3 Traits All Effective Leaders Possess

By Matt Mayberry Titles don’t define leadership. A certain title may have others calling you their boss or you may be referred as one of the leaders of the organization on the company’s website, but true leadership is much more than just a title. True leadership involves the execution of a grand vision, where leaders enroll  others […]


Confident Communications

By Amy Kinnaird You may not like it, but we’re always being judged. Consciously or unconsciously everyone judges. It may be how you look or what you say or how you say it. We communicate with our words and our body and our voice. And since you communicate all day, every day, you’re making an […]



Launching The Certified Forklift Technician Program

MHEDA and the Manufacturing Skills Standards Council (MSSC) partnered to launch the Certified Forklift Technician (CFT) designation in 2017 as an effort to combat the “skills gap” shortage in the material handling industry. The CFT was created to raise performance of forklift technicians, assist individuals in finding higher paying jobs and help employers ensure their […]


What Do We Do With The New Guy/Girl? On-Boarding in 2018

By Andy Mcnulty What would the last new employee at your organization say to her spouse, at the end of the day, upon returning home and being asked: “So…how was it?” Would she say: “It was unbelievable! They had my desk ready, my business cards printed, my computer all set up. I got a tour […]


9 Questions for Leaders

By Amyk Hutchens People often say they just need the better answer to move ahead of their competitors in business. We believe you need the better question. Why? The brain triggers on questions, and when you ask your brain a really great question, only then do you get the really great answer. There are 9 […]