Reducing turnover in pet food manufacturing (part 2)

How to develop supervisors who keep people.

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Frank Niles, PhD
May 19, 2026
Good leadership doesn’t come out of nowhere. It requires deliberate training and reinforcement in order to best serve employees and the company.
Good leadership doesn’t come out of nowhere. It requires deliberate training and reinforcement in order to best serve employees and the company.
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In my previous Petfood Industry column, Reducing turnover in pet food manufacturing (part 1), I explored why leadership development plays such a critical role in reducing employee turnover in pet food manufacturing.

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