Citing the need for bold leadership to balance the state budget, reform public employee pensions and rebuild Illinois' economy, the Illinois Manufacturers' Association's Political Action Committee (MPAC) today announced their endorsement of Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Brady. The endorsement came only after both Governor Patrick Quinn and Brady completed a comprehensive questionnaire, presented their specific plans and fielded questions from manufacturing leaders during an interview session. According to IMA's President & CEO Greg Baise, Brady's plans to cut excessive spending, reduce taxes and eliminate government red tape resonated with the manufacturing leaders.
Interested to learn the average compensation for your manufacturing sector? This year's report presents data for 186 manufacturing-related job titles. The data is reported statewide and by six Illinois labor markets and size of organization. We also list information on annual incentives used by manufacturers to retain valued employees and to improve the performance of others. Furthermore, we asked about plans employers had for salary increases in 2010 and their projections for 2011. Those results are summarized by employee category (i.e., hourly nonexempt, salaried nonexempt and salaried exempt). We're sure you will find the 2010-11 Compensation Report to be a valuable tool for determining fair and appropriate compensation levels for your business. Online access, print or both . . . order yours today. If you need additional information, contact Janie Stanley at 800-875-4462, ext. 3020 or email: jstanley@ima-net.org
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The Young Leaders Council of the Illinois Manufacturers' Association will hold its Third Annual Fall Conference October 1-3, 2010 at the Eaglewood Resort & Spa in Itasca, Illinois. Registration is now OPEN and we ask this year that you make every effort to register before September 1, 2010 for this year's challenging subject...The Leader's Compass. You've seen leaders come and go and you've seen some succeed and others fail. Have you ever wondered what explains this? One of the key first steps in becoming a leader is to develop and articulate a personal leadership philosophy statement. While it sounds easy enough, consider what happens when a leader fails to communicate a philosophy, establish a future vision or develop a system to measure progress toward that vision. We'll study these questions by reading the book, "The Leader's Compass" and each attendee will develop a personal leadership philosophy.
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