March 24, 2015 I've been thinking about perseverance. I can attribute the majority of my success throughout the years to perseverance. I guarantee I've passed by people who were smarter and more talented by not giving up. My parents have been instrumental in this process because they always made [...]
Create a work culture where the customer’s needs come first to ensure project management success. In today’s new normal business environment, customer service is pivotal in project management ONLY if you want to ensure success. According to my firm’s recent research report, Amazon Effect, which covered the role of [...]
I've been thinking about growth as I'm getting ready to celebrate my 10th anniversary of LMA Consulting Group, and as I've been partnering with several clients who are in high growth mode lately. If you aren't growing, you are declining. Unfortunately, staying the same doesn't work. You must choose [...]
Feedback can be invaluable; however, it can also be the opposite. As my HR mentor used to say, do not react to all feedback. Consider who is providing the feedback. Sometimes, people mean well and provide feedback; however, it is not appropriate or accurate. Sometimes, people are jealous, and [...]
Transactions occur so often you may not even be giving them a second thought. But each one has the potential to affect growth and profits. Few executives think much about transaction criticality. Transactions certainly aren't strategic; however, I have seen numerous clients growth and profit plans negatively affected by [...]
Business opportunities are fleeting – prepare to capitalize on them before your competition does. One of the keys to successful growth is learning to spot opportunities - and leveraging them. While working with clients of all shapes and sizes, I find that opportunities are all around us; however, we [...]
I helped to kick off a SAP Bootcamp for my APICS (#1 trade association for supply chain management) chapter in combination with our partner, Cal State University, San Bernardino. Cal State University San Bernardino is one of the only universities I am familiar with that teaches students about ERP [...]
Competing priorities may seem equally important and worthy of full attention. For significant impact, though, you have to stop and determine what you can safely put on the back burner. Why is it so challenging for executives to focus on priorities? It would seem simple; however it rarely is [...]
Originally published on ExpertClick on March 4, 2015 LMA Consulting Group's Lisa Anderson's The Manufacturing Connector BlogTM has been named to the top 100 best global supply chain management blogs by SupplyChainOpz, an online worldwide information resource covering supply chain management and logistics for academics, consultants and business. Anderson, [...]
