Changing Your Painting Process.(Grote Industries, management philosophy)

Products Finishing, September, 2000 by Kline, Steven R. Jr.

Changing the way you do things can be difficult. But, Grote Industries embraces change by encouraging its employees to continually generate ideas to improve its manufacturing process. This philosophy made the switch to new electrostatic bells on the painting line a rather easy one ...

Change is an inevitable part of doing business. Without positive change, a company will become stagnant, losing ground to its competition. And despite its benefits, such as increased efficiency and higher profits, some companies avoid change as much as possible. To people at these companies, change can mean being taken out of their comfort zone or the loss of a job.

So, how do you go about implementing positive changes to your company, whether they involve an...

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