Compliance or Commitment? The Culture Question Every Food Leader Should Ask belonging & engagement catalyst method compliance vs commitment culture shift food manufacturing leadership behavior people development real talk episode reset week team ownership Nov 13, 2025

You’ve said it. We’ve all said it:

"We just need people to take more ownership."

But what if your leadership habits are unintentionally training people not to?

The Control Trap

In high-pressure environments like food manufacturing and production, it’s easy for leaders to default to control. We manage tasks, make decisions quickly, and expect people to follow through.

And it worksβ€”until it doesn’t.

Because control creates compliance, not commitment. And cultures built on compliance don’t gr...

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