MAPP Brings Together Industry's Up-and-Coming Leaders In mid-July, MAPP announced its newest initiative to connect the plastics industry's young professionals: MAPP Young Professionals Advisory Network. This group was created to offer professionals under the age of 40 the opportunity to network with peers, learn about committee and board service, gain leadership experience, … [Read more...] about Association News
2017 Summer
Booklist: Motivational Leadership
Organizational leaders are many things: decision makers, financial strategists, strategic visionaries and more. But, how many have added "coach" to their list of job titles? Leading a plastics processing company - especially in today's workforce environment, where finding and keeping employees is a crucial task - requires motivational leadership. Not only do employees need to … [Read more...] about Booklist: Motivational Leadership
Building Loyal Relationships in a Disloyal World
by Richard Farrell, president Tangent Knowledge Systems Relationship selling is the bedrock for successful selling in the new millennium. However, most salespeople conduct themselves as if they were in a quaint Norman Rockwell painting, building relationships on a smile and a firm handshake. Not enough sales organizations are questioning if this style of relationship selling … [Read more...] about Building Loyal Relationships in a Disloyal World
How is the Economy Doing? It Depends on Which One
by Chris Kuehl, managing director Armada Corporate Intelligence The most common query received by an economist is "How is the economy doing?" This generally sends me into a flurry of qualifiers and a certain amount of dissembling. There really is no adequate answer to such a question, as there always will be parts of the country that are booming and others that are wallowing … [Read more...] about How is the Economy Doing? It Depends on Which One
Established Procedures Stop Fraud Attempt at Plastikos
by Dianna Brodine, managing editor Plastics Business While the stories have been circulating for a while now – and this magazine has reported previously on attempts to initiate fraudulent wire transfers – a recent warning from the FBI brought additional attention to the problem. At the same time, MAPP member Plastikos, Inc., in Erie, Pennsylvania, was the target of an … [Read more...] about Established Procedures Stop Fraud Attempt at Plastikos