Management

Management (228)

To Outsource, or Not…..

outsourceWhy do some companies outsource their EDI processes? The same question could be asked about HR, payroll, manufacturing, and any other process that’s been shipped elsewhere. The answer you’d probably expect to hear would be ‘cost savings’, but is that the whole story, or do other factors enter into the equation?

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The Power of Diversity

team-building1When you hear the word ‘diversity’, do you normally think about hiring, work practice, and contract issues based on gender, race, or ethnicity? A lot of managers and other employees have participated in diversity training and are aware of what it means and its potential benefits.

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What’s on Your Horizon?

sign-right-curve-ahead1How do you stay ahead of the curve? Make the right investment in a system that’ll meet your needs into the future? Hire the right analyst? Decide what classes to take to keep your skills fresh? Since the only real constant in eCommerce is ‘change’, you need to keep your eyes open to identify the big things coming your way. Read more...

Going Up?

elevatorpitchWhen was the last time you spent a couple of unplanned moments with someone who really doesn’t know you but is critically important to you or your team? Did you take advantage of that time, or did you let the moment pass? If you had a great elevator speech, you could have put it to use in that situation. You‘re probably thinking: “what the heck is an elevator speech and what’s an elevator have to do with it anyway?” Let’s get into that.

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The Challenge of Change

challengechangeChange is one of those concepts that make most of us cringe at its mere mention. Whether it is benign as changing dinner plans with one’s spouse, or as dire as divorcing said spouse (funny how doing the former very often may lead to the latter, but I digress) every fiber in our character wants to resist it and keep the status quo.  To deal with this, change management has become an academic pursuit, as well as embedded itself within the corporate lexicon, which have produced countless strategies on dealing with this force in one’s personal life as well as in the business environment.

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The Power of Choice

Think about all the important choices you make in life. What to do for a living? Who to partner with in business or life? Whether to raise a family or not? How to spend or save your money? How to spend your time? Where to volunteer?

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Introducing Cecil

Speaking of regressive tactics... I got another email forwarded to me from one of Brookshire Grocery Company's suppliers outlining Brookshire's new EDI testing fees.  In my experience, testing fees are counterproductive and the process usually ends up delaying implementation. Besides, charging each supplier $150 for the "right" to accept purchase orders and send invoices is silly.  Of course, if you have a captive audience of 1,000 suppliers and an opportunity to bring in an extra $150 grand, you might bend to the temptation too, but I know you're stronger than that. Read more...

ROI: Connecting Talk to Action

image002There’s a lot of talk about ROI, the infamous return on investment.  The question is how can you personally generate ROI in your own life? Read more...

What Does Sustainability Have to Do with You?

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Sustainability is one of the “buzz words” du jour.  You can’t pick up an article or turn on the news without hearing it.  So, I got to thinking about what sustainability means on an individual level – not from a purely ecological perspective but from a humanistic perspective. Read more...

Making Change Stick

stickAre you tired of hearing people say the only constant is change?  I think we all need to keep saying it to remind ourselves we have to always be ready to keep changing.  Here’s the rub:  how do we make change stick?  How can you, as a project manager, use your skills to create business processes that have staying power? Read more...

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