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Dozing off at work is more than just embarrassing. Sleep-deprived employees put themselves and their co-workers at risk.
Read MoreWelcome to Your First Day in Surface Finishing
This advice could help someone just starting out turn an entry-level manufacturing job into a satisfying career.
Read MoreParts Unknown
What sets one finisher apart from another is the customer experience, the equivalent of a restaurant’s environment.
Read MoreMay the Fourth Be With You
The fourth Industrial Revolution is here, and it’s changing the way we manufacture goods.
Read MoreHow Do You Run a Contract Finishing Business? Ask Your Dry Cleaner
How a provider treats customers is as important as how it treats the customer's product.
Read MoreRevenge Is Best Not Served at All
Take the anger, hurt and resentment that arise when you feel you’ve been wronged in a business situation, and turn it into positive energy.
Read MoreShoeless Joe, Iowa Cornfields and Surface Finishing Hyper-growth
A variation of a well-known movie quote is sound business advice, too.
Read MoreTurning Business Travel into an Adventure
Columnist Matt Kirchner recommends you go off the beaten path on your next trip, and enjoy the experience.
Read MoreHow Not to Quit Your Job
Almost regardless of how miserable your experience might have been, shake your employer’s hand and thank him or her for the opportunity provided.
Read MoreFew Things More Precious Than Time
Being on time and not cancelling meetings at the last minute are hallmarks of a professional.
Read MoreWhen Will it Ever Be Good Enough?
Great performance will never be good enough. Once a goal is met and we have celebrated and rewarded the accomplishment, we must quickly move on to setting the bar even higher.
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