As my long-term newsletter subscribers know, I enjoy traveling. Of course, during lockdown, I haven't even gone to visit my Mom in Arizona since you never know what unintended germs you might bring along for the ride. Thus, I thought I'd go back to my favorite recent (within the [...]
During this crisis, what we do and how we handle our employees will make our future success. I’ve heard stories of small businesses that closed and didn’t even communicate to their employees. Conversely, I’ve heard about companies taking great care of their employees. Which will turn into long-term success? [...]
Do You See People as Assets or Costs? Your people know what you really think. Do you value them? Even though there has been a sharp spike in unemployment, good talent isn't easy to keep! Multiple clients have lost talent to better opportunities since COVID-19 started. People are on [...]
CLAREMONT, CALIFORNIA – June 30, 2020 – Manufacturing and Supply Chain Expert, Lisa Anderson, MBA, CSCP, CLTD, president of LMA Consulting Group Inc., forecasts a resurgence of manufacturing in the U.S. LMA Consulting Group works with manufacturers and distributors on strategy and end-to-end supply chain transformation to maximize the [...]
Diversity has always been core to success. Are you gaining different viewpoints? It has certainly been proven that deliberately bringing diverse viewpoints into projects and teams will lead to greater levels of success. Men will have different perspectives than women. People with different nationalities and backgrounds will bring different [...]
Linda Popky and Lisa Anderson, successful independent consultants and Executive Directors of the Society for the Advancement of Consulting (SAC), describe how SAC helps consultants build successful businesses and what consultants can do now to still have a thriving business during these uncertain and disruptive times.
The landscape for supply chain leaders is getting more complex each year – and that’s before taking into account the current global pandemic. We’re facing unprecedented challenges, and there are no easy answers. Thankfully, despite growing headwinds and current conditions, there is no shortage of industry voices with insights, [...]
As companies move to “blended” BPR, which seeks both long- and short-term benefits, they realize the need to involve different people and think differently about these projects than before. “People are always saying that IT needs to get closer to the business,” says Jerry Luftman, executive director and distinguished [...]
"Whatever You Are, Be a Good One." - Abraham Lincoln All bets are off. No matter what type of leader you were pre-pandemic, your opportunity is now. Relationships move faster during times of crisis than any other time. Simply become the leader you know you can be. Everyone has [...]
Do you consider your technology leader an integral member of your executive team? If not, why not? Prior to the coronavirus pandemic, technology was starting to take over the world.
