Back in November, on what would turn out to be Ji-Hye Kim’s last free day in a long time, ZingTrain eagerly interviewed her about what it meant to be a partner of the Zingerman’s Community of Businesses and opening our newest business—a Korean food restaurant—Miss Kim. ZingTrain: Tell us the story. Start at the very […]

Believe in giving great service to applicants….You really CAN make a difference I believe… …Every person deserves a chance, a second chance and sometimes even a third and so on …Every person deserves great service …We can all take a few extra moments every day and in every interaction to make a positive difference or […]

We spend over a third of our lives at work! And even though it takes up so much of our existence, many of us never really flourish in that space—we just survive. At a recent installment of Season 7 of our ZingTrain Speaker Series, Shawn Murphy, author of The Optimistic Workplace: Creating an Environment that Energizes […]

What does “authenticity” even mean anymore? The word gets thrown around so much that it’s hard to tell. With her book The Art of Authenticity, workplace psychologist Karissa Thacker is trying to change all that. She believes authenticity is the key to being a more effective leader—and can even help you lead a more satisfying […]

ZingTrain’s 7th Annual Speaker Series kicked off August 31st with an engaging and enlightening talk from the renowned management leader, Peter Block. Ranging from personal introspection to the world at large, his talk Creating a Compassionate Economy, revolved around the necessity to eschew traditional methods of measuring personal and economic success for a more holistic […]

Maker Works, Ann Arbor’s makerspace, established in 2011, is hosting their second, bi-annual Operations Bootcamp this fall. Any owner, manager, or staff that is currently or expecting to be operating a makerspace, hackerspace, FabLab, or any other shared fabrication facility will gain valuable insight into what it takes to create a successful space. The bootcamp […]