Catching people doing things right and praising them is a timeless principle I learned and began practicing and teaching years ago. It is a powerful tool for bringing out the best in others. So instead of making a personal New Year’s resolution this year, I want to make one to share with... Continue Reading
2023 marked another extraordinary year for the Metal Treating Institute (MTI), as it reinforced its goal to represent, enrich, and connect the heat treat industry. With a robust team of over 100 volunteers from Member companies across North America, alongside a dedicated executive management... Continue Reading
Have you taken an assessment describing your personality profile? Your “type” is a set of characteristics proven to hang together statistically. For example, if you’re an introvert who tends to accept what the environment offers rather than control it, you are grouped with people... Continue Reading
Of 17 industries, 16 reported contraction in December; only Primary Metals reported growth. For the 14th consecutive month, manufacturing economic activity contracted in December, according to the Institute for Supply Management’s December 2023 manufacturing sector report. The Purchasing... Continue Reading
According to Diana Larsen, a culture of blame is a waste of human potential. People cannot achieve their best and most creative work when their energy goes into avoiding shame and blame. To lead without blame requires a shift toward learning and curiosity, she argues. It begins by building or... Continue Reading
As Chief Scientist at Microsoft, my job is to conduct research that makes work better, and it’s an incredibly exciting time to have that job. Study after study show that recent AI advances will enable people to work in substantially new and more productive ways, and we’ve just started... 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 compressed work... Continue Reading
Workplaces have undergone unprecedented rates of change in recent years, driving organizations to look at the most effective ways to manage change. At its core, change management is proactively managing change and minimizing resistance through structured processes and approaches to help transition... Continue Reading
The Metal Treating Institute is excited to report that the Jobs of Tomorrow Workforce Development docuseries being produced for release in Fall of 2024, is beginning to take shape. The project is currently in the script writing phase. MTI’s Heat Treat 4.0 Task Force has been working with... Continue Reading
MTI is excited to announce the Education Committee has designed another highly informative and engaging educational program for the 2024 Spring Meeting. The Spring Meeting will be held on May 2-4 at the beautiful Signia Hilton Resort in Orlando, FL, just minutes away from Walt Disney World and... Continue Reading
US companies scaled back hiring in November, with manufacturers reducing headcount to the lowest level since early 2022, adding to evidence of a cooling labor market. Private payrolls increased 103,000 last month and October’s reading was revised lower, according to figures published by the... Continue Reading
Your company’s video conferencing system probably uses rudimentary AI to record meetings and create transcripts. But over the next few months, thanks to generative AI, your software will gain capabilities that will completely upend how online meetings are conducted. Some of the newest... Continue Reading
