Manufacturing Leaders

Author: Mark Bracknall

Currently the Number 1 Manufacturing Podcast on Spotify and Apple Podcasts!Mark Bracknall, Founder of Theo James Recruitment is the host of Manufacturing Leaders.The UK is still a powerhouse in Manufacturing & Engineering. We speak to those who are helping to make those firms a success. By motivating, inspiring and managing teams.Are you new to management? Are you keen to hear from those who are dealing with the same day-to-day challenges you are facing?In this podcast we get inside the minds of the Managers in Manufacturing & Engineering, and understand how they get the best our of their teams and make Manufacturing & Engineering great.
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The 5 Fundamental Processes Every Successful Business Gets Right
Episode 6
Wednesday, 26 November, 2025

Send us a textIn this episode, we explore practical leadership that prioritises speed of decision-making, honest risk, and shared accountability - while empowering true experts to lead within their domain. Graham dives into how dual career tracks, early STEM exposure, and well-defined business processes shape stronger teams and deliver better outcomes. We also discuss the importance of development over ego, diversity in STEM, and why manufacturing still faces a marketing gap despite the North East’s significant strengths.Key talking points: • Defining leadership through accountability, rational risk, and swift decisions • Lessons from structured development at Rolls-Royce • Creating parity between technical expert and management career tracks • Building teams around strengths and hiring for gapsGraham also shares insights on flipping the organisational chart to promote empowerment, running voice-rich meetings that create collective accountability, and the five fundamental business processes every company should understand. We dig into how legacy processes should be challenged with better “why” and “how” questions, and we finish by exploring Quanta EPC’s focus on waste-to-energy, process, and renewable projects.Please like or subscribe - it genuinely helps grow the show and, in turn, helps push the industry forward.If you’d like more information about Theo James, as mentioned during the episode, feel free to get in touch with me or the team anytime.Please subscribe to the channel for more content! Theo James are a Manufacturing & Engineering Recruiter based in the North East, helping Manufacturing and Engineering firms grow across the UK. Please call us on 0191 5111 298