More Education Alone 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…

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.…

Economic Development Opportunities – An Important Incentive in Attracting Companies to Your Region by Dean Prigelmeier, President of Proactive Technologies, Inc. When organizations try to create new jobs in their area – working with companies that are considering moving to,…

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 many of…

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…

Learning, Unfortunately, The Hard Way by Dean Prigelmeier, President of Proactive Technologies, Inc. Employers are being tested these days on their ability to respond to a rapidly changing world and maintain operational continuity. Who could have imagined that a pandemic…

Keeping Employers Engaged in Regional Workforce Development Projects by Dean Prigelmeier, President of Proactive Technologies, Inc. Billions of dollars have been spent on workforce development projects funded by the state and federal governments in the last 20-30 years. However, from…

Recent Supply Chain Disruptions: Re-shoring Work to a Disrupted Workforce the Next Challenge, but Surmountable by Dean Prigelmeier, President of Proactive Technologies, Inc. No doubt about it, with the Crash of 2008 and the Covid-19 Crisis of 2020 most businesses…