Sunday's THOUGHTFUL Post: Loyalty is a two-way street

Sunday's THOUGHTFUL Post:

You're not unmotivated.

You're just undervalued.

Thanks to Rob Dance for this important reminder!

(Give him a follow)

A reminder for anyone who needs it:

(You deserve better)

Stop giving 100% to companies that treat you like you're replaceable.

If you're always:

- Staying late

- Pushing hard

- Hitting targets

And you’re still getting ignored - it's not your fault.

You're not unmotivated.

You're undervalued.

A company that appreciates you will show it. They’ll:

1/ Recognize your contributions and effort.

2/ Listen to your concerns and act on them.

3/ Respect your boundaries and work-life balance.

4/ Promote from within instead of overlooking internal talent.

5/ Support your career growth with training and opportunities.

6/ Make staying feel like the right choice, not your only choice.

7/ Pay you what you’re worth, not what they can get away with.

Loyalty is a two-way street.

If they can't meet you halfway, don’t feel guilty for pulling back.

Protect your energy.

Know your worth.

The right workplace won’t make you question it.

❓ What changed for you when you started protecting your energy at work?

__________

♻️ Repost to help spread the message in your network!

source : Dr. Chris Mullen/ Rob Dance

Resistance isn’t the enemy of change. Poor planning is.

Resistance isn’t the enemy of change.

Poor planning is.

Change doesn’t fail because people are difficult.

It fails because leaders rush in without structure.

That’s why the ADKAR model works - it gives you

a step-by-step way to make change stick.

Step 1: Awareness

Start by making the case for change.

– Share the “why” with clarity

– Use data and relatable stories

– Highlight what’s at risk if nothing changes

Step 2: Desire

Create personal buy-in.

– Speak directly to individual concerns

– Tie the change to personal wins

– Invite feedback, don’t just announce

Step 3: Knowledge

Make learning simple and accessible.

– Train based on roles, not just theory

– Break content into smaller lessons

– Encourage peer learning

Step 4: Ability

Create space for hands-on experience.

– Pilot with smaller teams

– Offer coaching and feedback

– Let teams experiment and iterate

Step 5: Reinforcement

Make sure the change sticks.

– Track adoption with real metrics

– Celebrate visible progress

– Keep communication going

Change isn’t about pushing harder.

It’s about planning smarter.

Now the question is:

Where are you seeing resistance today?

📌 If you want a high-res PDF of this sheet:

source : Daniel Lock

Toyota announces a new investment in a circular factory in Poland

Toyota Motor Europe has announced the establishment of its newest Circular Factory in Walbrzych, Poland. The facility will cover 25,000 square metres and process close to 20,000 End-Of-Life vehicles every year. This investment represents another significant step in TME’s strategy to develop a circular economy model based on the principles of reduce, reuse and recycle. The aim is to maximise environmental benefits through precise and systematic processing of vehicles at the end of their life cycle.

The new factory in Poland will apply a comprehensive approach to End-Of-Life vehicle processing. It will recover components that can be used again as well as valuable raw materials. Items such as batteries and wheels will be evaluated for their potential to be remanufactured, repurposed or recycled. Toyota also intends to recover materials including copper, steel, aluminium and plastics for use in the production of new vehicles.

The Circular Factory will expand the activities of the existing Walbrzych plant, which already produces key components for Toyota’s hybrid and conventional powertrains. 

“This is our second #CircularFactory in Europe. The first was launched in 2025 in Burnaston in the United Kingdom and has become our benchmark for the development of circular economy operations,” said Leon van der Merwe, Vice President of Circular Economy at #ToyotaMotorEurope.

“We selected Poland due to the strong market potential to source End-Of-Life vehicles, recycling upstream & downstream and the presence of our established manufacturing infrastructure. In the coming years we plan to introduce similar investments in other European markets,” he added.

Circularity is both a pathway to and an enabler of carbon neutrality. It lowers the demand for carbon intensive raw materials and strengthens supply chains. By designing vehicles for reuse, remanufacturing, #recycling and material efficiency, circularity can help cut emissions across the entire value chain.

source : Toyota Motor Europe

Today's KNOWLEDGE Share : 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐩𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 — 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐃𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐲 𝐅𝐥𝐚𝐭

Today's KNOWLEDGE Share

𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐩𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 — 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐃𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐲 𝐅𝐥𝐚𝐭

You designed it perfectly in CAD.

But after molding… the part bends.

That’s warpage — and it’s one of the most challenging issues in injection molding.

🔍 What causes warpage?

Warpage happens when internal stresses are not balanced during cooling.

Typical causes include:

❌ Uneven wall thickness

❌ Non-uniform cooling channel layout

❌ Unbalanced filling or packing

❌ Fiber-reinforced materials with directional shrinkage

❌ Incorrect mold temperature control

Even small temperature differences inside the mold can create measurable distortion.

🧠 Why warpage matters

📏 Poor assembly fit

🔧 Increased post-processing

💸 Higher scrap rates

😬 Customer complaints

In precision components, even 0.3–0.5 mm deviation can cause serious problems.

💡 How engineers reduce warpage

✅ Maintain uniform wall thickness

✅ Optimize cooling channel design

✅ Balance gate placement

✅ Simulate material shrinkage behavior

✅ Control packing pressure carefully

Warpage is not “bad luck” — it’s physics.

And physics can be managed with the right design approach.

SCSplastic we evaluate cooling, flow balance, and material behavior early in the DFM phase — because preventing warpage starts long before production.

Better balance = better stability = better parts.

source : SCSplastic

#InjectionMolding #Warpage #MoldDesign