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Holly Mockus
Holly Mockus
Director, Content and Industry Strategy

With over 30 years of experience in the food industry at companies like ConAgra, Kellogg, and Sara Lee, Holly has recently joined the Alchemy Systems team where she currently helps the firm to create world class workforce development solutions for large, complex operations within the food industry.

Holly has held positions in food safety, quality assurance, sanitation, and plant regulatory affairs. She has authored several chapters related to the importance of record keeping and documentation in the food industry. She was honored to become the 2013 recipient of the Safe Quality Food Institute's Outstanding Achievement Award, and is passionate about the importance of training in the food industry including the cultivation of successful safety cultures.

Posts by Holly Mockus

Food Safety Training

Excessive Heat Requires Training to Keep Foods Out of the Danger Zone

Excessive heat creates enormous challenges for food safety during the long hot journey from farm to fork. Training can help employees know what to look for to keep temperature-sensitive foods out of the danger zone.

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Training Workplace Safety

Leadership Training That Helps Prevent Workplace Violence

No one wants to work at a company where they feel unsafe. These leadership training tips can help managers and supervisors prevent workplace violence before it occurs.

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Training

6 Training Steps for Building Successful Leaders

New supervisors or managers are often selected based on how well they do their jobs – not their ability to lead. Without proper leadership training, new managers are set to fail. Here are six ways to build successful leaders.

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Training

Employee Well-Being and Workplace Empathy: More than Just Trends?

Empathy and Employee-Well-Being are crucial to retaining employees. Here’s how to train your supervisors to balance compassion and discipline.

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Training

Five Predictions That Will Change Employee Training in 2023

In the last several years of global challenges, manufacturers have been forced to bounce from one extreme to another to train employees. Our training expert Holly Mockus looks into her crystal ball to predict the employee training landscape this year.

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Training

Lean Isn’t Mean!

Many people think lean is a means of reducing unnecessary employees. Far from it. Lean is about finding efficiencies that provide an opportunity invest in employee training and development.

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Training Workplace Safety

6 Steps for Building an Onboarding Program that Prevents New-Hire Injuries

New hires can result in more workplace injuries, if they’re not properly training. Training expert Holly Mockus shares how to build an onboarding program that keeps new employees safe and on the job.

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Operations Training

Training is Key for Building Trust in Lean Manufacturing

Lean manufacturing can help your company identify and eliminate waste. Holly Mockus shares how to incorporate and leverage employees with three training tips.

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Training

8 Courses to Take Now to Protect Employees from Common Threats

To understand the landscape of safety threats, take a look at the most frequently used Intertek Alchemy safety training courses.

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Training

The Art of Listening and Other Leadership Skills Employees Value

Frontline workers need to be heard. Are your supervisors and frontline managers listening? Holly Mockus shares how to be a better listener and other leadership skills that your employees need now.

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