Connection with other executives outside the workplace opens doors to new opportunities, collaboration and business ventures.

A single focus fosters alignment and removes chaos, but also be open to that goal evolving as time passes.

Making changes will be hard, but the end game is a sense of peace and renewed enthusiasm for the next hill ahead.

Tennessee manufacturers get courtside lessons on recruiting and retention.

Being more aware of how you communicate is a natural step toward creating a manufacturing culture where women want to work.

Crosspollination can happen in surprising (and sometimes informal) ways.

We speak a language of features and benefits. We need to get better at telling our stories.

People often ask, ‘What is it like working with your husband?’ It is great if we swim in the same direction in our own lanes.

I love process, but lately I've been thinking more about the importance of choosing the right person for the job.