical in Life, Business and our...
2022-02-0333 min
The Future Of Work With Jacob MorganBob Chapman, CEO of Barry-Wehmiller on What It Takes To Lead In The Future Of WorkBob Chapman is the CEO of Barry-Wehmiller, a global supplier of manufacturing technology and services with over 12,000 employees. Bob was named the #3 CEO in the world by Inc. Magazine and Barry-Wehmiller is studied by business schools and organizations around the world because of their unique culture and Bob’s truly human leadership style. I have had the pleasure of speaking with Bob on many occasions. I had him on the podcast back in 2015, I interviewed him for my book, The Future Leader, and I interviewed him for my online leadership course. Bob truly cares about his people and...
2021-11-2939 minFuture Ready Leadership With Jacob MorganBob Chapman, CEO of Barry-Wehmiller on What It Takes To Lead In The Future Of WorkBob Chapman is the CEO of Barry-Wehmiller, a global supplier of manufacturing technology and services with over 12,000 employees. Bob was named the #3 CEO in the world by Inc. Magazine and Barry-Wehmiller is studied by business schools and organizations around the world because of their unique culture and Bob’s truly human leadership style. I have had the pleasure of speaking with Bob on many occasions. I had him on the podcast back in 2015, I interviewed him for my book, The Future Leader, and I interviewed him for my online leadership course. Bob truly cares about his people and...
2021-11-2939 min
The BME Grad Podcast24- Validation Engineer at Barry-Wehmiller Design Group (+ now Associate Specialist, Engineering at Merck) w/ Danlee BrownDanlee Brown is 2020 alum of the Joint Program of Biomedical Engineering at UNC and NC State.
Danlee joins Allie and Grace to discuss her career to date, including her role as a Validation Engineer at Barry-Wehmiller Design Group, and now, her role as an Associate Specialist, Engineering at Merck.
For more information on The BME Grad Podcast, visit the Joint Department of BME at UNC and NC State's website: bme.unc.edu/home/news-events/the-bme-grad-podcast/
Connect with or reach out to Host, Allie Mitzak, on LinkedIn: www...
2021-10-0824 min
The Impact EffectAn Interview with Bob Chapman, Chairman and CEO of Barry-WehmillerIn response to COVID-19, leaders are being asked to make critical decisions that impact their workforce and basic survival of the business. Faced with a similar situation after the 2008 economic collapse, many leaders had to make challenging decisions. This week's episode features Bob Chapman, Chairman and CEO of Barry-Wehmiller Companies, Inc., a global manufacturing business with 11,000 team members. While leading the business for over 40 years, Bob has applied a unique blend of strategy and culture in the workplace. He realizes companies such as Barry-Wehmiller, can be a powerful positive influence on our society. Understanding that leaders have a...
2020-04-1400 min
Businesses that Care Podcast (formerly Mere Mortals Unite)Barry-Wehmiller, Where Everybody Matters with Rhonda SpencerRhonda Spencer is the Chief People Officer at Barry Wehmiller. She oversees two critical teams that inspire personal growth of team members, cultivates leaders within its ten divisional companies, and foster Barry-Wehmiller’s dynamic people-first culture: Organizational Empowerment and Culture & People Development. The Organizational Empowerment Team is focused on furthering the company’s highly successful leadership development institute, Barry-Wehmiller University, its continuous improvement initiatives, Living Legacy of Leadership (L3), and numerous sales motivation programs. Culture & People Development directs wellbeing initiatives, safety initiatives, team member benefits and recruiting efforts. For more information about Barry-Wehmiller (BW): Barr...
2020-02-1230 min
CIONETNino Messaoud, CDO of Barry-Wehmiller - Self-disruption, Unifying Ecosystems and The FutureNo one, independent of the size or the market background will survive in the future without strong collaborations.
- Nino Messaoud
In the 5th episode of Leadership Deep Dive, Hendrik talks to Nino Messaoud, CDO of manufacturing company Barry-Wehmiller. This conversation is a must-watch if you needed inspiration on how a CIO or CDO can disrupt not only the status quo of their industry, but even their own mindset - and do it continuously.
Nino has a very direct way of talking about questioning everything, about authentic leadership, being realistic regarding your own market position, as well as his personal...
2019-11-1459 min
BriteVibe Podcast: Live Brite, Live Bold, and Share BriteVibesBob Chapman: Chairman & CEO of Barry-WehmillerUnder the leadership of Bob Chapman, Barry-Wehmiller has built its reputation as a key player in the capital equipment and engineering consulting field through strategic acquisition and operational expertise. With his leadership team, Chapman has kept the company focused on creating long-term value, maintaining its impressive financial performance, and expanding the company’s global footprint. Chapman’s most enduring legacy, however, will ... Read More
2015-05-1246 min