Our society, through the education system, has made the pursuit of work in the trades an unattractive career path. Over the last three decades, a college degree has been encouraged instead. Now there’s a glut of graduates forced to take jobs that use little or none of their skills. Over the same timeframe, manuafacturing marches [...]

My management career bloomed during the high-tech days of Friday Beer Busts. They were times of high-growth, strong cultures, and an engaged workforce. Looking back, it came to me that beer busts were a rhythm of communication, connection, and celebration. They were gatherings by proximity, not function, level or circumstance. Every Friday, you got to [...]