Manufacturing chief finance officers should lead on these strategic discussions. Manufacturing CFOs face numerous challenges and opportunities in operationalizing long-term business strategies. To navigate these effectively, CFOs should take the lead on these five discussions that are... Continue Reading
MTI is excited to announce it graduated a record 43 executives from the 2024 YES Management Training Program at the Fall Meeting in conjunction with Furnaces North America in Columbus, OH. As each of the 43 executives’ names were read off to come to the podium to receive their... Continue Reading
Managers can better handle their direct reports if they receive on-going communication training. Hinda Mitchell outlines how companies can do that. It’s time for a frank conversation about managers. And we can’t do it well without rewinding to the times of COVID-19, the Great... Continue Reading
MTI is excited to announce this year’s industry award winners. Recipients were honored during the Final Night Awards Dinner on October 16th, at the 2024 Fall Meeting in Columbus, OH. Service and volunteering are true investments in the industry, by any individual and company. Each volunteer... Continue Reading
Furnaces North America (FNA) 2024, the leading trade show for the heat treating industry in North America, took place October 14-16 in Columbus, Ohio, with a full house at the opening night reception, the following two days of technical sessions, and the trade show. FNA Show Producer... Continue Reading
One area of strength for the Metal Treating Institute over the years has always been its line of leadership, and 2025 is no different. At the Fall Meeting’s Final Night Awards Dinner on October 16th in Columbus, OH, 2024 President Ryan Fussell from Southwest Metal Treating passed the gavel... Continue Reading
There’s been a lot of talk on the employer side about the idea, but very little action. What once seemed like a passing pie-in-the-sky idea is now starting to gain traction. The idea is that people will get an extra day off every week without losing money. This is not a... Continue Reading
Leaders can drive behavioral change in their organization by giving those changing ownership in the process, writes Larry Robertson. Over the past several decades, science has infiltrated leadership in ways it once would have been hard to imagine. Business and management gurus, including Peter... Continue Reading
The year 2024 has presented a flat landscape for many in the heat-treating industry. Since the first quarter of 2023, ITR Economics, the forecasting partner of the Metal Treating Institute (MTI), has predicted a downturn for the year. While this is not welcome news, the advantage is that the... Continue Reading
The September Purchasing Managers Index found manufacturing activities failed to grow for the sixth consecutive month, with weak demand and declining output as businesses remain hesitant to invest in capital equipment or inventory expansions. U.S. manufacturing activity remained in recession... Continue Reading
We spend over a third of our lives at work, yet the global workplace is often not a happy place. The solution may lie with our feelings of attachment. There’s a lot riding on engaging emotionally with our jobs. Studies show that when organizations increase the number of engaged... Continue Reading
After 40 years of aviation experience, this former pilot shares six key leadership lessons, which emphasize the power of influence over authority, leading from the trenches and building genuine teams. I have learned countless invaluable lessons through four decades of aviation experience and... Continue Reading
