MORE Is Better: Leading Operations with Meaning, Optimism, and Relationships for Excellence

In MORE Is Better, award-winning manufacturing executive Kathy Miller draws from decades of leading complex operations and the science of human flourishing to reveal what truly drives sustainable success in today’s demanding business environments.

Through compelling stories and research-backed strategies, Miller shows how leaders at every level can build high-performance cultures where

Meaningful work connects people to purpose
Optimism fuels adaptability and innovation
Relationships foster trust, safety, and collaboration
Excellence follows—in operations and outcomes
Designed for leaders across industries—from plant floors to executive suites—this is both a business book and a field guide. With dozens of actionable tools and ready-to-use interventions, it’s a resource you’ll turn to again and again. Because when you activate every team member’s hands, head, and heart—you build workplaces that thrive.