- 21. What Constitutes a Supply Chain Disaster
- (Supply)
- Our supply chain is a complex and fast moving environment that is rife for disaster. There are so many moving parts and details that it’s easy to imagine that the smallest mismatch in a single data field, ...
- 22. Whole Body Learning
- (Management)
- ... the reason why in every 90 minutes of Cheetah’s courses, our students do an eight-minute series of yoga stretches designed to help burn off any excess stress and maintain a state of relaxed focus. Focusing ...
- 23. The Importance of Training
- (News)
- In his A Lean Journey blog, Tim McMahon stresses the importance of training for all levels of employees. It's critical not only for continuous improvement purposes but also for the overall health of the ...
- 24. Stakeholders Bringing in the 5th Edition PMBOK
- (Management)
- ... as needed as requirements change. This new process has nothing comparable in the 4th edition, and is an important addition to take note of. This added stress on Stakeholder Management is so important ...
- 25. Clear the Clutter!
- (Technology)
- ... the debris that is accumulating in your garage and sprain you ankle. And you were supposed to go to the beach tomorrow! The whole idea behind spring–cleaning is to get ready for a stress free summer. ...
- 26. Pursuing Change
- (Management)
- ... thought of the action itself is more fearful and stressful than the actual action. This is how change is as well. When you can see your fear for what it is (oftentimes over-exaggerated), you can better ...
- 27. Interpersonal Skills and You
- (Management)
- ... – Fifth Edition (which will be tested starting July 31, 2013). So why are interpersonal skills so important to project managers? Let’s take a look at 11 aspects of interpersonal skills stressed ...
- 28. Manage Your Stakeholders & Manage Your Life
- (Management)
- ... the stakeholders who are there to support you, you will be less stressed and more successful. This holiday season, remember to treat the people who are most important to you as key stakeholders in the ...
- 29. Ship From Store: The Trend In Order Fulfillment
- (Retail)
- ... to ensure that there are enough employees on duty at any given time to handle the day to day tasks of running the retail store along with the added stressor of fulfilling online orders. This can be exceptionally ...
- 30. Don't Expose Your Customers to Ris
- (News)
- Supply chain risk has been a common theme in our Buzz articles for the last year. Jeremy Quittner from Inc Magazine puts the topic in perspective by bringing it back to its impact on customers. He stresses ...
- 31. ERP Project Overruns
- (News)
- ERP projects are typically big, costly, and late. How often are they over budget and beyond deadline? In an article from over the summer just published in CIO Magazine, Chris Kanaracus provides a summary ...
- 32. Need to Reduce Stress?
- (News)
- Inc. Magazine has an interesting recommendation on how to improve your health by reducing stress. Hint: it's not by looking at the picture in the article.... Check it out here. It's amazing how often ...
- 33. De-stress for Success
- (Management)
- ... come to you, or do you make plans to ensure that you are having the kind of free time that you want with family and friends? Much stress in life comes from not feeling in control and maintaining a state ...
- 34. The Value Add is the Sweet Spot of Today’s VANs
- (EDI)
- ... trading partners is immensely valuable,” says GXS’ Radko. “So organizations need to get it all to flow through the same conceptual channel, and then be able to process it.” Radko stresses that GXS focuses ...
- 35. Make it a Strong Finish to 2010
- (Supply)
- ... to take time at the end of the year to thank the people who helped you along the way. You do not have to stress out over complex gift giving. Instead, think of meaningful ways to thank the people who ...
- 36. Coaching: The Secret Sauce of Success
- (Management)
- ... 67.6% developed a higher level of self-awareness through coaching. 62.4% were smarter at goal setting because of coaching. 57.1% had lower stress levels with coaching. 52.4% were more ...
- 37. The Impact of a Big Project
- (Management)
- ... and those people on the team who were unable or unwilling to provide transparency into their activities introduced unneeded stress into our situation. I learned who among my peers were straight shooters, ...
- 38. Cecil's Good New
- (Management)
- ... smaller suppliers. When signing up with a new customer, there are plenty of pressures to go along with the good news of landing the new account. This is particularly distressing when they have to call ...
- 39. Cecil's Terro
- (Management)
- ... the Cafe Beaujolais, where all my distress evaporated over an amazing filet mignon and veggies, all locally grown. On my way I had plenty of time to jabber with my seatmates on the planes, having no laptop ...
- 40. Cecil's Missed (U)Connectio
- (Cecil T. Wulfe - Observations and rants)
- ... of missing out on 7 different wines and a gorgeous chunk of Copper River Salmon is just too distressing. Maybe next year I'll take the train to Orlando. They're always on time, aren't they? Till next time, ...
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