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Month: May 2020

PODCAST – 5 Reasons Against Face Masks in our Shops

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Released May 11, 2020.   

Miles Free & Carli Kistler-Miller share important considerations when deciding if face masks should be worn in our shops.

 

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Posted in Content-HR/ Workforce, Podcasts

PODCAST – Policies & Communication Changes Due to COVID-19

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Released May 11, 2020.   

Legacy Policies are Dead. Long Live the New Policies! Miles Free & Carli Kistler-Miller discuss the “new normal” as it relates to policies and communication changes around us.

 

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PODCAST – Effective Associating – Ventilator Parts for COVID-19

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Released May 4, 2020.   

PMPA Members have been working hard to make necessary ventilator parts in these times of crisis. How did this all come together? Miles Free explains the details on this weeks episode of Speaking of Precision: Monday With Miles!

 

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PODCAST – 12 Working From Home Leadership Tips

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Released May 4, 2020.   

Miles Free & Carli Kistler-Miller go over some key topics pertaining to this new “working from home” thing that our country is dealing with!

 

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Posted in Content-Leadership, Podcasts

ARTICLE – 12 Working from Home Leadership Tips

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Published May 2020 

 

12 Working from Home Leadership Tips

 

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Posted in 2020 PM, Articles, Content-Leadership, Topic Pages

ARTICLE – Update on Update

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Published May 2020 

By Carli Kistler-Miller

Just before the Covid-19 overtook the country, Precision Machined Products Association was able to hold its annual Update Conference.

 

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Posted in 2020 PM, Articles, Content - Business/Continuous Improvement, Topic Pages

ARTICLE – BETTER TOGETHER Even When We’re Apart

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Published May 2020 

By Cate Smith

The first four months Cate Smith spent as PMPA’s Executive Director.

 

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ARTICLE – Effective Associating — Better Together

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Published May 2020 

By Miles Free III

Where do you go to make sense of the volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity that can overwhelm your ability to manage your shop?

 

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Posted in 2020 PM, Articles, Content-Leadership, Topic Pages

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