One thing you will quickly discover if you get to know people in the manufacturing industry is how busy they are. I guess it should be no surprise that they stalwarts of their local communities in terms of jobs and direct economic output. How so? We'll address that shortly. People in the industry seem to juggle so many balls that they are unable to participate in things like … [Read more...]
Your Defining Moments – Developing Content
Greetings from Santee, California. I'll be in the area this week visiting with customers then off to Arizona for more. It's really exciting for me to be able to meet people face to face. Many of my customers I've known for years and never met. You might here more about some of these customers, as I am planning to interview a number of them and share their stories here on the … [Read more...]
Your Defining Moments – Building a Community
Last week we encouraged you to take the first steps to get started telling your story online. Maybe you've already started and now you want to make sure that you are getting the most out of the effort, let's roll up our sleeves and work on that this week by talking about if building a community around your content is a wise move for you. As a reminder this is part of an ongoing … [Read more...]
Your Defining Moments – Tell Your Story – Getting Started
When you look back at your career or even the last 6 or 8 months of your life, do you see a few moments that stand out as important? We embarked on a journey with you back in March of this year to advocate for US Manufacturing. It was a defining moment for us, a point where something was so obvious and important that action was necessary. Now several months later we've enjoyed … [Read more...]
Building a Better Culture and Happier Employees – Less is More
Business cultures are fascinating, they can be a competitive advantage or a businesses undoing. It is important to foster a culture that will make employees passionate about the company and feel vested in the success, that's when the magic happens! Sometimes getting to that magic can be a huge leadership challenge. This is not unique to manufacturing, it's a universal truth for … [Read more...]
Finding your Niche in the US Manufacturing Market
One of our main priorities this year has been to get out and see more customers. You can only learn so much from phone conversations and Emails. When we visit you in your environment, your unique skills and talents become evident. It is pretty clear that every successful manufacturing business does something to attract and retain customers. Particularly in the precision … [Read more...]