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Skilled Labor Jobs Provide Great Opportunities for Students Guest writer Steve Johnson shares a blog post this week on a topic that has been of great interest to our industry: Skilled Labor Jobs Provide Great Opportunities for Students. The need for more workers in the skilled trades is not a new topic. I have been […]

Safety Lessons: From Social Media and Complacency Guest writer Bill Pyles joins us this week with a blog that doubles as an OSHA Consultation in “Safety Lessons: From Social Media and Complacency.” In my opinion, there are two serious threats to the safety of workers regardless of the industry you’re in. They are social media […]

Just Say YES: It Confuses People This week, our founder Ron Slee walks us through how to answer customer questions with, “Just Say YES: It Confuses People.” Just Say YES: It Confuses People. Nike started it, didn’t they? Just Do lt. How could you forget it? It was and continues to be everywhere. I was […]

The Subtle Power of a RASCI Chart Guest writer Sara Hanks offers constructive wisdom for project success in, “The Subtle Power of a RASCI Chart.” During several recent project reviews, an unmistakable pattern emerged: projects consistently stumbled at the same exact step. The project leaders were quick to lay blame on the purchasing team, citing […]

New Leadership Guest writer Sonya Law returns this week with the Human Resources perspective in “New Leadership.” New Leadership: It’s time to expand our definition of what makes a great leader! According to Harvard Business Review: “Leadership is a conversation” It is less about issuing and taking orders than about asking and answering questions” which […]

My Perspective from Kansas Brace yourselves! Guest writer Andy Fanter is ready to challenge prevailing behavior with “My Perspective from Kansas.” I want to establish my “street creds” before I make 18% of the US unhappy.  I have lived most of my 50+ years in Kansas:  Wichita, Kansas City, Lawrence, Baldwin City, Hartford, Great Bend, […]