February 18, 2017 I am the Chair of the APICS West Coast student case competition, and we just wrapped up our 2017 event. We had 104 students from around the world fly into San Diego to compete. It was a really impressive group of students! The [...]
According to the Institute for Supply Management's Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index, manufacturing is on an upswing.
It is well worth spending time on your personal brand as it is how people will see you. Your brand can get you "in the door" you'd like to get in - whether a job interview, on the most exciting project team or the promotion you desire.
To take a profitable path forward engage a team to spot hidden opportunities and reward the whole team for its collaborative efforts.
Turn your employee performance assessment around by focusing on how to support and motivate your high performers rather that slow progress by trying to bring non-performers up-to-speed.
While in the midst of a storm this week, remember to keep focused on the goals.
What are you doing to make your employees, peers, managers, trusted advisors and the like feel important?
We all know we should think long term. And we talk about thinking long term. But, do we actually think long term - and live with our decisions even when it's hard? Not nearly as often as we should!
I went to see the movie, "Hidden Figures" last weekend and really enjoyed it! It was an uplifting story about what perseverance can achieve. Three brilliant African American women were the brains behind the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit at a time when women, let alone [...]
The great news about open door policies is that it is easy to implement in a week, let alone 2 minutes. Just open your door.
