The Rule of Threes
“The Rule of Threes” A timeless management principle that still works! I recently read an interesting article about a focusing technique I’ve used for years called the “Rule of Three’s”. If you watch for it, you’ll find it to...
Read moreTrade Tariffs – What’s Being Done?
Roxanne Baumann WMEP Director of Global EngagementWe are all getting lots of questions from our customers on tariffs. I’ve been staying very close to this, both for understanding and to provide clear answers to our customers and ExporTech graduates. On Monday,...
Read moreMarch 2018 Employment Summary
March 2018 Employment Summary Each Month our PR firm summarizes the US Bureau of Labor Statistics monthly employment report. We thought you would be interested March results. Indicators for March point toward sustained growth of the American economy. Non-farm...
Read moreManufacturing Index Observations – Continued Growth!
Manufacturing Index – Continued Growth! Dr. Chris Kuehl, Economic Analyst and founder of Armada Corporate Intelligence There has been a lot going on as far as the economy and manufacturing index trends are concerned. Not that there is ever...
Read moreIncrease Meeting ROTI
Increase Meeting ROTI I recently attended a WMEP convention and Christine McMohan, an executive coach and one of the speakers made the statement that “time is the new currency”. I’ve thought about that and she has a good point....
Read moreFuture Leaders – Turning Potential Into Reality
Future Leaders – Turning Potential Into Reality If there was ever a time to focus on retaining future leaders, it’s now. Retaining high performing and high potential people could make the difference between your company achieving growth plans and...
Read moreWhat Manufacturing Indicators Are Saying
I belong to a number of manufacturing associations and subscribe to their monthly newsletters. Most provide a monthly synopsis of key manufacturing indicators. Here’s a summary from a cross-section of informed views. All in all, this has been a...
Read moreU.S. Manufacturing Is Recovering On a Wide Scale
US Machine Tooling Industry In Strong Recovery U.S. manufacturing is recovering on a wide scale. Domestic machine shops and other manufacturers ordered $446.8 million worth of new capital goods during December 2017, bringing total new orders for the 12-month...
Read moreRevenue Growth Expected In 2018
81% of manufacturers expect revenue growth in 2018 According to Material Handling & Logistics magazine, 2018 is looking good for manufacturing revenue growth. A recent survey of manufacturers by The 2018 Leading Edge Alliance (LEA) National Manufacturing Outlook Survey found that...
Read moreManufacturing Job Gains
U.S. job gains exceeded expectations in January, with the country adding 200,000 total nonfarm jobs, a significant uptick from the approximately 160,000 new positions created in December 2017. Bloomberg economists had predicted job gains of 180,000. The manufacturing sector...
Read moreAccelerate Culture Change
Accelerate Culture Change! The most asked question about culture change is how long will it take? When will we have the culture we want? A multitude of factors can influence the speed of culture change and there are things...
Read moreManufacturing Sector Optimistic
Like you, our talent acquisition business is tied to the manufacturing sector. The results of a recently released NAM Outlook survey indicate good news for all of us! Manufacturing sector sales and capital spending are both anticipated to increase...
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