Driving Manufacturing Efficiency

Driving Manufacturing Efficiency

Strategies for Optimal Productivity Optimizing operational efficiency and minimizing downtime are paramount in today’s highly competitive manufacturing industry. The combined power of advanced analytics, quality assurance, infrastructure monitoring, and predictive maintenance can drive significant benefits for manufacturers. By leveraging systems, manufacturers can proactively identify issues, optimize maintenance schedules, and achieve quantifiable cost savings. Today’s Challenges … Continued

EP3: Paul Batz, Founder & CEO of Good Leadership

1% Better Podcast: Paul Batz Find 1% Better Improvement Podcasts Here 1% Better: Paul Batz, Founder of Good LeadershipQuick Links Learn more about Good Leadership’s Seven Fs Learn more about Good Leadership’s five learning booksConnect with Paul Batz on LinkedInConnect with Craig Thielen on LinkedIn Key Takeaways 1% Better Episode 3 Transcript [00:00:00.340] – CraigMy … Continued

Why EQ is More Important Than IQ in the Tech Industry

Trissential CEO & Founder, Keith Korsi, makes the case for EQ in tech. Today’s tech industry is thriving, with CompTIA projecting there will be nearly 250,000 net new tech jobs created in 2021, in addition to the 3.9 million tech job postings opened in 2020. It reminds me of the tech market 30 years ago, when I … Continued

EP2: Arijit Sengupta, Founder and CEO at Aible

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EP1: Shane Zutz, VP of HR at DigiKey

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Test Centers of Excellence: Then and Now

While exploring TCoE failures in a paper, I traced the origin of the Center of Excellence (CoE) term. The journey revealed CoEs’ use in healthcare and the military predated their adoption in business/technology, unveiling an intriguing history. Conception In my findings, the concept’s earliest reference was the educational reforms by New York Medical College in … Continued

Risk Management

Managing Risk Collaboratively One of my most memorable consulting engagements was at a large hair salon company that was struggling with its first real technology deployment across 6,000 salons. Many basic systems that are taken for granted as the fabric of most organizations weren’t there, and on top of that, they were being led by … Continued

Six Simple (but Powerful) Rules for Data Product Management

When it comes to successful data product management, many of the same basic principles apply as with any other technical product management initiative. But there are some unique differences that must be understood to achieve the best results.

Digital Workforce: Once a luxury, now a necessity

The pandemic us into a new world of working. While many businesses suffer, others are struggling to cope with the increase in demand for their services. To limit economic damage, and to manage new workloads, businesses and governments are turning to a digital workforce. Businesses that are seeing major spikes in customer activity are in … Continued