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• Meet Scott Moore from the S-series Department

  Here is another of the behind the scene faces here at Cambridge Engineering that you wouldn’t normally get to meet but make a profound difference in our culture and our desire to manufacture the highest quality products for you….our customer. Today we are pleased to introduce to you Scott Moore from our S-series department. Scott leads the team that manufacturers our S-series products and is also a Lean leader here at Cambridge. You can also find Scott helping out at Christmas as one of Santa's many helpers. Oh yea, he is also another one of our all around great guys here at Cambridge. We hope you enjoy his video. For more videos from Cambridge Engineering visit our Youtube page at https://www.youtube.com/user/CambridgeEngineering

• Humility, Cultural Recruiting & Morning Meetings

  Reprinted with permission from the Winter 2017 issue of Target, an AME Publication. Authored by Lea Tonkin Part Three of a Four Part Series. Miss Parts One and Two? Click Here to Read!   Humility The culture at Cambridge reflects a unique perspective on pursuing humility. From the president to the front line worker, people share a consistent theme of humility as something to strive for instead of something to endure. “Humility is part of the beauty of working here and part of what attracted me,” said Meg Brown, human resources director. “You are asked to make improvements and share them with videos. It’s empowering to be able to say, ‘I made a difference today.” “No task is too small,” added Brown. Leadership and others from throughout the company voluntarily share the task for cleaning bathrooms, for example – reflecting humility and ownership. Cultural recruiting Cultural recruiting – attracting potential employees who will support the Cambridge collaborative approach – is crucial to the company’s long-term success. “We attract people who enjoy being problem solvers, and being given the ability to make changes,” ...
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  Taking the Reins at a Cambridge Air Solutions Morning Meeting

  This lean culture blog was guest-written by Matt Lanham, Regional Sales Manager at Cambridge Air Solutions. Ask anyone in sales what it’s like to do public speaking and the answer will likely be quite different from the paralyzing fear that some experience. We sometimes take it for granted.  But we all remember that first time we stood up in front of a crowd, trying to remember the lines we memorized, when the question from the back of the room derailed us … yep, there’s that paralyzing fear. Public speaking, a presentation given live before an audience, remains a common fear for most people. And being able to convey a message, share something personal or educate people plays a vital role in many institutions and in the art of developing solid relationships. And every day, we practice public speaking by asking our employees to jump in and “take the reins,” although it’s not required. A daily rhythm Every morning we experience our morning meeting – a rhythm of anniversaries and birthdays, grateful appreciation ,metrics, improvements and announcements. Scattered inside are stretching, “good mornings” and sometimes hugs (virtually these days). All ...

• Creative Emceeing Makes the Morning Meeting Much More Fun!

  Part of the personal growth effort of Cambridge includes encouraging each employee to feel more confident speaking in front of a large group and other public speaking opportunities. The "practice" of this improvement comes in the form of taking turns to Emcee the morning meeting that we hold out in the shop every day. Each Emcee can speak to whatever they'd like as the group stretches - some take the chance to talk about their families or hometowns, others give trivia and yet, others - like Steve, our Controller - take the opportunity to be creative. Watch the video below to see how Steve used his introduction time! 
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  The Shaun P. McLaughlin Golf Classic Event: where fun meets philanthropy!

  What began as a casual golf outing has evolved into something truly special. The Shaun P. McLaughlin Golf Classic started as a way for colleagues to enjoy a day on the course, but it has since grown into an annual event that honors the memory of Shaun P. McLaughlin while raising funds for a worthy cause. At Cambridge, we believe in the power of giving, and this event serves as a testament to our commitment to making a positive impact.  Shaun, a previous Cambridge Vice President of Sales, was a beloved figure who sadly passed away from melanoma cancer over a decade ago. Around that same time, we decided to expand the golf classic and make it a charitable affair to pay tribute to him and his family. We chose the Siteman Cancer Center as our beneficiary, a local institution that provides cancer care to many in the St. Louis area.  The event has come a long way since its humble beginnings. Starting with just 40 golfers, it now boasts an impressive turnout of around 112 participants and counting. Current and former employees, ...
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  Scrum: The Art of How an Overtasked Engineering Department Turned Their Work from Frenzied to Feasible

  Though the practice of scrum is fairly new to Cambridge (has only been actively applied in three of our 56 year existence) it has already helped us formulate a new approach to goal setting and how we will ultimately achieve those goals. More importantly, we are using it to address safety practices and protocols within Cambridge, so that every one of our fellow employees makes it home at the end of the day. After being introduced to the scrum concept (grouping agile thinkers together that stress constant communication to achieve complicated tasks and goals) in J.J. Sutherland’s book Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time, a group of Cambridge engineers volunteered to be trained in the practice by Toyota scrum expert Nigel Thurlow and apply it within the Cambridge walls, thus becoming our first four certified Scrum Masters. See their story and how their daily work has changed over the past few years. To catch a glimpse of Nigel Thurlow’s on-site scrum training at Cambridge - make sure to check out our blog on his visit!