The Elusive Production Manager Candidate Recruiting production managers is a huge challenge. It’s not that jobs are unavailable, as we usually have several Production Manager openings at TheJobLine.com. It’s finding qualified and willing candidates. Most often, it’s a problem when the move is lateral. Most... Read More January 2021 Issue #13258 Page 88
Continuing to Build Strong Partnerships for the Industry Chris Scott Last month’s article, Stiles Machinery Is Ready to Be a Part of Your Team, focused on how Stiles Machinery values teamwork and partnerships. This month, I’m proud to highlight Stiles’ strong partnership with MINDA and the newly founded MINDA North America in Granite, North... Read More December 2020 Issue #12257 Page 69
The Hiring Zone: Are We There Yet? This classic phrase brings back many memories and even fits some of today’s challenges. As a child, I can remember family road trips and being bored sitting in the back seat, mile after mile. I would ask, “Are we there yet?” My dad would always say, “Soon, be... Read More December 2020 Issue #12257 Page 78
Fight the Management Drift Ben Hershey Many of us started 2020 with resolutions/goals both for ourselves and our businesses, but then our year was turned upside down with the Covid worldwide pandemic and other issues such as lumber prices topping highs we thought we would never see. While many LBM/component businesses are working at... Read More November 2020 Issue #12256 Page 26
The Last Word: The Last Word on Staying Home Joe Kannapell Take it from me, being there is half of the battle, and Zoom meetings don’t count. This was true 50 years ago when I was working in our office, and it was true last week when I was in front of customers. There may be a price to pay, but the dividends will surely come back to you, as they... Read More November 2020 Issue #12256 Page 147
Advertiser Forum: Make Your Own BCMC This Year Anna Stamm Last month, Joe Kannapell took us on a terrific tour of BCMCs past in his column, The Last Word on 2020 BCMC – Virtually! Because we cannot attend an in-person BCMC show this fall, I’ve been thinking about ways to capture some of the spirit of BCMC. Step 1. See Products Without... Read More October 2020 Issue #12255 Page 6
Delivering on Our Values at Spida Wendy Boyd Let’s face it, when a supplier to the industry has been around for a long time, decades in our case, there are certain values that we live by. These values are the support structure on which we build our business. I believe it’s called “commitment to the cause,” or as... Read More October 2020 Issue #12255 Page 16
Servant Leadership and One of Our Industry’s Best Ben Hershey I remember it clearly; I was in the Lounge at Portland International Airport when I got a call from Joe Kannapell. Joe was going to be sharing with the MiTek team in the next day that he would be officially retiring at the end of 2020; Joe has been a part of the industry for more than 46 years.... Read More October 2020 Issue #12255 Page 40
Trusses for Oktoberfest? David Boyce When you’re working on a jobsite, you never know what you might see or what might be coming next. As shown on this month’s cover, a recent project by Lowder Construction had us helping a neighborhood prepare for Oktoberfest (or at least I like to think of it that way). As you can see... Read More October 2020 Issue #12255 Page 96
Advertiser Forum: Expecting Change (Whether You Want It or Not) Anna Stamm The other day, I heard an “expert” on the television say, people will do anything they possibly can to avoid change. Even though I was preoccupied with whatever-it-was I had been doing, that jumped out at me and I started listening to that yammering in the background. This person was... Read More September 2020 Issue #12254 Page 6