Critical Thinking & Structured Decision Making
Separate facts from assumptions, challenge bias, evaluate risk, and make stronger decisions.
PRACTICAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
Better leaders.
Better problem solvers.
Stronger organizations.
InStride LLC delivers practical, instructor-led training for frontline leaders, supervisors, engineers, technical professionals, and emerging leaders across Iowa.
4-hour workshops · 8-hour sessions · Customized employer training
THE INSTRIDE APPROACH
Training for people who actually have to lead, decide, solve, and improve.
InStride bridges the gap between generic leadership seminars and highly technical manufacturing training. Courses are practical enough for the shop floor and broad enough for leaders in healthcare, logistics, construction, education, government, and professional organizations.
COURSE CATALOG
Flagship training offerings
Available as focused 4-hour workshops or full-day 8-hour sessions. Programs can be customized around your organization's needs.
From Firefighting to Problem Solving
Move beyond recurring symptoms and solve problems with a repeatable, structured approach.
Frontline Leadership: From Peer to Leader
Build credibility, communication, accountability, delegation, and coaching skills for new supervisors.
Accountability Without Micromanagement
Create clear expectations and ownership while avoiding unnecessary control and dependency.
Root Cause Analysis That Actually Works
Define problems, contain issues, gather evidence, verify causes, and sustain corrective actions.
The Shop Floor MBA
Help frontline leaders understand safety, quality, service, labor, downtime, yield, inventory, cost, and KPIs.
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Continuous Improvement for People Who Hate Lean
Decision Making Under Pressure
The First 90 Days as a Supervisor
Influence Without Authority
Leading Effectively in a Union Environment
Reliability Is a Team Sport
FOR EMPLOYERS & PARTNERS
Build a stronger leadership and problem-solving pipeline.
InStride can support a single workshop or a broader development pathway. Training can be delivered onsite, through open-enrollment programs, or as a regional employer cohort.
✓ Frontline supervisor development
✓ Manufacturing leadership academies
✓ Problem-solving & CI pathways
✓ Customized employer training
✓ Multi-course certificate programs
Frontline LeadershipPeer-to-leader · Accountability · Coaching · First 90 days
Problem SolvingCritical thinking · RCA · Decision making · Prevention
Manufacturing LeadershipShop Floor MBA · Reliability · Union leadership · Daily management
Organizational EffectivenessInfluence · Change · Cross-functional leadership · Train the trainer
ABOUT INSTRIDE
Practitioner-led. Built from real operational experience.
InStride LLC was created to provide practical professional development grounded in real-world leadership, manufacturing, operations, continuous improvement, engineering, maintenance and reliability, plant startups, and structured problem solving.
The goal is simple: participants should leave with more than notes from a presentation. They should leave with tools, language, and approaches they can apply immediately.
“The objective is not to deliver another class. It is to help people lead better, think better, and solve the problems that are getting in the way of the work.”
START A CONVERSATION
What does your team need to get better at?
Tell InStride about the audience, challenge, or skill gap. We can shape a focused 4-hour workshop, full-day session, or broader development pathway.