Discover the highlights from the Missouri Association of Manufacturers (MAM) Conference & Trade Show, including insights from industry leaders, informative panel discussions, and a keynote address from Rich Sheridan, CEO and Chief Storyteller of Menlo Innovations. Hear from Cambridge team members who participated in the event, attended informative sessions, and gained valuable insights that will help them bring new ideas back to the company.

Cambridge recently had 33 team members graduate from Dale Carnegie Leadership Training. This was not your typical death by PowerPoint training. Instead, team members were challenged with engaging activities that enhanced their public speaking and leadership abilities.

When life presents its unexpected challenges, having someone to talk to can go a long way. Cambridge provides chaplains that come in throughout the week to speak with employees. These chaplains operate on a purely anonymous basis, meaning whatever is said during conversation will not make its way around the company to others. They are there to listen to struggles and successes or engage in regular conversation. Chaplains do not operate as religious entities. They are not there to promote any specific religion but rather be  a positive resource.

Finding quality employees is a pain point that most companies currently struggle with. Therefore, new ways of finding talent are essential to remaining competitive in the current job market. The Build My Future trade show is one great way to engage with potential future employees.

Cambridge had the pleasure of hosting a tour for AME presented by Paul Akers. We made a few stops during the tour to show off our “2 Second Lean” improvements around the facility. Here we would like to share some of the examples of employee genius at Cambridge.

Continuous improvement plays a key role in the Cambridge culture - we are always striving to better ourselves and our processes. After learning about 2-Second Lean from Paul Akers and adopting it in our shop, we then explored the methodology of continuous improvement and found Kata.