Here are six trends that the most efficient labs are adopting in order to achieve a competitive edge.

After a presentation, it’s important for me to read the reviews from participants in order to know what worked well and what I should change with future audiences.

Although personal attitudes are influenced by core values, it is greatly influenced by management. Employee attitude about the product, about their work, about their managers, and about the organization will ultimately determine the quality of their work.

Why do organizations even today continue to embark on an ISO 9001 implementation project, joining the 1.2 million others around the globe who are certified to this extraordinary quality management system (QMS) model? What’s the staying power? What’s the value – the appeal?

It’s called Roko's Basilisk. This thought experiment posits that the creation of an artificial intelligence will lead to an all-powerful, future artificial intelligence that will retroactively punish anyone who did not help bring it into existence.

There are people who strive to become famous, then superfamous, before moving up to being megafamous.

Despite offering workers an average annual compensation of $84,832 in 2017, manufacturers struggle to fill positions. 

The L.S. Starrett Company has recently appointed Matthew Wells as Director of Operations and Continuous Improvement.

Recently I attended two separate meetings where the topic of Job 1 and Job 2 was discussed.  This topic was new to several of my coworkers and it was something I had not heard discussed in probably 20 years.  For those of you not familiar with Job 1 and Job 2, allow me to explain:

Regardless of what you’ve been told, there is one truism for people who must earn a living. You can expect your employer to demand more from you.