Holding My Book in My Hands: What a Strange Feeling

"A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world."

~ Oscar Wilde

My book launch is coming up and just in time I received my books yesterday afternoon. Once I opened one of the packages, my heart skipped a beat. In my hands was a book with my name on it. Wow, I made a dream become a reality. This is my book and I am crazy excited about it.

Watch out! This book is going to challenge gloomy outlooks! It was written out of passion with the desire to create awareness. You will be able to purchase a signed copy by sending me an email at karin@karicosolutions.com, and you will also find the Kindle version on Amazon after April 26. Are you ready to be inspired?

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Book Description:

Sexy manufacturing? For some, this may sound contradictory. In her book, Karin Lindner outlines that in reality, every organization needs an element of sexiness. The dictionary defines sexy as "generally attractive or interesting; exciting, appealing, trendy." It is the creation of an initial interest. Now more than ever, it is time to rethink, redefine, and thereby rediscover the sexiness of our manufacturing industry.

In general, a job in manufacturing seems to have the same connotation as that of a garbage man. We all know that garbage collection is important and necessary, but it's not a job that we would persuade our own children to consider. Rather than being viewed as an important cornerstone to our wealth and prosperity, a career in manufacturing is looked upon as a possible option for those who are not smart enough to go to university. This may have been true in the past, but it no longer applies today because skilled trades truly are excellent career options.

Written from the heart with personal stories and experiences, Lindner is not shy to point out that it is time to stop pointing fingers and start becoming more proactive. Parents, young adults, educators, guidance counselors and countless others must be made aware of the incredible opportunities that exist in the manufacturing industry.

Take Back Manufacturing - Factual Interview with Nigel Southway

Nigel Southway has spent a great deal of his business career either in the manufacturing industry as a technical operating manager or as a practitioner of productivity and continuous improvement. He has been an "architect" of change for many major manufacturing companies. He is the author of a text book on productivity improvement.

Nigel also serves as Chair of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) in Toronto.

The "Take Back Manufacturing" initiative was started by SME but is now supported by many other management associations, technical societies and trade organizations in Ontario.

TBM is about getting a coordinated plan of action together to reverse the decline of the manufacturing sectors in Ontario.

His passion to create positive change is contagious and I truly enjoyed listening to his perspective. I am sure you will feel the same way. Take a look!

More on "Take Back Manufacturing" (TBM) at: www.sme-tbm.org

HOT New Book Release on April 25, 2012

I am thrilled that I managed to finish this book project. Make sure to get in touch with me at karin@karicosolutions.com if you are interested in getting a copy fresh from the press! :-)

Manufacturing Leadership Challenge - Insightful Interview with Gus Guadagnino

There is no question about it, manufacturing is important for our wealth and prosperity. Unfortunately, in far too many instances, the excitement for working in a job has been lost and passionate executives who want to create a better future with purpose and meaning are rare. What happened? Take the time to listen to Gus Guadagnino's insightful interview!