‘Tis the Season to be busy! Most of us are running around like crazy trying to accomplish everything we normally do in a day plus add in the holiday shopping, wrapping, baking and parties. Before you know it the season will have passed in a blur. How would you feel if you took some time to stop and smell the cookies?
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The start of a new year always comes with resolutions but the dedication and effort put into achieving those resolutions are the key to whether the goal is reached or not.
In Erie, PA, we’re starting to feel the chill of winter this year! And although it may be cold outside, Onex’s has a few other reasons for turning on the heat this season.
Let’s face it. The last two decades have been tough on the manufacturing sector. One year we’re up, and suddenly the next, we’re down.
Hello, reader! Welcome to our newest blog series about Onex’s Blue Diamond Industrial Furnaces. In this series, we will take the opportunity to share what we know and have learned over 40 years designing, building, and servicing industrial furnaces.
As manufacturers, many of you are no doubt familiar with the term “Kaizen” and some of you
may even have “Kaizen events”. But not everyone knows the theory behind this workplace methodology. So, what exactly is Kaizen, and why does it matter?
Like people, businesses do not operate in a vacuum. They interact and depend on relationships with others; including customers, employees, suppliers, even friendly competitors. Often these business relationships can be the key to long term success.
Employee engagement is quite the buzzword in today’s society. As leaders, we know it is important, but do we really understand how to engage our employees?
Whether you are running a large corporation, or a small business, establishing a clear and concise mission statement should be a top priority.
Requests for me to share the Onex story as well as mentor colleagues in the industry are becoming more frequent. While I am more than happy to share our story, I also want to point out “One size does not fit all.”