Leadership 2.0 Day 2: Investing In Your Best Assets – Employees
All this week, we are bringing you exclusive blog posts from a range of aftermarket executives participating in this week’s program Leadership 2.0 program, hosted by the University of the Aftermarket at Northwood University. Today, we hear from Cindy Ford, key account sales manager at Standard Motor Products.
Leadership 2.0 Blog 1: Putting Heart And Soul Into All That You Do
Like the swallows’ annual return to San Juan Capistrano, the participants in the University of the Aftermarket’s Leadership 2.0 experience have returned as our guest bloggers this week. The students are in the second session of the two-week annual executive leadership program. First up, we hear from Debra Kennedy, customer experience and sales ops manager, systems, for Tenneco Inc.
Guest Commentary: This Doesn’t Have To Happen Anymore
Each year, about 33,000 people die in traffic crashes. The advanced driver-assistance system (ADAS) on my Subaru cost an extra $1,500.
The Herman Trend Alert: Using Robots To Pick And Pack
Using what it describes as “advanced robotics and AI,” an Israeli-based startup employs robots to power customized warehouses or micro-fulfillment centers. These facilities must be small enough to be placed in urban areas, rather than miles away on the outskirts of town.
Guest Commentary: Industry Optimism Abounds
Babcox Editor Mary DellaValle looks at just a few of the reasons all signs are pointing up for the aftermarket in 2018.
The Herman Trend Alert: Venture Capitalists’ Top Tech Trends Of 2018
We see innovation, especially in start-ups, to be growing quickly, as a result of many factors, not the least of which is the availability of funding for these ventures.
The Herman Trend Alert: Solving The Shortage Of Data Scientists
The most successful companies are making decisions based on algorithms. Amazon, Netflix and Spotify all make recommendations based on your consumption history with them. Why? Because algorithms work. But to create those algorithms well requires mastery of many areas of expertise.
The Herman Trend Alert: 2018 Workforce-Workplace Forecast
2018 is going to be a challenging year for employers looking to hire the talent they need. The intensifying labor shortages will prompt a variety of changes to the way employers recruit and retain talent.
Guest Commentary: Has Loyalty In Business Left The Building?
Loyalty is a value-add – to both customers and employees – and should be ingrained in the company’s value proposition and mission statement. Loyalty is a competitive advantage.
The Herman Trend Alert: Self-Driving Trucks Are Here (Pt. 2)
Recently, we covered Part 1 of the topic of self-driving big rigs, including talking about the Daimler Freightliner Inspiration already being tested in Nevada and how Tesla is competing. This Herman Trend Alert is the second of two parts, talking about this vital topic.
Op-Ed Makes Case For Choosing Technical School Over Four-Year University
Before shipping their kids off to a four-year university to earn a liberal arts degree, parents might want to consider reading a recent op-ed in the Houston Business Journal.
The Herman Trend Alert: Self-Driving Trucks Are Here (Pt. 1)
While cars drive on all kinds of roads, freightliners are typically long-haul trucks – mostly found on long highways and freeways. Thus, designing (and programming) self-driving freight trucks is much easier than the same processes for self-driving cars.