Conflict & Collaboration in the Supply Chain
Have you thought about the role of conflict and collaboration in the supply chain? When thinking of supply chain from creation to customer, there are many links and connections.
How You Learn More By Teaching
If you want to learn, teach.
The Importance of Being Top of Mind
I have certainly found being top of mind important as clients need to remember you when the issue arises. It is quite surprising how visibility plays into success.
Hawaii and Strategic Thinking
I met my global consulting group in Hawaii to talk strategy. Have you thought about where you are going lately? More importantly, have you thought about why you are going there? It is quite easy to get caught up in doing whatever you set out to do a year [...]
People Rule!
Several situations have arisen recently that leads us to plead "choose wisely". Examples abound on both sides of this topic. Strong leaders attract top talent. Weak and command and control leaders keep the weak and those close to retirement (in name only). That is one of the things we [...]
Memphis, Sun Studio & Following Your Heart
Are you following your passion / enjoy what you do? Or, can you incorporate some elements of your passion into what you do? I have no doubt you can!
Collaboration in the Supply Chain
Are you taking a hard look at your collaborations and partners?
The Skills Gap Emerges as #1 at Prominent Supply Chain Conference
At the Southern California Supply Chain and Logistics Summit conference, there were several keynote speakers from industry icons such as Amazon, UPS, Union Pacific and more. One might expect quite a lot of interesting insights into the latest supply chain trends yet the most common theme among the presentations tied back to the skills gap.
Women in Manufacturing & the Showing Up
Last week, I attended the inaugural Inland Empire Women in Manufacturing event. It was fun seeing old colleagues from throughout the years as well as meeting new ones.
What Harvey Mudd, 3D Printers, Rockets & Attorneys Have in Common
Last week, I attended a ProVisors event (top notch group of trusted advisors including attorneys, CPAs etc.) at Harvey Mudd. We were focused on manufacturing and innovation, and we were lucky to tour the day after Harvey Mudd's clinic projects day where the students discuss the successes of working with companies like GKN, Bobcat, Amazon, Google and more.