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Category Archives: Marty’s Blog

Management Development and Succession

You know where you’d like the company to be in 3-5 years.  But who will take it there? The current leaders are getting older, and there’s not much of a […]

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Succession Planning Needs Strategic Planning First

Where will your company be in 3-5 years, and who will be running it? Succession planning needs to start with strategic planning. First, ask: Where do you want to be in […]

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The new minimum wage will increase your payroll. So what are you doing about it?

Throughout the country, legislatures are increasing the minimum wage. Some states, such as New York, have scheduled wage increases for each of the next five years, and, according to the Wall […]

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Achieving Manufacturing Excellence through a Management Process

Process. Execution. Discipline.  Manufacturing words, right? Yes, but they are also words that describe the way effective management should work.  Just as quality manufacturing depends on a controlled and organized […]

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Good Managers >>Employee Engagement>> $$$

Profitability and customer ratings are higher, and absenteeism and quality defects are lower, when employees are engaged by their managers. How would your managers rate in his/her ability to:
*Help the employee to develop time and action calendars complete with milestones and follow-up?

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