He Couldn’t Jump. He Could Lead.
The NBA is a league of 7-foot stars and 10-foot egos. This year the championship was won by a team with neither. The New York Knicks won the title for the first time in 53 years, and there is a lesson in the victory for every business person in the

Book Review: Merchants of Truth
Just as online shopping has transformed U.S. retail sales, the Internet has also remade the newspaper industry, but in a manner less obvious to most

Guilty Parts?
For many years, I have wavered between being judgmental or agnostic about who I do business with. I felt twinges of discomfort twice this past

Ep. 32 – Work Less and Do More, with Ari Meisel
Like many people, I get overwhelmed at work. Sometimes I don’t get the work done I want to do, so I stay at the office

A Shop Doc Question
Dear Lloyd – I read all of the issues of Today’s Machining World and really enjoy the insight and information. I’m a 62 year old

Plumbing Brass is Sweet
In the machining world, plumbing products are a sweet spot again because even though new home sales are drifting, the rehab/refurb market is thriving. Faucets

Ep. 30 – Developing a Machining Culture with Victor and Betty DaCruz
On today’s podcast, we interviewed Victor and Betty DaCruz, owners of DaCruz Manufacturing in Bristol, Connecticut. Victor and Betty have transformed their company over the

