October 2007 - Posts

• The man for the job

  A frequent theme of mine is the importance of finding good people to do important jobs, and yet this understanding may exaggerate the importance of "the job." Surrounding ourselves with the right people, good people, is important not just so that we can Read More... Posted Friday, October 26, 2007 11:20 AM by REB | 0 Comments

• What's in a name?

  If you use any search engine to find news or information about foundries, be prepared to sift through a lot of silicon. Online, there's not an overwhelming amount of information about metalcasters and their operations — it's one of our hopes, with the Read More... Posted Friday, October 19, 2007 7:35 AM by REB | 0 Comments

• Peace Out

  If we rely on past trends, there's sure to be some catastrophe ahead. Some readers may recall the ruckus that ensued earlier this year when I revealed I am impatient with, and unimpressed by, the alarmism that lately passes for environmental science. Read More... Posted Monday, October 15, 2007 7:14 AM by REB | 0 Comments

• More of the same

  I think it's a great indicator of future success for the United Autoworkers union and Chrysler Corp. that the two have agreed on a proposed new labor contract, much as the union and General Motors Corp. did last month. Like that agreement, it's a sign Read More... Posted Thursday, October 11, 2007 8:18 PM by REB | 0 Comments

• It's the little things

  A frequent theme of mine is that our world is both too big and too small: Mass communication, information technology, and logistics have elevated the sense of a single global market — and we're lost in it. But, those same factors, plus the value we place Read More... Posted Thursday, October 11, 2007 7:19 AM by REB | 0 Comments

• Too trendy

  We're getting to a point where billion-dollar deals don't make much of a splash, but the news that OmniSource has agreed to a takeover by Steel Dynamics Inc. is important: it's further evidence of something I wrote about several weeks ago — that there Read More... Posted Tuesday, October 02, 2007 2:27 PM by REB | 0 Comments