By Mary Kelly, PhD Trust is a critical element in the workplace. People have to trust each other on both big and small issues. Seemingly harmless requests or actions that undermine trust can have big consequences. Why Trust at Work Matters Why does it matter if employees trust their managers? When people don’t trust their leaders, they are much more ...

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MHEDA Distributors and Suppliers Team Up To Solve Customer Challenges MHEDA dealers and suppliers provide novel solutions to unique problems By Steve Guglielmo MHEDA members are known throughout the industry for taking on any challenge, big or small. But what differentiates a MHEDA member from other companies is the willingness and aptitude to tackle the unexpected obstacles. Unique challenges require ...

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MHEDA’s Chairman of the Board and CEO discuss the changes to next year’s Material Handling Business Trends and how they will shape the industry for the foreseeable future. By Mike Vaughan, Liz Richards and Steve Guglielmo Every year, the MHEDA Board of Directors releases their list of Material Handling Business Trends that will be shaping the material handling industry in ...

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Originally a two-person operation started by their father Robert Levin, MHS Lift now has over 150 employees and is owned by his sons, Andy and Brett Levin. Together, Andy and Brett created a culture of community involvement and recently, a scholarship program with The Boys and Girls Club of Camden City and their local college, Rowan University. The Boys and ...

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WireCrafters is a family business, owned and operated by the Diebold family since inception. Their headquarters is in Louisville, KY and through creative marketing campaigns like “Monday’s with Milt,” and by actively contributing to the community, WireCrafters has quickly become a household name. Sponsoring and donating equipment to local schools and shopping for Toys for Tots during Christmas are just ...

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COMPANY: LiftTruck Parts & Service TITLE: Manager of Operations YEARS ON JOB: 8 I technically started my career at LiftTruck Parts & Service in 2011. However, my dad started the company when I was one year old, so I’ve spent literally my entire life around the company and the industry. When I started at the company, I worked in the ...

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Dave Scelfo Company: UNEX Title: Director of Marketing and Business Development Years on Job: 18 I started with UNEX on September 10, 2001, which made for an interesting first week on the job. I started in the engineering department as a project engineer, primarily handling applications engineering for our ETO products but also industrial engineering for our shop and some ...

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Applying the Fundamentals How FMH Material Handling Solutions has grown and evolved according to bedrock values and beliefs By Steve Guglielmo What is today FMH Material Handling Solutions (Denver, Colorado) was initially founded as Clarklift of El Paso, Inc. in January 1978. John Faulkner, president of FMH Material Handling Solutions, was working at a company called Powr-Lift Corp in North ...

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“How does your company use the annual MHEDA Material Handling Business Trends when doing your strategic planning for the next year?” – Asked by Lindsay R. Boors, Controller at Pennwest Toyota Lift in Mount Pleasant, PA Michael Vaughan, CFO, Liftech Equipment Companies, Inc., E. Syracuse, NY Liftech first starts by sharing the MHBT with our Senior Executive team, each with ...

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By Amanda Hite and Steve Guglielmo Amanda Hite is the Co-Founder and CEO of Be The Change Revolutions. Often referred to as the workplace model of the future, BTC is a multi-million dollar company with a 867.7% three-year growth rate. BTC Revolutions ranked #442 on the 2016 Inc 500 Fastest-Growing Private Companies in America’s list and the fastest-growing private advertising ...

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