Business Management - Operations

Both FedEx and UPS have announced “peak” surcharges to apply this holiday season and beyond.

In a world that is rapidly changing - sometimes on a daily basis - creating and maintaining a great company culture and keeping employees engaged can be challenging.

Though automation and collaboration are often viewed as diametrically opposed because collaboration increases human touches, while automation eliminates them, the reality is we need to increase both of them in every step of the workflow and from every participant.

Recently, I was invited to lead a Zoom-based discussion on the topic of leadership. A list of questions was prepared in advance of our one-hour session. Here are a few of the questions.

Amid a widely-reported worker shortage, companies are having difficulty adding employees to match the increased business of the post-pandemic economic resurgence. Among those communities from which workers could be drawn are people with intellectual or developmental disabilities.

To achieve color consistency, you must understand color capabilities of each device, its color gamut, and the impact of the substrate.

Printing industry expert Howie Fenton shares strategies for print companies to cope with the anticipated continuation of the pandemic.

Private equity firm Atlas Holdings LLC — which already owns several pulp and paper providers, as well as printer LSC Communications — made an unsolicited takeover bid to acquire coated paper manufacturer Verso Corporation in an all-cash deal.

As I continue to work with and study the most enduringly successful CEO’s, owners, and senior executives some surprisingly consistent traits continue to emerge.

One-on-one meetings provide a valuable opportunity for focused, meaningful input, feedback, and sharing of pertinent information. By following an important three-step approach, you’ll bring needed structure and get far better outcomes from your time together.