Mankato, MN -- (SBWIRE) -- 05/07/2015 -- Manufacturers are not doing a good job of communicating with their employees and distributors, reported Chief Executive magazine. Many are finding third party communication experts, such as PDP Solutions, to be an efficient solution. Increasingly, manufacturers focus with operational imperatives, are leaving the strategic communication leadership to experience vendors who can continue to articulate the culture of the organization. Nowhere is this imperative more urgent than in ESOP organizations.

Manufacturing executives feel they are not doing a good job of communicating with their employees, according to a recent study by TR Cutler, Inc., a manufacturing communications firm whose research specifically focused on communication pain points in manufacturing. Over 1,500 small and mid-sized manufacturers were interviewed.

"In my day (a 200 person Indiana manufacturing CEO, 58 years of age) you went to work, did a great day's work, got paid, and went home. Now younger workers want constant approval and recognition and it's so out of my comfort zone. Just don't know what to say to them," one respondent said.

A significant part of the challenge is having a multi-ethnic employee base, while more than 60 percent of those with a STEM background felt there was a weakness in their leadership style.

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About People Driven Performance
People Driven Performance (http://www.pdpsolutions.com) impacts improved internal communications, via interactive design, delivers an employee-centric engagement system driving improved employee retention, best-practice lean productivity, and increased bottom-line profitability.

Unlike desktop solutions promising better engagement, the PDP solution is uniquely suited to on-the-move plant floor production employees ensuring a simple and straightforward way to access key company metrics and other information. The result is full participation and understanding of the functions, status, and standing of the company. Employee communication ensures a personal responsibility for well-being of management and colleagues with whom they work each day.

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