Sawan Jasoliya

What you can't imagine when you go from Production Manager to Plant Manager... As a Production Manager, you feel like you already see the whole plant. You see processes, shifts, indicators, costs and tons. But when you get to Plant Manager... You realize that was just one part of the game. What you don't imagine is that: Now you represent the entire plant, up, down, and out. The problems do not end at the mill... they start with the community, the union, the customers, the environment. You don't report figures... You deliver results to a country, to a corporation that expects total vision. You don't just manage resources... you answer for what a plant spends and produces that invoices $700,000 USD daily. You're no longer part of the pressure. You are the one who absorbs it, filters it and transforms it into decisions. And the most difficult thing is not to get there. It is to keep going. Because sustaining yourself as a Plant Manager requires more than results. Requ...

Whenever I step into a sick or non-performing plant , I can almost predict what I’ll find— A very good, very nice, very loved person in a higher position. People will say, "He’s such a nice person!" Ask them why? No clear answers. What’s his contribution? No real explanation. But he is loved. In fact, he is the most visited, praised, and admired person in the entire plant. And let me tell you— he really is a genuinely nice human being. But here’s the catch... Why is a Non-Performing Plant’s Most Loved Leader Also the Biggest Problem? The truth is, this "nice" leader is always good for nothing. Why? Because: ❌ He lets people do whatever they want—except their REAL work.  ❌ He keeps everyone happy by never enforcing discipline.  ❌ He avoids conflicts instead of solving problems. ❌ He enjoys being surrounded by people —who love him for allowing inefficiency to flourish. And the plant? It remains sick. How to Identify This "Nice" Leader? ...