Nobody’s perfect. What quality or ability do you wish you had?

I wish I had the ability to choose the right employees and the patience to train them. It seems anytime I find the right person, they get hired away from our small company and those that want to stay don't always develop skills.

What is the best business book you have ever read, and why?

MINExpo International 2012
24-26 September 2012
Las Vegas Convention Center
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

The Olympic event for the mining industry, MINExpo International takes place every four years. Unlike the Olympics, however, the venue has not changed since it was first held in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1996.The 2008 MINExpo drew over 44,000 people (an increase of over 44 percent from the previous show in 2004), and was the largest mining trade show in the world. With your help, this year’s event could be even bigger.

A core values statement is two-dimensional until the right people with the right attitudes bring it to life.

By Micah Solomon

I hate to break it to you, but here's the scoop: Just about any business advantage that you pride yourself on can be copied by a competitor. The only question is when your competitors are going to get around to it.

After twenty years of market creation in China, what will it look like as it reaches maturity, and what will this mean for western companies? Part one of a three-part series looks at the emergence of business-to-business markets.

Africa’s largest manufacturer of polyurethane foam products has been very busy extending its products, markets and technology—and supporting new businesses as part of its growth strategy.

A new product emerging onto the world market is setting the bar much higher for pipe construction. Alan Stothard, managing director of IQS International, explains how Huachuang steel reinforced HDPE pipe can deliver significant financial and environmental savings.

After a period of rapid expansion, Saxon Energy Services is developing a management framework to support its growing global footprint. Supply chain director Shaun Anderson talks about implementing the Saxon Management System, lean and six sigma, and a new Oracle ERP platform.

By world standards it might be a small operation but one new venture in Turkey is making a big contribution to the local community.

Nature has been very uneven in its distribution of bounties. Take gold, for example. Plenty has been found throughout North and South America. Africa and Australia are similarly blessed. China is by far the largest source of gold; but poor old Europe has been left holding all the low cards.

As the pressure intensifies on global industry to conserve water and hone efficiencies, solutions that reduce the need for water in dust control are in high demand. Rainstorm Dust Control is using its expertise, unique products and solid experience to lead a growing market.

Whitmore focuses on cutting down wear in industrial applications – the tougher the job, the better Whitmore likes it.

When we spoke to Jack Ellis he was a long way geographically from Rockwall, Texas, where the specialized lubrication company is based—though not so far semantically. The firm’s much traveled VP of sales found himself in Rockhampton, a small town on the coast of Queensland. Traveling with distributors in Australia is his favorite way of connecting with key coal mining customers in the Hunter and Bowen Valleys.