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The Transfer of Ontario Airport & The Challenge Bridging Strategy & Execution

August 10, 2015 Many of my Inland Empire colleagues and trusted advisors have been supporting the transfer of ownership of the Ontario airport back to the city of Ontario (from LAX airport) for YEARS. It was a big surprise last week when the Los Angeles Times reported breaking news [...]

Why The Little Things Matter

August 4, 2015 I dropped my phone last week which I've done many times before; however, this time it shattered. Thus, I had to use my insurance to get a replacement phone. I received my replacement phone and got everything working, and then I realized it wouldn't charge on [...]

2020-10-02T22:27:42-07:00August 4, 2015|Categories: I've Been Thinking|Tags: , , , , |

The Power of Databases

July 24, 2015 I've been working with a client recently on a SIOP (sales, inventory and operations planning) program. We are gaining access to powerful information that will help them hire at the "right" time (not too early - and, more importantly, not too late when considering growth & [...]

Take A Bit of Risk

July 20, 2015 I'm on a whirlwind trip with my brothers and nephew - 5 days, 3 states, 4 cities and lots of miles. One of the stops was Las Vegas so that Dylan could ride the Stratosphere roller coaster (and Brian could eat White Castle hamburgers......although I am [...]

2023-09-19T05:57:02-07:00July 20, 2015|Categories: Business & the Economy, I've Been Thinking|Tags: , |

The Power of Customer Service

July 10, 2015 I've seen a few examples of the power of customer service this week, and it propelled me to write on what a huge impact it can have. For example, I participated in 3 full days of ERP demonstrations in order to provide expertise on which sofware [...]

How to Be Prepared for GROWTH!

June 22, 2015 If you are related to aerospace, you've probably heard the GREAT news that the world fleet will double in size over the next 20 years. Based on which news you read, the estimates are between 32,000 and 37,000 planes. Now that is growth! The same type [...]

2023-09-15T17:51:42-07:00June 22, 2015|Categories: Business & the Economy, I've Been Thinking|Tags: , , |

Manufacturers See Critical Importance of Collaboration

June 15, 2015 According to a recent KPMG survey on the Global Manufacturing Outlook, executives are thinking about innovation. 81% are altering their business models to to encourage collaboration with customers, suppliers and other partners to "improve the value of their innovation investments". Speed is critical. Thus, a key [...]

The Power of Your Personal Brand

I just completed two Amazon reviews for two fabulous books on marketing topics: Marketing Above the Noise by Linda Popky and The Membership Economy by Robbie Baxter. I recommend both as "must reads"! Thus, I am thinking about the power of marketing. I find that my most successful clients [...]

2023-09-17T03:49:48-07:00June 10, 2015|Categories: Business & the Economy, I've Been Thinking|

Why Looking at Return on Investment (ROI) is So Much Better than Cost

How many times have you heard about managing cost (or saving money) in the past week? I bet quite a few as almost all companies focus significant efforts on cost. In all functions and certainly if you are in or responsible for Operations, a large portion of your responsibility [...]

Why It’s Important to Honor Those Who Served & Take Time for Family

Certainly on Memorial Day weekend, it is important to honor those who have served and to set aside time to spend with family. It shouldn't take a special holiday for us to focus on these priorities; however, it certainly is a great reminder. I find that we get so [...]

2023-09-19T19:11:22-07:00May 25, 2015|Categories: Business & the Economy, I've Been Thinking|Tags: , |
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