Ep #18: "Manager Methods" Series. Wisdom from a former associate turned manager
- Author
- Ben Hopkins
- Published
- Sun 27 Jul 2025
- Episode Link
- https://www.thewarehouseunderground.com/podcasts/the-warehouse-underground-podcast/episodes/2149064965
Michael Pierce is a new shipping manager who came up through the ranks starting as an associate.
He contacted me saying he was a fan of the podcast and wanted to come on & talk about his journey from associate to manager, lessons he's learned along the way, challenges he faced in a new manager role, & what he was doing to tackle them.
I immediately said yes & was thrilled to talk about some of the REAL stuff that happens in the world of managing a warehouse.
Online today it often seems as if warehousing posts are either 1) grainy video of a forklift accident 2) a burger burn or some other type of morale event in a warehouse or 3) (Distant third) a choreographed dance with the warehouse employees. All good, but it was nice to have a chat about the real stuff that's 99% of a warehouse leader's time!
