Reliability centered maintenance: How to match every asset with the right strategy

Reliability centered maintenance: How to match every asset with the right strategy

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The challenges continue to climb for facility and maintenance managers. Manufacturers expect input costs to increase by an average of 5.4% over the next year, according to Deloitte’s 2026 Manufacturing Industry Outlook. Meanwhile, aging equipment and an aging, retiring workforce are amplifying repair and downtime costs, with 25% of the manufacturing workforce now at or beyond eligible retirement age.  Reliability centered maintenance (RCM) helps you […]

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Cost-Effective Ways to Build Your Company’s Brand — Breakfast Leadership Network

Cost-Effective Ways to Build Your Company’s Brand — Breakfast Leadership Network

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Creating a strong and recognizable brand doesn’t always require a large budget. By leveraging cost-effective strategies, companies can establish meaningful connections with their audience while maintaining financial efficiency. Here are some cost-effective ways to build your company’s brand without breaking the bank. Focus on Social Media Engagement Social media platforms are one of the most

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How smart buildings support hybrid work in 2026

How smart buildings support hybrid work in 2026

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Hybrid work has moved beyond policy discussions and into operational reality. By 2026, most organizations will no longer ask whether hybrid work will continue, but how their workplaces can better support it. That shift places new expectations on the built environment—expectations traditional offices were never designed to meet.  Smart buildings have emerged as a critical enabler of hybrid work. Through

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Our Interview with American Staffing Association CEO Stephen Dwyer — Breakfast Leadership Network

Our Interview with American Staffing Association CEO Stephen Dwyer — Breakfast Leadership Network

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Stephen Dwyer was waiting in a hospital for a double lung transplant when he made a quiet promise to himself. If he received another chance at life, he would lead by investing in people. Today, as president and CEO of the American Staffing Association (ASA), he keeps that promise. He tells people, I invest in

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Cinnabon Fired an Employee for Racist Slurs in a Viral Video. There’s a Vital HR Lesson to Learn Here — Improve Your HR

Cinnabon Fired an Employee for Racist Slurs in a Viral Video. There’s a Vital HR Lesson to Learn Here — Improve Your HR

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Cinnabon rightly fired her. Her behavior was absolutely inappropriate. Cinnabon issued a statement: We’ve seen the disturbing video from the Cinnabon bakery in Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin, and we do not condone this behavior. The former employee was immediately terminated by the franchise owner. Their actions do not reflect our values or the welcoming experience every guest deserves.

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What’s the Industrial Automation Journey—and How to Master It

What’s the Industrial Automation Journey—and How to Master It

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Industrial automation is not a single initiative or technology rollout. It is a continuous journey shaped by operational complexity, workforce pressure, regulatory demands, and the need for resilient, scalable performance.  Many manufacturers struggle with automation not because tools are unavailable, but because their operations lack the structure required to support it. Disconnected systems, inconsistent asset data, reactive

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Telling Is Not the Same as Training

Telling Is Not the Same as Training

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Estimated reading time: 4 minutes I remember hearing this phrase a long time ago at an Association for Talent Development event. Telling isn’t training. And it’s true. Creating learning experiences like training involve understanding the audience, designing materials, and confirming that the transfer of knowledge actually happened. Organizations that invest in employee training can see

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Cinnabon Fired an Employee for Racist Slurs in a Viral Video. There’s a Vital HR Lesson to Learn Here — Improve Your HR

No-Fire Season Is Real—Here’s Why Smart Companies Observe It — Improve Your HR

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Note: I should have published this before Thanksgiving, but I, quite frankly, forgot! Sorry! It’s officially no-fire season — that is, unless someone commits an egregious act— you don’t terminate employees from the week before Thanksgiving until January. That’s the rule from employment attorney Todd Stanton, and it’s a good one. (In the interest of full

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