Reluctant to Reshore Due to Apparent Shortage of Skilled Labor? Don’t Be  by Dean Prigelmeier, President of Proactive Technologies, Inc. These are uncertain times for some manufactures with supply chains that transcend borders to countries subject to punitive tariffs, and/or…

Labor Costs Expected to Increase, So Will Challenges to Worker Development by Dean Prigelmeier, President of Proactive Technologies, Inc. In an article by David McCann of CFO.com entitled, “Labor Costs Will Skyrocket Over the Next Decade”, the author cited new…

How Much Would “Full Worker Capacity” Through Full Job Mastery Be Worth to Your Firm? by Dean Prigelmeier, President of Proactive Technologies, Inc. According to Ed Timmons, CEO of the National Association of Manufacturers, “ our labor costs in the U.S.…

Thirteen Good Reasons Why Structured On-The-Job Training Should be Part of Your Business Strategy by Dean Prigelmeier, President of Proactive Technologies, Inc. Many articles have appeared in the Proactive Technologies Report covering how Proactive Technologies’  PROTECH© System of managed human resource development can address…

Do U.S. Productivity Measures Measure Productivity? by Dean Prigelmeier, President of Proactive Technologies, Inc. A disturbing emerging trend, particularly in the last three decades, concerns the accuracy and quality of the economic statistics reported to the public. You probably have…

The US is Ranked 12th in Talent, Topped By Those Pesky Socialist Countries. What’s  Gone Wrong? by Dean Prigelmeier, President of Proactive Technologies, Inc. In an IndustryWeek article entitled, “Top 10 Countries For Talent,” it was reported that the IMB…

The Connection Between Worker Capacity, Organizational Capacity and Output by Dean Prigelmeier, President of Proactive Technologies, Inc. The term “capacity” has many meanings. The business dictionary defines capacity for different applications, but generally defines it as “specific ability of an…

More Education Won’t Fix Flat or Declining Wages, But Appropriate Compensation and Stable Job Markets Can Make College Worth It by Dean Prigelmeier, President of Proactive Technologies, Inc. Having several degrees myself, I can say that I am a strong…

Eight Scenarios That Would Make You Wish You Had a Structured OJT System by Dean Prigelmeier, President of Proactive Technologies, Inc. I think one can confidently say that most employer’s focus on training the workers they need – to perform…

Is it Possible to Close the “Skills Gap” if Focused on the Symptom, Not The Cause? by Dean Prigelmeier, President of Proactive Technologies, Inc. There is nothing like the futility of trying to solve a specificproblem with a general solution…or treating the symptoms…