Beyond Mentoring: The 3 C’s – Coaches, Champions & Cardinals

People who achieve career success often talk about having had a mentor who guided their career. Whether the mentoring relationship evolves naturally or is a planned relationship, it provides a sustained link between the two individuals. Everyone needs help learning new skills and imagining things they could have never conceived of on their own. Yet there are three other types of people who can have a profound impact on your ability to...

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134 New Industrial Manufacturing planned Industrial Project Report – December 2021 Recap

SalesLeads has released the December 2021 results for the newly planned capital project spending report for the Industrial Manufacturing industry. The Firm tracks North American planned industrial capital project activity; including facility expansions, new plant construction, and significant equipment modernization projects. Research confirms 134 new projects in the Industrial Manufacturing sector. The following are selected...

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What actually shapes culture

There are companies where culture is directed from the top down. While it’s natural to assume that this vision will simply emerge throughout the organization, this alone does not create culture. Within every company there are sub-cultures. In other words, each department or team can have its own unique culture. For example, the culture of a product management team can be distinct from the culture of the sales team. This can run...

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Five Lessons Learned for the Post-Pandemic Supply Chain: Profound market shifts drive transformative operational changes that are here to stay

The current global trade crisis has highlighted weaknesses within the supply chain and forced the industry to assess, evolve, and often transform its operations to meet the needs of today’s marketplace. Many changes are here to stay and should be embraced as the industry plans for the supply chain of the future. David Bowie once said: “Tomorrow belongs to those who hear it coming,” meaning we need to listen to the market to...

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Improving maintenance in manufacturing

The digital universe is doubling in size every two years, growing from 4.4 trillion gigabytes in 2013 to 44 trillion in 2020. Enterprises have responsibility for around 85 percent of the data held in this digital universe, according to the EMC Digital Universe with research and Analysis by IDC report. Manufacturing plants are just one type of enterprise contributing to this data production, by choosing to collect process data in order...

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Reframing your business value–Discover the hidden value in your organization

As your business matures and grows, you may start to think about how you plan on moving towards a significant end goal: selling your company. Whether you are in products or services, every business has to decide on an exit strategy. Will you sell your business to a family member so the business can continue to grow? Will you bring in investment capital to expand? Will you sell to a competitor as part of a merger and acquisition? Or...

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145 new Industrial Manufacturing Planned Industrial Project reports – November 2021 Recap

SalesLeads just announced the November 2021 results for the newly planned capital project spending report for the Industrial Manufacturing industry. The Firm tracks North American planned industrial capital project activity; including facility expansions, new plant construction, and significant equipment modernization projects. Research confirms 145 new projects in the Industrial Manufacturing sector. The following are selected...

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