Category Archives: Strategy

The Sorrow of a Plant Closing – Part 4

Some tolls are too hard. Especially when you pour so much of yourself into paying them.

But that doesn’t mean the growth wasn’t worth stretching for.

Learn the lessons of what’s working for American manufacturing in this final installment.

The Sorrow of a Plant Closing – Part 3

“A ship without a rudder.”

I often heard this plant called that.

And while the last part explored what’s possible when things seem bleak, the power of inertia commands respect.

Heed the warning in this next installment.

The Sorrow of a Plant Closing – Part 2

Not every failure is a total loss. Especially when you find something worth fighting for.

And in the midst struggling through the challenges, learning how to fight is a valuable lesson.

Learn more about those lessons in this 2nd installment.

The Sorrow of a Plant Closing – Part 1

Three minutes.

That’s what it took to find five positive differences in a similar package made overseas.

But the culture that plowed through those differences to just “work harder” sank an American icon.

Is there anything the shop floor can do about it?

Find out in the first part of this series.

Does Your Small Business Add Value?

It’s a new year. Which means it’s time to reregister my business. And just my luck! Two businesses offered to complete my business registration for me. But it wasn’t really an offer. More like a heavy dose of fear steeped in compliance. I would be in big trouble if I missed this! Thank goodness theyContinue reading “Does Your Small Business Add Value?”