Skills Gap Challenge for Manufacturing Success
According to a study by Deloitte and The Manufacturing Institute, 2 million jobs could go unfilled in the sector by 2030. The cost in 2030 alone could potentially total $1 Trillion.
Where the Talent Has Gone & Strategies for Success
Talent is such a critical topic that we will keep our eyes and ears out for unique strategies and fresh ideas for success.
What’s Ahead for People?
Without people, no business will thrive. That's why even the most technical of companies such as Google value people.
Successful Businesses Leverage Culture to Get Results
CLAREMONT, Calif., December 1, 2018/ExpertClick/ -- Culture plays a pivotal role in the growth of successful businesses, according to The Society for the Advancement of Consulting® (SAC). Those organizations that focus on building a strong culture based on core values and beliefs are likely to have better business results. [...]
The Eagles and Apprenticeships
Are you thinking about apprenticeships? It doesn't have to be as dramatic as an untimely death; there are many reasons you should be thinking many years down-the-line with your apprenticeship programs.
Do You Really Support Empowerment?
To be an effective leader oftentimes means empowering employees to make changes and decisions to help customers even if those decisions don’t align with yours. The 80/20 of business success stems directly from leadership. The best leaders can make even the worst-performing teams excel and, unfortunately, the weakest leaders [...]
Tour of Toyota and the Toyota Production System
February 25, 2017 Earlier this week, I went on a tour of the Toyota North American Parts Center and had the opportunity to see the Toyota Production System techniques up close. It is always amazing to see that no matter how many millions are spent on technology (which I [...]
What Is Your Company Culture?
Being able to define your culture in your workplace is the starting point to being able to make positive changes to the beliefs that govern behavior. There is quite a bit of talk on culture in organizations; however, if you were asked to define your culture, could you? I [...]
Want Success? Keep Culture Change in Mind.
When done correctly, culture change brings together the key ingredient for business success — people. After leaving the work force as a VP of Supply Chain and Operations with a successful track record, I knew I could help executives improve business performance; however, I had no idea how to [...]
How Tradition Can Be a Win for Company Culture
Employers can build a company culture by tapping into traditions that pull employees together through shared experiences that build cohesion and camaraderie. Since Halloween recently passed, I’ve been thinking of the value of tradition with your people. Yesterday I went to a client that has an amazing people culture, [...]