Meeting the demands of today’s Amazon-impacted world requires meaningful collaboration within your organization and with supply chain partners. Published in "Project Times" website, March 21, 2016 Click here for original article. How important is collaboration to project success? Several years ago, it was important but not critical; however, within [...]
Published in "Liquid Planners" website, August 25, 2016 Click here for original article. Supply chains continue to increase in complexity. I've observed this firsthand from managing hundreds of projects in manufacturing organizations over the last 25 years, including navigating end-to-end supply chain. Being able to effectively manage this complexity [...]
Cross-functional coordination is vital to business success. Agreement on simple coordination techniques starts with clear and frequent communication. Although working cross-functionally is a basic tenet in every organization we’ve ever seen, it remains elusive to many. Certainly the topic arises frequently no matter what product or service is offered [...]
June 15, 2016 This past week, I've been in New Zealand, following my strategy / mentor advisory meeting in Sydney and a few tours in Australia. Our first stop was Christchurch. It was devastated by an earthquake in 2011 with buildings crumbling everywhere - apparently, they hadn't built Christchurch [...]
I attended a conference for ProVisors (premier organization of senior-level trusted advisers) group leaders earlier today. It was energizing to spend the day with top notch trusted advisers and leaders. One of the speakers was talking about the power of collaboration vs. competition. I've found this to be true [...]
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, [...]
Collaborating with customers, suppliers and partners is a win-win-win for all involved. Feedback is immediate and innovation is an outcome that helps business flourish. Collaboration is pivotal to success for manufacturers and distributors. Supply chains are connected to a larger degree than ever before. Global is commonplace. Customers and [...]
Create fresh business ideas for your project by collaborating with diverse groups in your offices and along the supply chain. Published in "Project Times" website, April 6, 2015 Click here for original article. Collaboration has come into vogue. In my experience working with clients ranging in size from $4 [...]
Start your new year off with a renewed focus on strategy, the implementation and whether the strategy delivers results. Strategy is often thought about near year-end. What was your strategy and is it still valid? Is it effective? Do you have a short-list to think about if you want [...]
Sometimes the productive road to performance improvement is to just observe and ask questions. From observation, ideas emerge, issues pop out and you can take directed action to make positive change. It is interesting how effective the powers of observation can be! Take a step back and observe what [...]
