July 8, 2019 Closing the Skills Gap: How 'Starting Small' Can Make a Big Impact Any successful effort starts small. It doesn’t start with a nationwide campaign or a company-wide program, it starts with one person – one person making an impact and changing a...
May 20, 2019 10 Steps to Get Your Workforce Plan Jump-Started by Friday Attracting workers is a competitive advantage gained through grassroots efforts and activities. The company that can build relationships in its academic communities while...
March 7, 2019 4 Psychology Experiments That Can Strengthen Customer Relationships By Dusty Weis, AEM Strategic Communications ManagerSelling construction, agriculture and utility equipment ought to be easy. But it’s people that are complicated, and...
March 7, 2019 Impactful Solutions for Closing the Skills Gap The equipment manufacturing industry’s skilled labor shortage is quite costly.However, as it turns out, it could get even be worse in the near future. Two-year college...
February 28, 2019 Ep. 15 - How Electrification, IoT and Other Trends Could Hit Heavy Equipment, with JLG’s Guru Bandekar and Singularity’s Andre Wegner They say, “We’ve Always Done It That Way” are the six most destructive words in the business world. That’s truer than ever in an era of disruptive technology.So what are the...
January 3, 2019 Internship Draft Days, and Other Regional Workforce Partnership Ideas By Dusty Weis, AEM Strategic Communications ManagerIf a career in manufacturing generated the same hype as a football player’s rookie season, would it be easier for...
November 19, 2018 Caterpillar Partners With American School Counselor Association to Tackle Skilled Workforce Challenges By Mike Schmidt, AEM Industry Advisor EditorFinding ways to reach and attract the workforce of the future is no small task, even for a successful and well-known company like...
November 15, 2018 AEM Participates in Wacker Neuson Apprentice Program Signing Ceremony AEM was proud to participate in an apprentice signing ceremony celebrating the certification of Wacker Neuson’s equipment technician apprentice program held earlier this week at...
November 12, 2018 Easier Said Than Done: Tips for Effective Workplace Communication Open communication is critical to the success of any relationship. While the saying is often associated with romance, it also applies perfectly to business.The foundation of any...
October 4, 2018 CNH Industrial Externship Equips Educators With Tools to Close the Skills Gap By Mike Schmidt, AEM Industry Advisor EditorDeveloping the skilled workforce of tomorrow requires a whole lot of effort and ingenuity on the part of manufacturers, and few...
May 9, 2022 Leadership Pitfalls to Avoid at All Costs Not everyone is born to be a leader. The good news, however, is that leadership skills can be developed and refined over time, opening the door to career advancement and higher...
January 10, 2022 5 Equipment Manufacturing Trends to Watch in 2022 Both the immediate and long-term future of the equipment manufacturing industry will be defined by the development of a number of prominent trends, each of which are poised to...
January 6, 2022 Celebration of Modern Ag Set to Take Over National Mall Agriculture equipment manufacturers and AEM partners in the Washington D.C. ag community are gearing up to showcase how innovation enables sustainability in the heart of the...
August 8, 2022 Compact Construction Equipment Takes the Electric Lead When it comes to alternative-powered construction equipment, there’s little doubt that electric-powered compact machines have gained the most traction.“The 48-volt battery packs...
June 2, 2022 AEM Trade Show Leaders Weigh in on Why Exhibitions and Events Matter Exhibitions are more than just trade shows. They are the gathering points where an industry comes together. With that fact in mind, raising awareness of the importance of...
February 3, 2022 The Environmental Benefits of Precision Agriculture Quantified Agriculture and environmental sustainability have been closely linked for many years. It’s just that there has been little data to quantify the benefits.Until now.“After doing...
July 14, 2022 How Manufacturing Companies Can Hire Smarter By Tom Hunley, Product Marketing Manager, Jobvite — Mirroring most sectors, the manufacturing industry is on the path to job recovery. With manufacturing jobs on the rise...
June 30, 2022 Al Cervero to Retire From AEM Longtime AEM leader and Senior Vice President Al Cervero has announced he will retire at the end of the year.Cervero informed AEM President Megan Tanel of his decision early...
January 17, 2022 The Neuroscience of Conflict and its Impact on Workforce Conflict, which is common in the workplace, can be destructive to a team and an organization. When managed well, conflict can be healthy.Achieving (and embracing) healthy...
June 6, 2022 How Manufacturers Can Take Advantage of Influencer Marketing ByThomas Armitage, Sales Executive, Site Seeker — On LinkedIn, Microsoft has 16 million followers. Bill Gates has 35 million.It's a similar situation with Tesla. They have 13...