Work Life

APRIL 3, 2025

Consider the case of a manufacturing company I worked with. The company needed to train leaders to prioritize initiatives that had the highest impact on these goals, avoiding the trap of rewarding busy work that appeared productive but didnt contribute to organizational objectives.

Problem-Solving 98

Problem-Solving Manufacturing Prioritization Leadership 98

All Work

MARCH 27, 2023

Although the concept might seem new, biophilia — the human race’s innate desire to connect with the natural world — has been inspiring the design of manufactured environments for thousands of years. Lari has trained thousands of people in how to set up the shelters, through the Heritage Foundation of Pakistan and YouTube tutorials.

Construction 260

Construction Transportation Manufacturing Supplies 260

All Work

MARCH 4, 2025

So we were at this risk that we’re not just going back to 2020, we’re going back to 1990 or 1980 and applying a sort of industrial era or a manufacturing sensibility in the physical work environment. We’re going back even further in time than we think we are with some of these policies.

Real Estate 255

Real Estate Office Policies Technology Flexibility 255

The Receptionist

MAY 18, 2023

manufacturing company and three separate U.S. Export Control Law that affects the manufacturing, sales, and distribution of certain technologies, technology products, software, and services. Make sure someone at your facility is educated about ITAR and trained in how to keep your policies and procedures compliant.

Manufacturing 130

Manufacturing Security Controlling Equipment 130

The Receptionist

JUNE 6, 2023

manufacturing growth outpaced the rest of the world. As American domestic manufacturing increases, export trade compliance will become evermore important. Training : Employees involved in export activities should receive comprehensive training on export control regulations, including the EAR. At the end of 2022, the U.S.

Manufacturing 130

Manufacturing Software Controlling Security 130

Success

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Evans recalled one career professional, a mid-level business development manager for a small manufacturing company, who was offered the option of continuing to work fully remote or to transition to a hybrid role and spend three days a week in the office. Evans, a workplace expert, bestselling author and TEDx curator in San Diego.

Promotion 98

Promotion Prioritization Manufacturing Flexibility 98

Office Snapshots

APRIL 9, 2024

mHUB is the nation’s leading hardtech and manufacturing innovation center. The nonprofit organization offers membership options, runs accelerator programs, and provides research and development services to ensure the manufacturing industry continues to accelerate, grow, and thrive.

Manufacturing 98

Manufacturing Teamwork Construction Flexibility 98

The Receptionist

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Make sure everyone knows exactly what their role is and has been properly trained to perform it. Posting evacuation plans on each floor, identifying and training personnel on each floor who will be responsible for getting people out, and making sure everyone is accounted for, are chief among those responsibilities.

Planning 130

Planning Equipment Manufacturing Supplies 130

Success

AUGUST 13, 2024

While the manufacturing industry emerged strong after the COVID-19 pandemic, it could be facing up to 1.9 million unfilled manufacturing jobs if the current trajectory doesn’t change. “At Now, she is a steamfitter foreman for Hooper Corporation and trains apprentices.

Manufacturing 98

Manufacturing Construction Maintenance Training 98

Success

AUGUST 22, 2022

As owner of the manufacturing firm InterTech Plastics, he knew about it all too well. He helped to design systems to make products cheaper to produce, enabling them to compete with Chinese manufacturers, while not sacrificing quality. Students are learning not only how to service Teslas but also how to manufacture them.

Automotive 105

Automotive Manufacturing Supplies Training 105

Office Snapshots

APRIL 1, 2024

Originally an aerospace manufacturing warehouse, the 130,000 SF facility employed thousands of women to build planes during WW II. The academy includes a full salon, three training studios and a large, flexible event space for hair shows and large format training sessions.

Manufacturing 111

Manufacturing Training Project Management Flexibility 111

Work Life

MARCH 16, 2024

So on one level, AI Inside is our four focus areas: manufacturing, software, chip design, and chip validation. One is all of our manufacturing. We’re collaborating with 27 country governments and 23,000 institutions to train over 4 million people on AI and responsible AI.

Manufacturing 116

Manufacturing Software Technology Computer 116

Success

MARCH 6, 2023

To expand her business, Hoff could have booked more personal-training clients, but there are only so many hours in a day. Although she considered creating a fitness product from scratch, the potential for sky-high manufacturing and distribution costs was a deterrent. Brainstorm options for expanding your business.

