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True or False? Support Is Essential To Success
True! Support can be a mentor, opportunity or resource. It’s important to take advantage of or be the one to provide support.
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Craftsman Cribsheet No. 126: AISI System of Identification
Source: PMPA Prior to the Society of Automotive Engineers taking responsibility for Steel Grade nomenclature in the United States (1995), the American Iron and Steel Institute determined U.S. standard steel grades in collaboration with SAE.
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Craftsman Cribsheet No. 128: Why Do Machinists Say Tenths Instead of Ten Thousandths?
In machinist parlance, a tenth is a tenth of a thousandth, not a tenth of an inch.
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Embracing Second Chances: The Untapped Potential of Hiring the Justice-Impacted
As workforce challenges continue, consider justice-impacted individuals for your next hire.
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Leadership Deep Dive — Delegation
Being effective as a leader requires many different attributes. The ability to delegate to subordinates is one of the most critical.
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Sales Is Not A Sprint, It’s A Marathon
Successful salespeople know that the sale is as much about the relationship as it is about the product or service.
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Honor Your Scope
Your quality system’s scope statement minimizes risk as well as describes what you do.
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Shop and School Symbiosis
PMPA member Clippard Instrument Laboratory has been working with Butler Tech for over 45 years and the benefits keep growing.
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My Journey to an Accidental Career that Became My Passion
“Machining was not the career I chose; it chose me.”
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Implementation and Tracking: Strategic Planning | Part 2
A strategic plan that you have to dust off does not advance your business.
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