• Manufacturing Day, A Day to Celebrate the Importance of Manufacturing

    Manufacturing Day, A Day to Celebrate the Importance of Manufacturing0

    Manufacturing Day is a time set aside to highlight the importance of manufacturing to the nation’s economy and draw attention to the many rewarding high-skill jobs available in manufacturing fields. This year, Manufacturing Day will be held on October 5, 2012. The Manufacturing Day effort is co-produced by the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association, International (FMA),

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  • My Tribute to Stephen Covey

    My Tribute to Stephen Covey0

    The well-known author, Stephen R. Covey, who impacted the world with his books and self-help products died on Monday, July 16, 2012. Covey died in Idaho Falls, Idaho in the hospital with his wife and all of his 9 children at his side. His death was due to complications from a fall, having lost control

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  • If you are a manager, then think of yourself as a queue

    If you are a manager, then think of yourself as a queue0

    The role of management should be an important one for organizations. Management can be defined as the act of getting people together to accomplish desired goals and objectives using available resources efficiently and effectively. Unfortunately, sometimes management in not the business leader it should be but rather the bottleneck. In Bob Emiliani’s recent newsletter he

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  • Be Happy, Go The F**K Home

    Be Happy, Go The F**K Home0

    A work/life balance is often something that is talked about but sometimes difficult to find.  Pam Selle recently gave a talk at Ignite Philly on this topic called “Go the F**k Home.” This is a little diversion from Lean thinking but an important aspect of respect for people in the workplace.  The language might be a little

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  • Challenges Facing the Manufacturing Industry

    Challenges Facing the Manufacturing Industry0

    The Association of Manufacturing Excellence (AME), has an initiative called the“Revitalization of Manufacturing”. As part of this initiative, they are writing a whitepaper addressing three aspects of the industry: challenges facing manufacturing and North America; examples of what organizations are currently doing to ensure a better future; and how we can all prepare for and

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  • Facebook’s New Timeline and Dealing With Change

    Facebook’s New Timeline and Dealing With Change0

    Facebook will soon start requiring people to switch to a new profile format known as Timeline. Timeline is essentially a scrapbook of your whole life on Facebook. It’s the most radical change in the history of the site. This news has been greeted with intense emotion in the blogosphere. Changing the place we call home

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