May 1, 2013
Every month, we love to share our must-read articles that relate to industry trends, leadership and innovation. Here are some articles you may have missed in April: Innovation: The jackpot for American manufacturers: Washington Post discusses how manufacturing innovation will lead to new industries, more jobs and increased economic growth. (Must-read!) Why Manufacturing Will Be [...]
April 17, 2013
“There is only one boss. The customer. And he can fire everybody in the company from the chairman on down, simply by spending his money somewhere else.” – Sam Walton, Walmart If you’re a veteran My Madison reader, you might remember us sharing Walton’s words of wisdom in one of our first posts on the [...]
April 10, 2013
We’re excited to announce some big news: Madison’s Cut-in Snap Lock has been selected as the Connectors and Fittings (Cable) Category Winner for the 2013 EC&M Product of the Year Awards! EC&M’s Product of the Year Awards annually recognize the most valuable products introduced to the electrical market in the previous year. We’re thrilled to be included [...]
March 29, 2013
Every month, we love to share our must-read articles that relate to industry trends, leadership and innovation. Here are some articles you may have missed in March: Crowdsourcing: The Missing Link in Manufacturing Innovation – American manufacturing will grow again when new products emerge as our key differentiator and competitive edge. To achieve this, we [...]
March 12, 2013
They say you can’t know where you’re going unless you know where you’ve been. This speaks true to our company. As we progress with new technologies and innovations that better our business, we always remain true to our humble roots. Madison was founded in Cleveland in 1929 by Earl Atkinson, an electrician and inventor of [...]
March 6, 2013
Let’s start this one with a quick poll: In your opinion, has the pace of innovation accelerated or slowed in recent years? I read an article in Forbes magazine last week that opened with this quote from PayPal Co-Founder Peter Thiel: “We wanted flying cars. Instead we got 140 characters.” Thiel also says innovation has [...]
March 5, 2013
Every month, we love to share our must-read articles that relate to industry trends, leadership and innovation. Here are some articles you may have missed last month: Where is Manufacturing Making a Come Back? –Ohio, Michigan & Indiana gained 168,000 manufacturing jobs total in the past three years. Go, Midwest! Are You Prepared for the [...]
February 27, 2013
“When I was just getting started as CEO, I had a stupid way of thinking about employees. I thought I was pretty good at doing a large number of things and I could do most of my employees’ jobs better than they could. … My thinking began to change when I started worrying about the [...]
February 25, 2013
What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you think of Cleveland? Smoke stacks? Factories? Crying sports fans? It’s true that Cleveland is known for its rust-belt image and never-ending losing streak, but did you know the city is also home to a number of inventions? Here are a few of my favorites: Electric [...]
February 21, 2013
A few months after we first launched ‘My Madison,’ we shared our first-ever social media whitepaper, “Understanding Social Media: 50+ Tips for the Trades.” It included links to tools and resources, suggestions about what to share on various social networks and more. Now, almost two years later, we wanted to share a few additional tips [...]
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