Consulting 105

Consulting Manufacturing Networking Training 105

Go Burrows

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

CONNECT WITH NICHOLE Nichole on LinkedIn ABOUT NICHOLE Nichole Brooks has 30 years of administrative experience in the public, private, manufacturing, and nonprofit sectors. LEADERSHIP QUOTE Apologizing is a strength, not a weakness.

Food 98

Food Catering Manufacturing Customer Service 98

Success

MARCH 14, 2023

The plant where the Ballbarrows were manufactured used a giant fan to catch and filter the errant epoxy paint used on the carts, but other factories—such as timber factories—used enormous cyclones to do the same. With a ball instead of wheel, the barrow was easier to move and could turn on a dime. They were too afraid.”

Manufacturing 105

Manufacturing Problem-Solving Technology Sales 105

Work Life

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

This effect was strongest in the services sector, followed closely by agriculture and manufacturing. Rather than simply facilitating trade in raw materials or essential manufactured goods, immigrants appear to boost trade in more sophisticated, higher-value products and services. Their understanding of the U.S.

Manufacturing 98

Manufacturing Networking Software Creativity 98

Work Life

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Winner: Lenovo Beijing and Morrisville, NC The world’s largest PC manufacturer, with global headquarters in Beijing and Morrisville, North Carolina, has committed to a three-year, $2.2 billion investment to expand its R&D centers, training, staff, and partnerships in support of AI innovation.

Manufacturing 75

Manufacturing Technology Training Communication 75

Work Life

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Reimagine ways of working Advances in robotic automation in the 1980s and ’90s doubled manufacturing productivity. Focus on the human skills Generative AI has been trained in most of the human languages, so anyone can use it. A good place to start is to develop AI skills trainings and hands-on experimentation by discipline.

Delegation 105

Delegation Manufacturing Computer Technology 105

Work Life

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Transferring from our custom wheelchairs to a narrow, unsupportive aisle chair is a nerve-wracking ordeal, often made worse by inadequately trained staff. Training for airline staff is equally crucial. This means ongoing training developed in consultation with disabled travelers, ensuring effective and respectful support.

Manufacturing 98

Manufacturing Onboarding Training Government 98

Success

MARCH 9, 2022

This holds true for a piece of manufacturing equipment, life insurance, clothing or dessert at a restaurant, he says. In the case of a corporate executive making a decision about building new manufacturing plants, he says, “Emotionally, the executive wants to look good in the eyes of the stockholders or the board. They rationalize.”

Sales 105

Sales Manufacturing Insurance Influencing 105

Work Life

JANUARY 19, 2024

Across every industry, from energy to manufacturing, to aerospace, there are problems so deeply entrenched that they seem insurmountable. Search and rescue training is intense and generally done in the worst possible conditions (winter) to prepare volunteers for the role’s demands.

Problem-Solving 116

Problem-Solving Healthcare Manufacturing Teamwork 116

Go Burrows

JUNE 5, 2022

Kristine has over 20 years of experience as an Executive Assistant and Chief of Staff in several industries including aerospace, manufacturing and software. To learn more about how you can join the now 200+ growth-minded Leader Assistants, check out our Leader Assistant Premium Membership for ongoing training, coaching, and community.

Manufacturing 98

Manufacturing Leadership Networking Software 98

The Receptionist

MARCH 3, 2022

From health and wellness clinics to retirement homes to large manufacturing facilities, our customers continuously report never having to train a single visitor how to use the system. And this applies to businesses in all industries. Most touch screen technologies these days are so user-friendly they don’t even have a manual!

Software 130

Software Security Small Business Manufacturing 130

Success

APRIL 4, 2024

In fact, 94% of employees have reported they would stay longer at a company that invested in training and development. The first involves the general quest for knowledge by employees and the support given by employers for training. She believes employees should have the support to seek out the learning opportunities they need most.

Manufacturing 93

Manufacturing Coaching Training Mentoring 93

Success

JANUARY 23, 2024

DataRobot DataRobot is a cloud-based platform that provides users with automated data preparation tools and algorithms for various industrial use cases, including banking, retail, health care and the manufacturing and public sectors. Bid farewell to pointless meetings.

