Content tagged with "leadership"

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August 25, 2009

Faith in the face of a recession Do you believe leaders can affect the stress level of those they lead? If so, what are you doing to help your team manage their stress during this recession? The key to managing stress in difficult times can be found in your attitudes about recession and how you communicate that attitude... Read more...

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January 13, 2009

More than just southern hospitality It's a jungle out there. The environment is dynamic, fiercely competitive, and full of threats. Resources are scarce. Every inhabitant is either predator or prey. It's the U.S. tube and pipe industry, and the main hazard is foreign competition. The industry's domestic output has grown... Read more...

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May 27, 2008

Good leadership comes from inside Have you ever voluntarily changed jobs? If so, what prompted you to make a change? Was it a move up the career ladder? More money? Better benefits? All of the above? Or was it perhaps because you no longer could stand working for your boss? "People don't leave jobs, they leave managers"... Read more...

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September 11, 2007

Who will fill your shoes? Selecting successors is a hot topic as many baby boomers reach retirement age. Human resource departments are being forced to look for effective ways to determine successors for management—a process affectionately referred to as talent management or talent management reviews. Many... Read more...

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January 9, 2007

Creating a leadership team that speaks, acts with one voice Commenting on his company's transformation, a manufacturing company manager said, "We transformed our culture from a bottom-line-driven organization to one that creates value through customer service and core behaviors. The key to our transformation was a unique leadership team that unified... Read more...

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November 7, 2006

Understanding and motivating the multigenerational work force Today's U.S. work force is dominated primarily by baby boomers—many of whom will continue to work long past the traditional retirement age—and Generation X employees, along with increasing numbers of Millennial and a few Silent Generation workers. How do you take groups with... Read more...

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February 7, 2006

Are you still settling for good enough? Editor's Note: This article is a continuation of "Why settle for good enough?" What do you see in the bookstores these days? You see rows of weary shelves, some bending under the burden of books revealing the secrets of self-help swamis, and others twisting under the turgid... Read more...

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August 9, 2005

Getting your mojo back If you are the leader or a manager in an organization, I have a question for you: Do you believe your energy level affects your employees? Before you answer, I want you first to recall bosses you've had and consider this question: Did their energy levels affect yours? If you're typical of... Read more...

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May 10, 2005

Making the best possible decisions Decision-making is an important activity for business owners and leaders. It also can be a source of frustration for both the decision-makers and those affected by the decisions. Although as a leader or manager you always might not show your worry or concern when making decisions, many... Read more...

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January 11, 2005

Leadership lessons from the forge Bob Nichols is a metallurgist in the steel industry. He also is a part-time blacksmith on the weekends. In the midst of one of his weekend creations , he began to draw a parallel between the blacksmith and leadership. Since Bob and I talked often about leadership skills (or the lack of... Read more...

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December 11, 2003

Family business going strong after 100 years Editor's Note: The Peddinghaus Corporation, featured in this article, is the longest-standing active member of the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association, Intl.® (FMA), the company behind thefabricator.com. FMA and thefabricator.com salute Peddinghaus and wish the company continued... Read more...

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July 24, 2003

The Perfect Economic Storm and The 100-Year Flood in Manufacturing—Part 2 Editor's note: This article discusses the final three of six factors contributing to the current state of manufacturing — technology investment, the elimination of industrial arts programs, and the lack of industry leadership — with a focus on California manufacturing. Part I ,... Read more...

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July 24, 2003

Tuning a piano—making the most of your best resources Editor's Note: Is your company in survival mode? There are questions you should be asking and steps you can take to improve your company's position—instead of shooting the pianist. Ever listen to someone playing a piano that's out of tune? Remember the sound? Completely sour.... Read more...

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July 10, 2003

The Perfect Economic Storm and The 100-Year Flood in Manufacturing—Part 1 Editor's note: This article discusses three of six contributing factors to the current state of manufacturing—global competition, high business costs, and supply chain management and consolidation—with a focus on California manufacturing. Part II discusses technology... Read more...

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June 26, 2003

Managers are not necessarily leaders There are business leaders and there are business managers. And while some leaders are managers and some managers are leaders, many times leaders and managers are very different animals. All too often we fail to recognize these differences in our businesses' day-to-day operations. Many U.S.... Read more...

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May 15, 2003

Overcoming organizational paralysis What if you were powerless or incapable of moving? Wouldn't it be awful if you found yourself in a situation in which you knew you had all the appropriate limbs, plus the desire for movement, but still couldn't move? Paralysis is not something any of us wants to experience or even think... Read more...

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