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Is technology the key manufacturers need to attract Millennial and Gen Z workers?
Workforce Development

Is technology the key manufacturers need to attract Millennial and Gen Z workers?

"This next generation is ambitious, they want to accomplish a lot. They want to make a lot of change, but we need to figure out how do we best harness that motivation to be a ...
Podcast: Why younger generations aren’t pursuing a career in manufacturing
Workforce Development

Podcast: Why younger generations aren’t pursuing a career in manufacturing

In this episode of Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast, Jake Hall, the Manufacturing Millennial, examines how to get the next generation excited about a career in industry...
Podcast: Helping veterans transition from the military to manufacturing
Workforce Development

Podcast: Helping veterans transition from the military to manufacturing

In this episode of Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast, Bill Leahy and Paul Lavoie discuss Unturning Steel and their efforts to build the skilled labor pipeline.
Building the manufacturing workforce one veteran at a time
Workforce Development

Building the manufacturing workforce one veteran at a time

"We are taking service members before they start their transition out of the military, we bring them into manufacturing, train them, inculcate them, do everything to prepare them...
Maintenance and reliability skill sets: What are the table stakes in 2024
Workforce Development

Changing maintenance and reliability roles require new skill sets

"I often get asked, 'what is a reliability manager?' It really depends on what company you go to!"
Maintenance and reliability skill sets: What are the table stakes in 2024?
Workforce Development

Podcast: Maintenance and reliability skill sets – What are the table stakes in 2024?

In this episode of Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast, Luke Clark from HECO Apollo explores the skills necessary for plant professionals to effectively do their jobs.
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Workforce Development

Investing in yourself: Why personal development is essential for achieving career goals

Jeff Shiver says the perfect environment takes engaged management and individuals who commit to life-long learning.
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Workforce Development

3 factors affecting staffing in the manufacturing industry and how to overcome them

When it comes to career development, managers should think strategically and create paths for all team members.
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Workforce Development

Have you considered a career in Reliability Engineering?

Here is your guide to the several branches of Reliability Engineering, and the certifications to match.
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Career Development

‘Give me one reason’: Have you revisited your retention strategy?

Tom Moriarty says it’s not up to your employees to figure out why they should stay. It’s up to leaders to provide an environment that gives many reasons to stay.
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Changing Workforce

Lessons from mentor-mentee relationships

Do not let your life lessons go to waste. Pass them along, pay it forward, and make a difference in the lives of others.
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Workforce Development

2 ways to address the skilled labor shortage

Do you seek a smaller slice of the existing pie, or do you expand the pie for everyone, asks Tom Moriarty.
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Workforce Development

Career development for your team: What is your 2020 vision?

"Look around to see where you can add value to the people on your team, even if you are not the leader of that team."
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Machinery Lubrication

Which professional lubrication certification is right for you?

Consult this table to identify which development opportunities fit your career goals and fill gaps in your skill set.