by Lisa Pustelak, NWIRC, Strategic Planning & Culture Development Specialist
With a desperate need for workforce by many companies and industries, is your company known as a “go to” for employment in your community? If not, why? How do your…
by Kevin Smith, President, Leaderstone and The Kevin Shabaar Smith Co.
If there’s one thing I know after delivering performance and quality management consulting for over a decade now, is that most people would rather take a hockey puck to…
by Tami Trout, Principal Consultant, OMEP
t’s time for a digital workforce transformation. Modern manufacturers have to juggle evolving expectations for workplace flexibility, pay, career paths and benefits. They also have to take into account the changes in the ways…
By Francisco Garcia, Senior Management Consultant at Puerto Rico Manufacturing Extension Inc.
The pandemic and subsequent supply chain disruptions have been harsh reminders of the need for manufacturers to create or update their business continuity plan (BCP). Disruptions of…
Ashleigh Walters is a former Board-Chair at NWIRC, so we’d like to pass on this information about her appearance at the upcoming ‘Blue Chair Chats’ at Penn State Behrend.
On Penn State Behrend Website:
In the Women’s Engagement Council’s Blue…
Having a strategy for welcoming new hires into your culture and planning for future development can reduce costly employee turnover. Another cohort of the Manufacturing Career Readiness training is coming this Spring. It’s scheduled for (4) weekly 90-minute sessions (May…
by Bob Zaruta, President/CEO, NWIRC
April is National Autism Month. A year ago, I wrote in my column about an exciting new program, the Uniquely Abled Academy (UAA). The program creates career opportunities with family-sustaining wages for young adults with…
by Molly Reichard, NWIRC, Culture Development & Training Specialist
Culture, accountability, engagement – these three words were used frequently throughout presentations for NWIRC’s Lean Together™ Reboot graduation last month. Twenty-two (22) employees from seven (7) manufacturing companies gathered to celebrate…