Show Me the Tungsten
Graff-Pinkert’s used machine tool business has been challenging for the last couple of years. It has always been a cyclical business that takes grit, creativity, and a willingness to pivot when times are grim. We have moved into consulting and matchmaking for machining companies and brokering expensive, sophisticated machines like
A Climate Change Fable
When my kids were young, I used to make up goofy bedtime stories. They were silly, with crazy characters. I called the main characters Ooga,
Pigskin Rhapsody
I like football, but I am not a football nut. I don’t even own a Walter Payton or Mike Ditka Jersey. But last Saturday and
We’ve Overcome, a Little
I grew up in between. Eight blocks to the West were the people my parents called the “Schvartze,” and eight blocks to the East was
Sometimes the Star Must Take Over
What makes a great team out of a group of good players? I’ve considered that question since I first started watching team sports on TV
An American Tune
I had the privilege to listen to a series of interviews with Paul Simon by Malcolm Gladwell over the past week, in an audio book
Best of Swarfcast: Finding Purpose in Your Work with Brent Robertson—EP 37
Have you ever asked yourself what your purpose is when you go to work in the morning? Sometimes I wonder if I’m spending enough time