by wicmpadmin | Jan 16, 2020 | Uncategorized
Wisconsin faces a serious obstacle to our economic growth aspirations. An aging population and historically low fertility rates combine to create a huge shortage of the people necessary to keep our workforce strong. This Body Gap creates strong headwinds to future...
by wicmpadmin | Dec 12, 2019 | Uncategorized
I try to get out of my bubble as often as I can. Several weeks ago, I attended Manpower’s “Women in Manufacturing” summit in Milwaukee to expand my thinking. I was not disappointed. One of the panels challenged the traditional view of leadership. That view defines...
by wicmpadmin | Oct 31, 2019 | Uncategorized
Told you so! Sometimes it feels pretty good to say that. You may remember several months ago I wrote one of my pieces about cybersecurity and talked about a businessman who wasn’t particularly worried about his computer systems. “I don’t have anything they would...
by wicmpadmin | Oct 15, 2019 | Uncategorized
A critical switch is underway. Our future depends less on great answers for the Skills Gap and more about effective solutions to the looming Body Gap. Wisconsin does a terrific job addressing the Skills Gap – arguably better than any other state – but it won’t be...
by wicmpadmin | Sep 12, 2019 | Uncategorized
Almost ubiquitous technology access and worldwide connections open channels that create opportunities that weren’t possible even a few years ago. That technology facilitates many tasks and opens possibilities that were previously beyond our imagination. These changes...
by wicmpadmin | Aug 29, 2019 | Uncategorized
I have followed John Hazen White, Jr. for several years across various media platforms. He’s a great manufacturing innovator and a forward-thinking leader. John’s approach to manufacturing integrates multiple facets of complicated situations into coherent pictures...
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