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We Must Do More to Promote Manufacturing as a Rewarding Career Path. Here’s How | Industry Week

·May 17, 2018

Instead of wringing our hands about how hard it is to fill manufacturing jobs, let’s attack the problem with the same vigor that we would shop-floor problems …Learn More... Continue…

Workforce

Businesses & Sierra College Open Doors to Educators to Demonstrate Advanced Manufacturing Careers

·May 5, 2018

ROCKLIN, CA (April 2018) – Manufacturers are hiring and one of the biggest challenges is attracting graduates to this dynamic industry that applies technology and innovation to create products that…

Workforce

Is Indiana Taking The Right Approach To Workforce Development? WFIU Public Radio Indiana

·May 5, 2018

Indiana is spending a lot of time and money on workforce development, but some question whether it's the best approach. Continue reading at:WFIU Public Radio Indiana

Workforce

Where Do Praxis Participants Apprentice? April 2018 Update | Praxis

·May 3, 2018

From homeschoolers to college opt-outs and recent college grads, to young professionals looking to transition into a more dynamic career, every month a wide range of Praxis participants get started…

Workforce

High-Paying Trade Jobs Sit Empty, While High School Grads Line Up For University | NPR ED

·May 1, 2018

Huge shortages loom in the skilled trades, which require less — and cheaper — training. Should that make students rethink the four-year degree?…Learn More... Continue reading at:NPR Education

Workforce

A Community of Innovators | SME – #HumansOfMfg

·April 19, 2018

Minnesota Entrepreneur Encourages Creativity in His Hometown Via Manufacturing Makerspace. Growing up in a mining town in northeastern Minnesota, Andrew Hanegmon turned to the mining industry as he left high…

Workforce

How to Retain Top Talent: The Prestige Factor | Bruce Tulgan, LinkedIn

·April 19, 2018

In previous posts I outlined the hidden costs of unplanned turnover and how NOT to create a management culture that supports superstar talent. The question is: In today’s talent wars…

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Coaching Employees When Something Is Going Wrong with Performance

·February 28, 2018

By Bruce Tulgan As a manager, you should always be keeping track of your employees’ performance, developing their skills, and meeting regularly to discuss what’s going right, wrong, or average.…

Manufacturing

Redefining Manufacturing: What It Really Means to Be Makers | Gray Construction

·February 26, 2018

What is manufacturing? Once you start thinking about it, it’s very hard to stop. It’s very easy to observe and check off manufactured things in your life – phones, cars,…

STEM Education

21st Century Education For A 21st Century Economy | Forbes

·February 25, 2018

Work based skills are changing as more and more jobs are displaced by digital technologies. Software, apps and online technology such as Uber, Airbnb, Legal Zoom and TurboTax to name…

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