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![Gill: Recovery's Rate Tied to Treatment, Vaccine]()
Our economic fortunes may hinge on the scientists...Timothy Gill, chief economist for the American Iron and Steel Institute, offered a range of thoughts on the overall economy and the outlook for steel during a webinar with Steel Market Update in mid-August.
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![“Uncopyable” Strategies for Better Business]()
In May, marketing expert Steve Miller conducted a webinar sponsored by the International Manufacturing Technology Show organizers. The webinar focused on helping businesses become “uncopyable”...
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In early April, steel producers and distributors were frantic. The coronavirus had shut down much of the economy, and many companies had no idea where their next order would come from. Since then, much of the panic has subsided.
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If there’s one thing the global business community has learned from the COVID-19 pandemic that continues to ebb, flow and unfold daily, it’s the outright imperative for companies to be agile “from top to bottom.”
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The outbreak of the novel coronavirus has reminded many Americans of the value provided by the nation’s transportation industry, with the trucking community chief among them.
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Steel prices are as unpredictable as the spread of a rogue virus, but one symptom of COVID-19 is likely to be lower steel prices.
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On April 1, hundreds attended the METALCON webinar titled Re-Igniting Sales and Operations Amidst the World Health Crisis. Two speakers offered the eager audience advice on continuing with business even during the COVID-19 crisis.
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Cash flow is the lifeblood of every business. In fact, according to a recent U.S. Bank study, poor cash flow management causes 82 percent of U.S. business failures.
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Service centers, fabricators and other metal users expect to spend more on capital equipment this year than they did in 2019, according to the 2020 Capital Spending Forecast from the Fabricators and Manufacturers Association.
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![The First Rule of Leadership: Don’t Talk about Leadership]()
Too many people in significant leadership roles from Army generals to government officials to CEOs to non-profit executives have talked a great leadership “game,” only to have their own leadership behavior fall woefully short of even the most basic expectations.
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