Technology 130

Technology Manufacturing Retail Banking 130

Work Life

MAY 21, 2024

Anticipate obstacles As your brain starts manufacturing reasons why you can’t achieve what you’ve set out to do, start enumerating them. She uses the example of running a marathon: Too busy to train? Mark set training times in your calendar so that you can plan around them. Don’t know how to start? Hate running? The reason?

Manufacturing 98

Manufacturing Training Security Creativity 98

Work Life

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

While automation has steadily transformed blue-collar industries like manufacturing and agriculture over the course of the past several decades, the technology has only gained quantifiable traction among desk workers more recently. Salesforce already has Generative Pre-trained Transformer (GPTs) for different end users.

Customer Service 105

Customer Service Sales Manufacturing Learning 105

Work Life

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Nearly all are technical manuals and how-to guides from training courses Shaun has completed. There is no training course for this; it’s something Shaun will have to learn on the job. I stare at the books on the shelf behind him. But Shaun doesn’t need to develop any more technical skills. His job is to lead.

Software 105

Software Manufacturing Training Coaching 105

McKensey

JUNE 18, 2024

The Netherlands has high ambitions for living standards, housing, healthcare, education, and the environment, requiring higher productivity growth through technology and a “train of job transitions.”

Healthcare 135

Healthcare Technology Training Manufacturing 135

Success

AUGUST 8, 2024

This challenge inspired the company to further innovate, especially in manufacturing processes. Here, highly trained and licensed audiologists and professionals evaluate patients and fit them for hearing aids. The company has more than 5,000 employees globally and does business in more than 100 markets worldwide.

Technology 98

Technology Manufacturing Customer Service Purchasing 98

Success

JULY 17, 2024

Traditionally, employees expect to move from associate to senior associate, or from assistant manager to manager, but that type of advancement isn’t happening as often as it has in the past, says Jody Fosnough, a training and development manager at Fort Financial Credit Union in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Finance 105

Finance Networking Manufacturing Customer Service 105

Work Life

JULY 30, 2024

There are workers in this sector who are trained nurses, while others lack any kind of certification but offer critical support to patients. we’re looking at paid time off, health and safety, training, [and] all the other aspects of what makes a job a good job.” But as a labor organization.

Insurance 98

Insurance Retail Food Manufacturing 98

Workplace Insight

AUGUST 20, 2024

When automation began infiltrating manufacturing in the 19th century, there was widespread fear that it would render human labour obsolete. For example, an AI trained in an organisation’s in-house art style might reduce the need for a large team of traditional artists.

Creativity 78

Creativity Manufacturing Technology Equipment 78

Work Life

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

Research shows workers in ESOPs also often earn good wages, have a range of benefits, and receive more training. At Opportunity Threads, a cooperatively owned textile manufacturer in North Carolina, founder Molly Hemstreet says she sees “giving agency and voice to workers” as an integral part of “building an economy which lifts us all.”

Manufacturing 98

Manufacturing Security Insurance Food 98

Work Life

AUGUST 20, 2024

“We like to say speaker anxiety affects 90% of the population, and the other 10% are lying,” says Deborah Shames, who, along with and David Booth, is cofounder of the communication training firm Eloqui and coauthor of Briefly Speaking: Prepare, Present, and Communicate. One way to manage your anxiety is to improve your skills.

Manufacturing 98

Manufacturing Communication Training 98

Work Life

OCTOBER 2, 2024

It provides clients such as Target, Ulta Beauty, and Hilton with digital tools their non-salaried employees can use to swap shifts, complete trainings, and get early access to wages. It costs anywhere between $4,000 to $8,000 to recruit and train a new front-line employee. The interview has been edited for length and clarity.

Manufacturing 75

Manufacturing Retail Banking Flexibility 75

Tanveer Naseer

OCTOBER 14, 2014

They already possess trained workers who follow defined processes with clear instructions. Leadership Infrastructure in Action Pelican Products is a manufacturer of high-performance protective cases and flashlights. At the beginning, the business has to stay lean, with little leadership infrastructure. Sound good? It is good.

Leadership 99

Leadership Manufacturing Teamwork Planning 99