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What Managers Should Know About Quiet Quitting

The topic of “quiet quitting” has sparked debates about the relationship that employees have with their work and what motivates them to perform at their jobs. The conversation has also put a spotlight on managers’ expectations and how employee performance is measured. 

Quiet quitting is essentially a new name for a...

Robotics’ Impact on US Manufacturing Today and Tomorrow

The use of robotics in manufacturing is not brand new – in fact, large corporations including GM, Ford, and Boeing have benefitted from this technology for several decades. Today, however, robotic technologies are available to less “deep pockets” companies, making it a game changer for basic manufacturing in this country. Consider...

Supply chain snarls loosen for U.S. companies, but plenty of problems remain

John Ehresmann loves that the cost of shipping an ocean container from Asia to a U.S. port or buying a load of lumber has fallen back to earth.

If only that were true for everything he buys - but it’s not...