August 5, 2016 Our APICS Inland Empire chapter went on a tour of Paulson Manufacturing, and it was simply excellent! It reminded me of how powerful the influence and impact of the CEO is on an organization. Roy Paulson, the President, not only spent considerable time with us talking [...]
July 27, 2016 A few weeks ago, I attended a ProVisors ODAM (Ontario-region based distributors and manufacturers group - don't you love the name?!) session on the current state of the M&A market in Southern California - and specifically in the Inland Empire for manufacturers and distributors. The bottom [...]
July 20, 2016 On the 10 year anniversary of my business, I recognized 10 people for 10 years as LMA Advocates - people who have gone over and beyond, resulting in LMA Consulting's growth and success. I truly appreciate their support, expertise, ideas, feedback etc. I would not be [...]
July 13, 2016 Just returning from meeting with my global advisory board in Sydney, I happened to speak to the International Business Group of ProVisors yesterday on "Global Supply Chain Partners: Associations, Networks & Resources". Thus, I've been thinking about the importance of international considerations - regardless of the [...]
July 6, 2016 I met with an good friend and former colleague last night. I've made many mistakes over the years (who hasn't?) but one thing I've done well is to stay in touch with TOP NOTCH people. After all, people are the 80/20 of success. Thus, although we [...]
June 29, 2016 After meeting with my international advisory board in the beginning of June in Sydney, I took the opportunity to tour Australia and New Zealand. One of our favorite spots was Milford Sound, New Zealand. It is undoubtedly one of the most majestic, beautiful places I've ever [...]
June 22, 2016 Last week I was in New Zealand, and I went on a wild ride on the Dart River (see below). We went at 100 kph with just 4 inches of water. It was a thrilling ride with amazing scenery in the background, and it got me [...]
June 15, 2016 This past week, I've been in New Zealand, following my strategy / mentor advisory meeting in Sydney and a few tours in Australia. Our first stop was Christchurch. It was devastated by an earthquake in 2011 with buildings crumbling everywhere - apparently, they hadn't built Christchurch [...]
June 8, 2016 This past weekend, I was in Sydney for a strategy / mentor advisory meeting. Sydney happened to have Vivid Sydney (a color light show throughout the city with entertainment etc.) in full force for the first two weeks of June - what a great way to [...]
May 31, 2016 This past weekend, I visited my good friend's step-mom, and she is a master at communication. Undoubtedly, she can "win" any conversation with anyone at any time, and the other party will be happy with the outcome. Wouldn't we all like to be this good?!? One [...]
