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Episode 304
What do you expect from your employees? Do you expect them to think like an owner? Or just clock in and get their work done? Are they compensated for…
4 years, 6 months ago
Does My Shop Need Middle Management?
Episode 303
As our team begins to grow at Carr Machine & Tool, I believe it's time to hire for a middle management position. But what is middle management? What …
4 years, 7 months ago
Keeping the Culture High in a Virtual World
Episode 302
How do you keep corporate culture alive when your workforce is completely remote? How do you focus your company on your values, mission, and goals? W…
4 years, 7 months ago
Getting a Grip on Workholding Automation and Leading your Elders
Episode 301
Is the labor shortage accelerating automation? Why is there a perception that automation is both risky and complex? How do you lead your elders with …
4 years, 7 months ago
What is the Future of MakingChips?
Episode 300
MakingChips is NOT a cult of personality. We want MakingChips to be about the Metalworking nation. We want to interview you. We want to talk about yo…
4 years, 7 months ago
Doubling Down on Your People and Culture in 2022
Episode 299
Your people are the most important part of your business. If they're not, they should be. When you hire someone, it's always with the hope that they'…
4 years, 8 months ago
How Manufacturing Leaders Can Have Better Meetings in 2022
Episode 298
What are the things you HATE about meetings? Moving into 2022, would you like to have better, more productive meetings that don't waste time and actu…
4 years, 8 months ago
What Annual Goals Do For You - NotWhat Annual Goals Do For You - Not Just Tips and Tricks, 297 Just Tips and Tricks, 297
Episode 297
This is NOT another goal-setting podcast episode. You know, the kind that explains how to effectively set goals for the year… this one is about WHY y…
4 years, 8 months ago
Growing Your ESOP to a New Level
In our previous conversation with Jeff Taylor (episode 292) we introduced the idea of ESOPS (Employee Stock Ownership Plans) as a way to give true ow…
4 years, 9 months ago
What the Great Resignation Means for Manufacturing, 295
Episode 295
The "Great Resignation" as it's been called, has created a wide variety of circumstances that have impacted the American workforce. 55% of workers ma…
4 years, 9 months ago