LMA Consulting Group’s Lisa Anderson Is a Panelist for Drucker Supply Chain Forum
Lisa Anderson, a key panelist at the Drucker Supply Chain Forum, will share insights on evolving supply chain challenges.
Manufacturers Upbeat But Worry About Skills Gap
According to Industry Week, the Fed's survey of the economy expressed optimism; however, it also noted that labor markets are tightening. Since I'm also embarking on refrehsing my 2013 Skills Gap research report, thus far, I've noted the same concerns for high-skilled positions. I hear far less conversation about [...]
Tour of Combustion Associates & Collaboration
Collaborating can be one of the simplest of goals and one of the hardest at the same time. Somehow, collaboration seems quite simple yet is rarely achieved to a significant degree.
Keeping Your Project Team Motivated & Engaged
Motivating and engaging a project team is almost exactly the same as motivating and engaging employees. People want to be treated well, informed and appreciated
Is Digitization Hype?
Digitization isn't going to take over our day-to-day operations anytime soon; however, if we want to lead in our industry and provide exceptional service to our customers, we better get ahead of this curve, no matter how slow-moving at the moment.
Do You Know What is Important in Selecting the Right System?
ERP systems often fail to live up to their promise - even in the best of circumstances. It is a tough environment - software suppliers are consolidating, the smaller ones can disappear or get gobbled up in a moment's notice, good resources are hard to find, and the list goes on.
Are You Ready for a Surprise Inspection of Your Service?
A commitment to stellar customer service is an ongoing process in which resources need to be dedicated to continuous improvement and exceeding customer expectations.
How Effective is Your Cross-Functional Collaboration?
Teamwork, communications and shared objectives are essential for cross-functional collaboration and project success.
Do You Really Support Empowerment?
To be an effective leader oftentimes means empowering employees to make changes and decisions to help customers even if those decisions don’t align with yours. The 80/20 of business success stems directly from leadership. The best leaders can make even the worst-performing teams excel and, unfortunately, the weakest leaders [...]
Carmel and Strategic Thinking
Do you take time out of your busy schedule to think about the future? It helps to get away to empty your mind for strategic thinking. Have you been able to do that lately?