Data Driven Leader
Actionable data drives the most successful businesses. To cut through today’s information overload a data driven leader has to be incisive, creative, and decisive.
UPS Notes E-Commerce Boom
According to today's Wall Street Journal, UPS had robust growth in the third quarter, which was strongly influenced by the e-commerce boom. E-commerce now accounts for about 45% of U.S. packages. Is e-commerce on your radar? I'm on the flight back from Phoenix as I went to meet with [...]
Uncommon Common Sense Project Management
Increasingly, project management is a matter of getting more accomplished in less time. The simplest way to succeed is by using smart and simple approaches.
Become the Strongest Link in Your Supply Chain
Are you staying on top of the latest trends? What is your competition doing?
Innovation is a Must for Project Success
Instead of following this path to work hard yet leave many half-finished projects hanging around, we need to create and implement a culture of innovation.
Watching Metrics Trends
Collecting lots of data isn’t enough to improve service levels. A successful manager tracks relevant metric trends and puts the information into action.
The Amazon Effect – Exceptional Service
Do all of your employees act as if every customer, supplier and colleague is a key customer?
Hard to Find Needed Talent
77% of those surveyed are struggling to hire people with all of the required skill sets.
Pay it Forward: What’s Good for the Industry Is Good for Business
Our industry depends on the strongest links to continually make improvements and grow our expertise. By sharing our knowledge, we strengthen even the weakest links, to be more productive and thoughtful business partners.
Transportation Trends: Avoid Weak Links in Your Supply Chain
Stay on top of the latest transportation trends to avoid weak links in your supply chain.