The Clock is Running

The Body Gap appears again! I caught up on reading during the New Year’s weekend and came across a Wall Street Journal article that highlighted wage growth in four cities across the country. It showed how the front edge of the Body Gap – the demographic-induced worker...

Reflecting Forward

The time between the holidays is always a good time for me to pause and reflect. This year my reflections turned from the past to the future. Looking forward, I grew more and more excited about the possibilities for 2018. It’s a terrific time to be a manufacturer –...

The Robots are Coming!

Three very clear trends will transform manufacturing in the coming years. Additive Manufacturing changes the fundamental ways parts are designed and created. Connected devices make operations more visible and expand the ability to run operations remotely. Automation...

Finally…

Overcoming the Body Gap by keeping the Wisconsin economy growing with fewer people remains the biggest challenge we will face in the coming decade. In order to make that happen, we need to change the way we prepare our young people and how we discuss career options. I...

Big Doin’s

“Big Doin’s” That’s what my Grandma would say anytime there was something exciting happening. She never saw a need for pronouncing the “g” in doings when using it to describe parties, the State Fair, graduations – anything that brought people together and generated a...