WITHIN THE PAST FEW MONTHS I've noticed that many MWACA members' and other shop owners' worries are very different from what they used to be. Most shop owners' concerns before 2020 dealt with topics like finding time for training[...]

WE CAN ALL AGREE THE WORLD WE LIVE IN POST-2020 is a little different to navigate than before. Several things have changed, some for the better, some questionable. One thing that did not recover was the workforce. No, this is not[...]

DO YOU KNOW THE OLD SAYING "RIGHT PERSON... WRONG SEAT"? This topic was brought up in two separate but recent conversations I had. And since it was "top of mind," this compelled me to make it the topic of[...]

ALL SPORTS HAVE LEGENDS. In baseball, we have players like Babe Ruth, Reggie Jackson, and Mickey Mantle. Football has Joe Montana, Payton Manning, Kurt Warner, and that one guy that played for the NE Patriots and then went to play for[...]

IN THE COLD WINTER MONTHS, we crank up the heat and work inside where it is warm. In the summer, we turn on the A/C and work at a comfortable level. We very much enjoy the[...]

“STAY  LOOSE,  FOCUSED,  AND  FLEXIBLE.  Relax but keep your feet planted and head down.”  Those were the terms we found most helpful during our[...]

IMAGINE A TWO-PERSON MOM-AND-POP SHOP. He is the wrench and she takes care of the office, helping out as she can in the shop. One Sunday afternoon, doing some yard work, he gets injured trimming a tree. Her priority is[...]

2021 is here, and 2020 has finally come to a close. What are we in for next? What challenges will we[...]

We were stuck and the clock was running! With the help of some brilliant game players, we managed to solve[...]

CHANGE CAN BE SCARY!  We become accustomed to the environment in which we live. We resist the inevitable changes

This letter has changed several times in my mind as I thought about my topic for this issue. Several recent events have

For the most part, we’re all friends in this industry, correct? So why do we intentionally throw each other under the