In the News

No Email Day and Reducing E-mail Waste 0
- In the News
- December 13, 2012
Yesterday was No Email Day, a campaign to encourage people to stop using email for 24 hours for greater productivity and to realize how email has become abused/overused. The organizers would like you to do something more productive with the time saved from no email. This could simply involve other forms of communication like actually
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Manufacturing Day, A Day to Celebrate the Importance of Manufacturing 0
- In the News
- September 6, 2012
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 0
- In the News
- July 24, 2012
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 0
- In the News
- April 25, 2012
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 0
- In the News
- April 3, 2012
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 0
- In the News
- March 27, 2012
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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