Discover: Getting Plant Leadership Right: Birchwood Foods’ Data-Driven Approach to Reducing Turnover by 16%
- Confronting high turnover among plant-level managers, up to 88% in some facilities, often within the first year of hire, by analyzing exit data and identifying misalignment between candidate traits and frontline leadership demands
- Deploying a behavioral assessment platform to evaluate candidates’ natural workplace drives and decision-making styles, enabling better alignment with the realities of plant operations, team dynamics, and supervisory responsibilities
- Achieving a 16% reduction in frontline management turnover within two quarters by integrating behavioral insights into hiring, onboarding, and performance conversations, replacing outdated paper-based reviews with a digital system that supports continuous feedback, goal tracking, and leadership development on the shop floor