Leaders can alleviate employees' AI anxiety through clear communication and reskilling programs, writes Anbu Muppidathi. Since Generative AI took the world by storm, GenAI has become a common topic in employee all-hands, one-on-one meetings, conferences and symposiums. It is omnipresent now.... Continue Reading
How EHS professionals can use the power of happiness to transform workplace safety. Happiness is important to many of us personally, and it can also have an impact on the success of our professional lives. The emotion happiness is strongly correlated with positive factors, such as increased... Continue Reading
Many manufacturers are entering 2024 with high hopes. The universal supply chain disruptions spurred by COVID-19 are largely in the past, and persistent inflation and high interest rates are beginning to show signs of abating. Yet challenges remain. Interest rates are still much higher than in... Continue Reading
How the manufacturing industry is responding to ill-fitting women's safety gear and delivering a more welcoming message to a category of workers that often has been overlooked. Ana Kraft was frustrated: frustrated that although she kept several pairs of safety boots under her desk, none of them... Continue Reading
When it comes to MTI Spring National Meetings, only one phrase comes to mind for many…. “Book your hotel early, or miss out.” That especially goes for any year MTI is in Orlando, Florida. Year in and year out MTI’sSpring Meeting sells out due to a number of... Continue Reading
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: January 5, 2024 Furnaces North America 2024 is excited to unveil its lineup of Title Sponsors for the upcoming Trade Show and Technical Conference, scheduled for October 14-16, 2024. Produced by the Metal Treating Institute in collaboration with... Continue Reading
Are you a good listener at work? You might think you are because you put away distractions, stay quiet, and nod your head when someone is talking to you. You might even repeat back your conversation partner’s main points to demonstrate that you’ve heard and absorbed them. These are all... Continue Reading
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
Hobbled by high interest rates, persistent inflation, slumping trade, and a diminished China, the global economy will slow for a third consecutive year in 2024. That is the picture sketched by the World Bank, which forecast Tuesday that the world economy will expand just 2.4% this year. That... Continue Reading
So much happened last year in the world of work that for many professionals, much of 2023 felt like being stuck in a revolving door of endless unsettling changes. From abrupt return-to-office demands from employers, mass layoffs, budget cuts, organizational restructuring, and the unforeseen... 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
