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Lisa Pustelak

Lisa Pustelak

Lisa is a Strategic Planning and Culture Development Specialist at Northwest Industrial Resource Center, an MEP Center based in Erie, Pennsylvania. She has more than 25 years of experience working with manufacturers to grow their people and businesses. Lisa is a certified Balanced Scorecard Professional and Development Dimensions International Facilitator. She is a member of Women in Manufacturing, National Tooling and Machining Association, National Speakers Association, and Pennsylvania Business and Professional Women.

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How to Improve Your New Hire Retention

There is an occurrence so commonplace among manufacturers that there’s a name for it: “runners.” Runners are the new hires for entry-level jobs, often in their