Category: General Interest

May 31, 2022

Rising US Wages Support Spending in April as Inflation Slows: Govt

Rising US Wages Support Spending in April as Inflation Slows: Govt

May 27, 2022 According to the Commerce Department report, U.S. personal income rose 0.4% compared to March. Agence France-Presse American wages continued to rise in April, supporting an ongoing increase in consumption in the face of an inflation wave that nonetheless shows signs of waning, according to government data released Friday. U.S. personal income roseRead More

May 18, 2022

Leaders Need to Learn How to Care—and Show It

Leaders Need to Learn How to Care—and Show It

May 17, 2022 Cultivate a culture of empathy, and people will want to work for you. The Great Resignation has generated new trends in employment, most of which have involved throwing money at workers to make them stay or to lure them in. For the first time in decades, hourly workers are incentivized with signingRead More
What Do Successful Plant Managers Have in Common?

What Do Successful Plant Managers Have in Common?

May 16, 2022 In many companies, they are solely focused on the KPIs within the four walls of their plant. Tom Conroy Plant managers are the grease that makes manufacturing companies run well. They need not only planning and process skills, but people skills at a high level. They also need strong business minds, notRead More

May 11, 2022

Manufacturing Wages Lag US Average in Era of Amazon

Manufacturing Wages Lag US Average in Era of Amazon

May 10, 2022 Manufacturing wages were once a stable way to make solid middle-income wages. What does it mean if they're not keeping up? Ryan Secard Bureau of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor Manufacturing jobs aren’t what they used to be. Long seen as a dependable way to earn a middle-class living without a degree,Read More

April 30, 2022

Majority of Female Workers are Stressed and Considering Job Changes, Survey Finds

Majority of Female Workers are Stressed and Considering Job Changes, Survey Finds

April 28, 2022 Concerns of safety and inclusivity are prompting one-half of the workforce to reconsider their current employment situation. Nicole Stempak The workforce may soon be facing another shakeup. A majority of female workers (53%) say their stress levels are higher than they were a year ago, and almost half feel burned out, accordingRead More

April 28, 2022

A Small Business Is Doing Well, But Finding Workers Is Another Story

A Small Business Is Doing Well, But Finding Workers Is Another Story

April 28, 2022 Hidaka USA Inc. is growing, but finding staff is a major challenge. Adrienne Selko For the past 30 years, Hidaka USA, Inc. Inc, based in Dublin Ohio, has managed to not only navigate the ups and downs of a complicated business cycle, but it has thrived. Established in 1989 as a supplier of prototypes,Read More

April 26, 2022

Leadership on Point: Managing through the Generational Divide

Leadership on Point: Managing through the Generational Divide

April 20, 2022 The principles for managing multiple generations are really the same principles of good leadership. Carolyn Hendrickson It’s hard to keep them all straight – the Silent Generation, baby boomers, Gen Xers, GenZers, baby busters, millennials, iGen, Gen Alpha. Regardless of what you call them, or who falls into which generation, the issueRead More

April 20, 2022

Many Employees Long to Stay Home Even as Workplaces Reopen

Many Employees Long to Stay Home Even as Workplaces Reopen

By Nicholas Dolinger   April 18, 2022 Updated: April 18, 2022 After two years in which remote work has seen an unprecedented renaissance, many workplaces are returning to in-person work. But for many employees, faced with rising costs and onerous commutes, the return to brick-and-mortar offices is far from welcome. Office occupancy, which hit an all-time lowRead More

April 7, 2022

Lockdown States Drag Down Overburdened Labor Market

Lockdown States Drag Down Overburdened Labor Market

By Petr Svab   April 6, 2022 Updated: April 6, 2022 Print News Analysis States that instituted more severe COVID-19 lockdowns have put a drag on recovery in a labor market desperate for hires. With the onset of the pandemic in 2020, millions of Americans left or were forced out of the labor pool due to fear of theRead More

April 4, 2022

ISM Report, BLS Data Show March Growth in Manufacturing

ISM Report, BLS Data Show March Growth in Manufacturing

April 1, 2022 The Department of Labor reported that manufacturing employment is now just 1% shy of its pre-COVID levels. Ryan Secard A pair of key reports for manufacturers show that manufacturing job growth is accelerating. The monthly jobs report for March, released April 1 by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, showed that manufacturing hiredRead More