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Sales, Marketing in a Non-Handshaking World

August 19, 2020 1836

To do business in a world where you can no longer meet face-to-face to close a deal let alone shake hands, manufacturers need to appeal to today’s market and their purchasing behaviors. Michigan Creative shared ways to do just that.
Unique Smart Manufacturing Data Suggests Reshoring is Happening Now

August 19, 2020 1950

Plex Systems explains why recoveries are being seen in many other regions around the world, surprising industry experts.
Keynote Conversation with Senator Mallory McMorrow

August 19, 2020 1695

Interview with Mallory McMorrow, State Senator
Spearheading Legislative Solutions to Safeguard Manufacturers

August 10, 2020 2509

A pair of three-bill packages were introduced in both the House and Senate to shield employers from frivolous and baseless lawsuits arising out of COVID-19 while also extending Good Samaritan safeguards.
Federal Program Helps Michigan Manufacturers Beat Import Competition

August 5, 2020 2011

Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms (TAAF) is a little-known federal program specifically designed to help small manufacturers recover and rebuild business lost to imports. For companies in Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana, the program is managed by the Great Lakes Trade Adjustment Assistance Center (GLTAAC).
High-Leverage Leader Skills

August 5, 2020 0

Effective leadership is complicated and is comprised of many factors. For an organization to thrive and innovate post-COVID-19 it must have an engaged and energized workforce. That only happens in a culture based on trust. Building trust requires interpersonal leadership skills that leverage what we know about brain science. Our return to work with COVID-19 is potentially a time for great influence. All eyes, and ears, are on what leaders do and say.
Premium Associate Member Spotlight: Fishbeck

August 5, 2020 2767

Interview with Fishbeck Principal Mike Colvin
Key Conversation with Bart Pickelman

July 26, 2020 1852

Interview with Bart Pickelman, Director of MIOSHA
Weathering the COVID-19 Storm

July 26, 2020 2253

On 3/10/20, the Michigan Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS) identified the state’s first two presumptive-positive cases of COVID-19, the Coronavirus — a respiratory illness which had spread quickly around the world since its initial detection in Wuhan City, China. In the months since, life has drastically shifted. Phrases like “social distancing” and “flattening the curve” have become commonplace and everyone from the elderly to schoolchildren have learned to make a cloth mask from household items.
Considerations of Recent SCOTUS Rulings on LBGTQ Discrimination

July 23, 2020 2

The US Supreme Court finished its term with a flurry of important and historical decisions, including a decision that including a connected case from Michigan. In Bostock v. Clayton County, a 6-3 decision held that it is against the Civil Rights Act of 1964 for an employer to fire or refuse to hire someone because they are gay or transgender. Join MMA and Honigman’s Matt Radler for a discussion on the impacts this ruling may have on your human resource policies.