This article is provided by ITR Economics in partnership with IMEC.
This is an original article from the NIST Manufacturing Innovation Blog.
The Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME) defines people-centric leadership (PCL) as a leadership approach that seeks to create a culture in which everyone is encouraged to improve and apply their talents and given the opportunity to pursue excellence at work every day.
This article is provided by ITR Economics in partnership with IMEC.
US Real Gross Domestic Product (Real GDP) in the second quarter of 2022 came in 0.23% below the first quarter, marking two consecutive quarters of contraction and fulfilling the technical definition of a recession. While the word “recession” tends to elicit fear, we do not believe the current economic situation warrants significant concern. The decline was led by imports outpacing exports, changes in private inventory investment (not a reduction, but rather a smaller increase), lower fixed investment in residential and nonresidential structures, and a decrease in government expenditures and investments. However, core segments such as consumer spending, the labor market, and the industrial sector are on solid footing − more on this below.
This is an original blog, written by Rosemary Ravinal, Public Speaking Coach, Presentation Skills and Media Trainer.
Every presentation is a performance. It is a performance with a specific audience in mind, concise content, delivered with energy and authority. Whether you are doing a virtual presentation or in-person, there are common best practices that will ease your discomfort and greatly improve your impact. If you think of yourself as the lead performer and your slides as your backup singers, you will be well along the path to Presentation Bliss (as opposed to Death by PowerPoint).
This is an original article from the NIST Baldrige blog.
Broadway legend André De Shields (YouTube) once shared his three cardinal rules of sustainability and longevity:
- Surround yourself with people whose eyes light up when they see you coming.
- Slowly is the fastest way to get to where you want to be.
- The top of one mountain is the bottom of the next, so keep climbing!
This article is written by Winsor Consulting.
No one can completely avoid risk when it comes to their network security. Thankfully, there are steps that you can take to minimize your organization’s vulnerability! We will discuss 10 effective ways to reduce your organization’s network security risk.
This article is provided by ITR Economics in partnership with IMEC.
Headlines today are full of recession fears, with mentions of falling stock prices, high inflation, and rising interest rates. To better understand whether we are actually headed toward a severe recession, let’s take a closer look at the underlying fundamentals in the economy.
This article first appeared in Industry Week.
If we have a lost cost in our business of $100,000, $500,000 or $1,000,000 would you know about it? Should you know about it? Would you take action to reduce the lost cost?
What is the actual cost of turnover for your business?
Unfortunately, well over 90% of companies do not capture this true cost or know how to calculate it specifically for their company. To get a total annual cost, one must look at the cost per person multiplied by the number of employees lost in a year.
This article is written by OTB Solutions.
My clients are experiencing both prosperity and uncertainty. Many clients are having record-breaking sales and profits this year. Often the challenge now is meeting the growth in orders and hiring team members to support this growth. Sales leaders are happy, CEOs are happy and the shareholders are pleased we are meeting and often exceeding their growth objectives.
