The Consolation Hire
By: Matthew Kirchner
Never, ever settle for the wrong team member. Always, always have the discipline to wait for the right candidate and have a strategy to aggressively seek them out.
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A Gold Standard Industrial Engineer
By: Matthew Kirchner
Here’s how to define what we call a “Gold Standard Industrial Engineer.”
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Preparing the Next Generation of Machining Talent: Q&A with FANUC America’s Joe Baldiga
By: Matthew Kirchner
What are FANUC and the machining industry doing to address the shortage of skilled manufacturing talent? We sat down with Joe Baldiga, who leads FANUC America’s efforts in Certified CNC Education and Workforce Solutions, to find out.
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How AI Will Revolutionize Your Business: 11 Predictions
By: Matthew Kirchner
Artificial Intelligence is already revolutionizing manufacturing. Small- and medium-sized businesses that ignore its impact do so at their own peril.
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Avoiding Webinar Disasters
By: Matthew Kirchner
Putting together a successful webinar requires a little preparation and know-how. Here are some tips.
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Industry 4.0 Commonality Across Sectors
By: Matthew Kirchner
As Industry 4.0 technology advances, manufacturers should be open to importing talent from other sectors (retail, hospitality, health care and more) into the world of machining. The technologies in other sectors have more in common with ours than one might think.
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On Race and Manufacturing
By: Matthew Kirchner
Racial inequality is everyone’s problem and we don’t have to agree on all of the answers in order to get started on some of them.
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TikTok, Manufacturing and Data Analytics
By: Matthew Kirchner
Small to midsize manufacturers have scores of data available to them and can leverage it in much the same way that billion-dollar conglomerates do
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It’s Meant to Make People Quit
By: Matthew Kirchner
Lessons on Surviving the COVID-19 Crisis from a Navy SEAL
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Technical Education Teachers Deserve Recognition
By: Matthew Kirchner
Here’s a tribute to technical education instructors who have dedicated their lives to do the quiet work of preparing students for careers.
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Wake-Up Calls Become Catalyst for Improvement
By: Matthew Kirchner
We were a much stronger and sustainable company after this wake-up call.
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The Value of a Good Internship
By: Matthew Kirchner
The greatest lessons shared by the interns related much more to interpersonal skills, communication, teamwork and etiquette than they did to technology.
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