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The Road Ahead: Business, Supply Chain & The World Order is Available
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The Road Ahead: Business, Supply Chain & The World Order is Available

Business & the Economy, Business Processes / Best Practices, ERP, Technologies, Digitization & Automation, Global, Import & Export, Inflation Strategies, Manufacturing, Recession-Proofing Strategies, Reshoring/ Nearshoring, SIOP / S&OP, Supply Chain, Supply Chain Briefing, Supply Chain Disruption, Talent / Skills Gap, Trends/ Future Proofing, VUCA (volatility, uncertainty, complexity, ambiguity)

The Road Ahead: Business, Supply Chain & The World Order is Available

Special Report: How Companies Should Reshape to Succeed in 2023 & Take Advantage of Huge Opportunities Coming Down the Pike

Are You Checking in On Your Network?
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Are You Checking in On Your Network?

Leadership & Skills Development

Are You Checking in On Your Network?

Have You Checked in with Your Customers? Although we are starting to see a few more trips and meetings, most clients are staying put. How are you checking in on your customers? Hopefully we haven’t forgotten how to use the phone. Although Zoom meetings can be quite effective, with [...]

admin2022-09-12T06:05:22+00:00September 18, 2020|Categories: Leadership & Skills Development|Tags: check in, checking, colleagues, customers, employees, suppliers, trusted advisors|

The Stock Market, The Economy & How They Do Not Align
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The Stock Market, The Economy & How They Do Not Align

I've Been Thinking

The Stock Market, The Economy & How They Do Not Align

January 22, 2019 Key research groups are starting to talk about their predictions for the economy, and everyone is interested. It feels like everyone is waiting for the other shoe to drop. After all, we have been in an expansion mode far longer than is typical and there is [...]

admin2022-09-11T04:52:20+00:00January 22, 2019|Categories: I've Been Thinking|Tags: Brexit, business, business model, businesses, continued growth, differentiator, economy, global trade, predictions, profitable growth, scalable, stock market, successful, technology, The City National Bank, trusted advisors, U.S. Shutdown|

The Resilient Supply Chain: Cross-Organizational Collaboration
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The Resilient Supply Chain: Cross-Organizational Collaboration

Leadership & Skills Development, Supply Chain

The Resilient Supply Chain: Cross-Organizational Collaboration

I've been coordinating a process involving several disparate players, ranging from multiple educational institutions who are not aligned with one another, government players (with many differing goals), and business partners (with a completely different set of needs). Although there are others, these 3 core groups are more than enough! [...]

admin2022-09-10T06:33:06+00:00January 8, 2019|Categories: Leadership & Skills Development, Supply Chain|Tags: collaboration, competition, consensus, decisions, discussion, disruptors, diversity, feedback, performance, positioning, progress, suppliers, supply chain partners, trusted advisors, win-win|

The Latest Trends
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The Latest Trends

I've Been Thinking

The Latest Trends

January 22, 2018 I spoke at APICS San Fernando Valley a few days ago on the latest trends and what's in store for 2018. We had a great discussion on topics ranging from people (or lack thereof) to technology. For manufacturers and distributors, a few of the highlights included: [...]

admin2020-09-30T22:01:05+00:00January 22, 2018|Categories: I've Been Thinking|Tags: Amazon effect, APICS-San Fernando Valley, clarity, company, key suppliers, latest trends, near-sourcing, opportunities, priority, profitable, scalable, Skills Gap, technology, trends, trusted advisors|

Leadership – Making You Feel Important
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Leadership – Making You Feel Important

Talent / Skills Gap

Leadership – Making You Feel Important

As a leader, knowing how to treat people so that they feel important and a part of your company’s success builds a reliable team that will go the extra mile to deliver results. Of course we talk about leadership more than anything else as it is #1 to business [...]

admin2020-10-02T22:09:10+00:00January 16, 2017|Categories: Talent / Skills Gap|Tags: goals, leadership, leadership style, managers, performance, profit through people, review goals, trusted advisors|

Collaborate to Thrive
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Collaborate to Thrive

Leadership & Skills Development

Collaborate to Thrive

Collaboration is a common practice that runs through successful companies who encourage teamwork, building connections and mutual problem-solving. It was not only a week of summits and symposiums but it was also a week for awards and recognition. In watching closely who won the top awards across the board, [...]

admin2022-09-10T22:05:59+00:00May 5, 2016|Categories: Leadership & Skills Development|Tags: alumni, collaborate, collaboration, community, diverse, executive team, industry groups, Provisors, taste of claremont, top notch team, trusted advisors|

5P Accelerator to Fast-Track Growth and Profits
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5P Accelerator to Fast-Track Growth and Profits

Business Processes / Best Practices, Pricing & Profits

5P Accelerator to Fast-Track Growth and Profits

Energy spent on focus, speed and relationships can help companies chart a course for growth and increase revenue. Our most successful clients are constantly thinking about where they are headed. They think about why they are going there — how does it fit with their vision? How does it [...]

admin2022-09-11T08:03:47+00:00April 26, 2016|Categories: Business Processes / Best Practices, Pricing & Profits|Tags: 5P accelerator, 5Ps, A&D, aerospace, best practices, Food & Beverage, growth, people, plan priorities, processes, profit drivers, profits, supply chain partners, trade association experts, trusted advisors|