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Peeking Into The Future: The Future Is Here Now!
I like to read anything I can get my hands on, when it comes to predicting technology of the future. I have been doing this since discovering Alvin Toffler’s ground-breaking book Future Shock, decades ago. Since then, I have read several books predicting the future, and so many of the things they talked about in those books have come true. […]
What Customers Crave More Than Anything Else
When it comes to what customers really want there is one big secret. They think that they want our products or services. They think that they want us to deliver good products on time. They think that they want good quality. They think that they want a great price (or “great value” as they would rather put it). They think […]
The Good Old Days
Remember when it was fun? Yes, the good old days always seem whole lot better than they probably really were at least in the rear-view mirror. But, looking back from these too serious times we live in today, they probably were a lot better than we even remember Here are a few stories from that somehow seemingly, lighter, and more […]
Book Recommendation: Do Good: Embracing Brand Citizenship to Fuel Both Purpose and Profit
Book Recommendation From: Dan Beaulieu 6/12/18 Do Good: Embracing Brand Citizenship to Fuel Both Purpose and Profit By Anne Bahr Thompson Copyright 2018 Amacon Price $ 27.95 Pages: 294 with index I love this book and want every business leader to read it The best way to get your people engaged to is give them a company with a mission […]
Dare To Be Great
We are all so busy running our businesses that we seldom have time to do what really needs to be done to move our businesses forward, to take them from “good to great” to use that old but true cliché. I know that all of my friends who own board shops are always so occupied keeping their heads above water […]
Producing The Greatest Products Possible
Laurene Powell Jobs was once quoted as saying that her husband Steve and legendary Apple designer Jony Ive would spend hours discussing corners, yes that’s right corners. I also read that Apple had an entire Quality department dedicated to boxes including a device that would check how those boxes would open and close. How many of us have a collection […]
Sometimes Playing It Safe Is The Wrong Decision
I view business like this: If you are not growing, you are dying. If you are not constantly trying to find ways to make your company more attractive to your customers, you will die. I personally know of some companies who have shrunk themselves out of business. They have literally cut costs to the point where there was just nothing […]
Keeping Up With The New World Order
During a normal commercial flight, a pilot actually touches the controls of her plane for less than three minutes. The rest of the time, the computer called “autopilot” is actually flying that plane, yes, including landing the plane. Pilots have to undergo periodic training so that they will not forget how to fly. How many phone numbers, including your own, […]
Finding & Hiring The Right Sales Rep
Just think how much time and money you can save by choosing the right sales person for your sales force. If you take the time to do it right, if you develop and implement a hiring process that fully vets the candidate before you hire her, it will pay off exponentially. Hiring too fast is almost always disastrous. One of […]
Facing Those Staffing Challenges
Of all the challenges we face in the PCB industry today, the most challenging by far, is staffing. It is getting near impossible to find good people. This is especially true for engineers and Quality people as well as management. Most of the good ones have either retired, changed careers, or gone to work for our suppliers. Some have even […]
