Good leadership is about trust. Trust is the essential factor for success and is foundational for an organization to evolve, flex, pivot, adapt, and ultimately thrive in times of continuous change. Consider this research published in Harvard Business Review from Paul J. Zak, a Professor at the... Continue Reading
Age-related biases are baked into the recruiting process, whether conscious or not. Should workers be cagey, in order to overcome recruiters’ biases? Applying for jobs is generally miserable, even at the best of times. But what if you knew that simply revealing your age on your CV would... Continue Reading
Every commercial heat treater has been in that place where you get a purchase order from a customer, and guess what? It’s missing numerous pieces of vital information to perform the heat treat services needed. Various elements are left blank or omitted including: Current state of... Continue Reading
As news of one Sonoma County manufacturer’s issues with workplace safety made headlines, North Bay production plants point out the benefits of automation in reducing repetitive motion injuries on assembly lines. “Automation is not a job killer, it’s a job creator,”... Continue Reading
The Fourth Industrial Revolution is set to transform manufacturing operations, and leading manufacturers are revising their operations in ways that can serve as beacons for others. The grand challenges of the coming decades require deep, responsible industry transformation along entire value... Continue Reading
If the old horse you lead to water doesn’t drink, find a robotic one that will. That’s pretty much what countries with aging workforce populations are doing. As older workers become less productive in the manual tasks they perform, and industry finds fewer employees willing to do that... Continue Reading
Many companies have embraced agility in recent years. The more the world changes in unpredictable ways, the more critical it is for us to react nimbly. Yet performance management processes have largely been stagnant. To achieve agility across the organization, you need to embrace agile performance... Continue Reading
Boeing Co bounced back to win the traditional annual order race against Airbus SE on an adjusted basis, but its European rival remained the world's largest plane maker based on the number of jets delivered, data showed on Tuesday. Shares in Boeing rose around 2% after the closely watched data... Continue Reading
United States Steel Corp. on Tuesday announced its building a $3 billion mill in northeast Arkansas that’s expected to employ at least 900 people. The Pittsburgh-based company announced it has chosen Osceola for the site of its new mill, with construction expected to begin early this... Continue Reading
Having an OT/IT convergence strategy is essential to OT cybersecurity. Operational technology (OT) and information technology (IT) have traditionally been separated for good reason, but now, these worlds are coming together from strategic initiatives related to Industry 4.0 or digital... Continue Reading
U.S. manufacturing activity slowed in December amid a cooling in demand for goods, but supply constraints are starting to ease and a measure of prices paid for inputs by factories fell by the most in a decade. The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) survey on Tuesday also suggested some... Continue Reading
With the new evolving landscape, it is more important than ever to be a good leader to retain employees and keep them happy. With the new year coming sooner than later, now is a great time to consider additional steps that you can take to improve your leadership skills. That said, according to the... Continue Reading
