Are Your Employees Disengaged or Frazzled?
Thursday, July 21, 2011
A recent article in Industry Week on putting brain science to work in your company that reviews Daniel Goleman\'s The Brain and Emotional Intelligence: New Insights, which addresses the question of how you get the most from your people, is right when it notes that disengaged and frazzled employees ar.. .. read more..
Orszag: The Economy\'s Hard Slog
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Peter Orszag: Under a plausible hard-slog scenario, the fiscal gap would exceed $13 trillion over the next decade, without a change in government policies. That\'s at least $2.5 trillion more than the deficit with official economic assumptions -- a difference that itself will probably be larger than .. .. read more..
How Are Container Shortages Impacting You?
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Spend Matters welcomes another guest post from NPI, a spend management consultancy, focused on delivering savings in the areas of IT, telecom, transportation and energy. The droughts sweeping the country aren\'t limited to the weather. In the world... .. read more..
Don’t Limit Your Potential: Become an “Opportunity-Centric” Instead of “Budget-C..
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Spend Matters welcomes a guest piece from regular contributor Robert Rudzki. Management guru C.K. Prahalad (who passed away in 2010) always told executives to think big. \"Set ambitious goals and then figure out how to mobilize the resources to ac... .. read more..
American Girls Sweep Google Science Fair
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
As a budding inventor and scientist, Shree Bose, in second grade, tried to make blue spinach. In fourth grade she built a remote-controlled garbage can. In eighth grade she invented a railroad tie made out of recycled plastic and granite dust, an achievement that got her to the top 30 in a national .. .. read more..
Proof That Twitter Makes a Twit Out of You
Saturday, July 16, 2011
This warning should not be necessary. \'Nuff said! ... .. read more..
As Goes California...
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
By Kevin Meyer
CNN had another story this morning on the problems with California - specifically with companies fleeing the state.
Buffeted by high taxes, strict regulations and uncertain state budgets, a growing number of California companies are seeking friendlier business environment.. .. read more..
UPS Freight Raises Rates…More to Follow?
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Spend Matters welcomes another guest post from NPI, a spend management consultancy, focused on delivering savings in the areas of IT, telecom, transportation and energy. Last week, William Cassidy at The Journal of Commerce reported that UPS Freig... .. read more..
The Evolving Scorecard for Supplier Diversity Programs
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Spend Matters would like to welcome a guest post from Kurt Albertson, Associate Principle, Procurement Advisory, The Hackett Group. The Hackett Group will be a regular contributor from now on. While The Hackett Group research shows that the econom... .. read more..
Costs creep back
Monday, June 27, 2011
Finance leaders across Europe expect the majority of costs to return as growth and recovery is back on the agenda, research has revealed. .. read more..
Procurement Fraud: A Costly White Collar Crime on the Rise
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
By Ashley Sieb I’ve come across a few articles lately discussing a white collar crime that is extremely costly yet hard to discover without thorough investigation: Procurement fraud. This crime can be easily hidden behind millions of dollars of false transactions and theoretical contracts. Every sec.. .. read more..
More Innovation
Sunday, January 30, 2011
On the New Florence blog Companies leading way in mobile payments The “personalized shower” 2011 edition “The New American Home” Conversation Mode in Google Translate on Android .. read more..
Matters arising: How to control costs
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Opinions on how to control costs vary widely. CPO Agenda asked Henry Hwong if there really is a way for CPOs to tackle it all and achieve the endgame on lower costs. .. read more..
Don\'t Let Size be a Lean Barrier
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Small manufacturers have advantages when it comes to implementing lean. .. read more..
The 7 Habits of Highly Innovative People
Friday, August 27, 2010
With all due respect to Covey\'s seminal book, entrepreneurs and innovators I\'ve known don\'t really fit the mold of his 7 Habits of Highly Effective People ... here\'s a version that I think does. .. read more..
How to Turn Your Office Enemy into an Ally
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Some colleagues at work just don\'t like you. But that doesn\'t mean you have to be enemies. Here\'s how to turn them into your allies. .. read more..
You\'re Being Lied To: Here\'s How to Tell When
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
We all lie, says author Pamela Meyer. So be ready with these six tips for spotting a whopper. .. read more..
Returning the \"Strategic\" to Strategic Sourcing
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
There are a lot of popular buzzwords in the business world. Some have a fleeting 15 minutes of fame while others seem to endure forever as overused or misused terms. \"Strategic\" is perhaps one of the most overused (and misused) terms in business toda... .. read more..
Top 10 Signs You’re In a Fear-Based Workplace
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Dr. W. Edwards Deming always said we need to drive out fear from organizations, as point 8 of the 14 Points said: “Drive out fear, so that everyone may work effectively for the company.” Too many organizations, including hospitals, are driven by fear. This is counterproductive and harmful. You can’.. .. read more..
Procurement leadership: Dos and donts
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
How should CPOs develop themselves and their teams so that they create respect and trust throughout the business? .. read more..