Earlier this year I had the pleasure of presenting at the Pacific Northwest Aerospace Association Convention. Since most of the attendees were small to medium size manufacturing and supplier/vendor organizations, I felt this was an opportunity to get firsthand feed-back on how well their supply chain management processes were benefiting their organizations; a subject I…
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Strategic Plan Failure? How to fix it!
There seems to be more evidence that strategic plans are failing. Why is that? Maybe it is due to more organizations finding themselves in survival mode, or perhaps corporation leaders are less certain of the future due to the current shakey nature of the economy. Strategic plans are still critical to any organization, so determining…
Recessions: Back to the basics
As organizations work their way through the current and future recessions (yes there will be more), it is a time to think about getting back to the basics of what makes the organization work most effectively. The basics start with six areas that the ownership/leadership should focus on; Goal Setting, Delegation of Responsibilities, Knowing the…
