The role of printers in shaping our country is immeasurable. In June I took an educational bus trip focused on the history of the Civil Rights Movement. Everywhere we stopped, I saw evidence that the fight for civil rights could not have been possible without printing.
Dwayne Magee
When a young lithographer published an illustration of the Great Fire of New York City in 1835, he had no idea it would lead to the formation of a now-famous partnership whose classic images endure to this day.
This was the day, in 1723, that Benjamin Franklin arrived in Philadelphia, nearly penniless and with no good job prospects. Whatever happened to him, anyway?
When senior administrators reviewed my in-plant and I needed a consultant, the only name other in-plant managers suggested was Ray Chambers. He helped me reframe how I approach my work and made me a better manager.
Just as a construction foreman wants to be sure the building’s base is strong before adding new levels, in-plant managers who attend industry conferences are building upon the foundations laid by those who have gone before them.
Appraising employees’ work is never enjoyable, but you can make it a little easier by clearly defining expectations as well as the process you use for scoring job performance.
Being “all in” in support of his university led to new challenges for Dwayne Magee once the pandemic hit, leaving him with three times the work and one third the staff.
When the in-house printer is responsible for procuring outside printing, everybody wins. Here are some tips so your vendors know what you expect from them.
Although the business of higher education continues to be revolutionized by digital technology, print and mail are still very much a part of day-to-day operations. Who should be responsible for producing this print collateral, an in-plant or an outside firm?
At a recent sustainability in higher education conference, I was certain that print and mail would be a hot topic. I was wrong.
They called him “Tricky Beam.” He was my great uncle. He was a schemer. He earned his name “tricking” people out of their money.
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I hear it over and over again when in-plant managers talk about copier vendors: on one hand, we need these companies because they manufacture the equipment we use, on the other, we feel threatened by them. I spent the last few months working very closely with one of these vendors, and I can tell you what I think works.
Implementing change is never as easy as just making a proclamation; you need buy-in from those who will be impacted.
IPG blogger Dwayne Magee takes a trip down printing’s memory lane by sharing an amusing collection of tips for printers.
Buying a car is a little different than buying a professional association membership, says IPG blogger Dwayne Magee.
