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Shortened Work Week Is Risky—And Not Realistic
March 4, 2009 10:03 am | by by Amanda McGowan, Associate Editor, IMPO | Commentsh4 { font: bold 14px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000; } .byline { font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 4px; } .caption { font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; margin: 4px; } .sup { position: relative; bottom: 2px; font-size: smaller;" } "Personally, if my pay was cut 40 percent, I’d need another part time job to make ends meet.
A “Decent” Wage Cut?
March 4, 2009 10:02 am | by by Anna Wells, Editor, IMPO | Commentsh4 { font: bold 14px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000; } .byline { font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 4px; } .caption { font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; margin: 4px; } .sup { position: relative; bottom: 2px; font-size: smaller;" } "I’m not suggesting that a shorter work week is the solution.
Owning Your Own Innovation
February 26, 2009 7:15 am | by Anna Wells, Editor, IMPO | Commentsh4 { font: bold 14px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000; } .byline { font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 4px; } .caption { font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; margin: 4px; } .sup { position: relative; bottom: 2px; font-size: smaller;" } On a macro scale, American business improvements can come in many forms—whether it be on NASA’s grounds, or yours.
But I'm No Billionaire
February 26, 2009 7:06 am | by David Mantey, Editor, PD&D | Commentsh4 { font: bold 14px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000; } .byline { font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 4px; } .caption { font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; margin: 4px; } .sup { position: relative; bottom: 2px; font-size: smaller;" } New school questions whether technology 'improves mankind’s plight instead of harming it.
Peanut Butter: The Glue That Holds Us Together?
February 20, 2009 11:38 am | by Anna Wells, Editor, IMPO | Commentsh4 { font: bold 14px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000; } .byline { font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 4px; } .caption { font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; margin: 4px; } .sup { position: relative; bottom: 2px; font-size: smaller;" } "I don't know about you, but I have no doubt that we'll have the opportunity to get our industry—and peanut butter—back.
Big 3 Bailout… Now What About The Rest?
January 22, 2009 10:05 am | Commentsby Anna Wells, Editor, IMPO "It turns out that if you want to strike a nerve with many an IMPO reader, mention the word "bailout."" It turns out that if you want to strike a nerve with many an IMPO reader, mention the word "bailout.
Doom & Gloom and the "Responsible" Media
January 13, 2009 7:40 am | Commentsh4 { font: bold 14px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000; } .byline { font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 4px; } .caption { font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; margin: 4px; } .sup { position: relative; bottom: 2px; font-size: smaller;" } By Anna Wells, Editor, IMPO "It’s what we do with this knowledge—this doom and gloom —that really counts.
Do You Believe Everything You Read?
January 13, 2009 7:38 am | Commentsh4 { font: bold 14px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000; } .byline { font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 4px; } .caption { font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; margin: 4px; } .sup { position: relative; bottom: 2px; font-size: smaller;" } By Carrie Ellis, Editor, Chem.
Big 3 Bail-out: Reader Comments
December 18, 2008 9:25 am | Commentsh4 { font: bold 14px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000; } .byline { font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 4px; } .caption { font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; margin: 4px; } .sup { position: relative; bottom: 2px; font-size: smaller;" } “Until management, labor, and the entire supply chain agree to take major wage and benefit cuts I can not support a tax payer bail out.
Right Idea, Wrong Target
December 16, 2008 7:32 am | by by Jeff Reinke, Editorial Director | Commentsh4 { font: bold 14px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000; } .byline { font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 4px; } .caption { font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; margin: 4px; } .sup { position: relative; bottom: 2px; font-size: smaller;" } In this segment, our editors square off on timely issues relating to industrial maintenance and plant operation.
The Best Of A Bad Situation
December 16, 2008 7:20 am | by by Anna Wells, Editor, IMPO | Commentsh4 { font: bold 14px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000; } .byline { font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 4px; } .caption { font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; margin: 4px; } .sup { position: relative; bottom: 2px; font-size: smaller;" } In this segment, our editors square off on timely issues relating to industrial maintenance and plant operation.
Where Does Your Knowledge Live?
December 4, 2008 5:08 am | by by Anna Wells, Editor, IMPO | Commentsh4 { font: bold 14px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000; } .byline { font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 4px; } .caption { font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; margin: 4px; } .sup { position: relative; bottom: 2px; font-size: smaller;" } "Someday, you will have to do it without Jack or Jackie, or whomever it is that fills in the cracks.
The Communication Foundation
November 24, 2008 6:19 am | by by Anna Wells, Editor, IMPO | Commentsh4 { font: bold 14px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000; } .byline { font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 4px; } .caption { font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; margin: 4px; } .sup { position: relative; bottom: 2px; font-size: smaller;" } "Daily meetings can serve the purpose of not only informing associates of operational goals or changes, but on a deeper, foundational level, they can help solidify the “team” element.
A Logistical Nightmare
November 24, 2008 6:07 am | by David Mantey, Editor, Product Design & Development | Commentsh4 { font: bold 14px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000; } .byline { font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 4px; } .caption { font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; margin: 4px; } .sup { position: relative; bottom: 2px; font-size: smaller;" } "In the professional world, there is such a thing as too much communication.
Leaps Of Faith
November 21, 2008 12:21 pm | by Anna Wells, Editor, IMPO | Commentsh4 { font: bold 14px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000; } .byline { font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 4px; } .caption { font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; margin: 4px; } .sup { position: relative; bottom: 2px; font-size: smaller;" } "A smart, proactive manager can assess the culture of the workplace and stop potential problems before they start" -Anna Wells As I’ve surely mentioned in this column in the past, I am a rabid Milwaukee Brewers fan.
