While there are a number of reasons, the biggest seems to be that not going to college is considered a failure while the same is not true in Germany. Called the TVET, Germany has had an apprenticeship program in place that encourages students to…
In a few weeks I will be facilitating a panel discussion for the Illinois CPA Society “Women to Watch Awards” recipients. To get prepared for the event, I spend some time with the winners to get a sense of how they think and what will…
Most of us can look at anything we “buy” on behalf of our company and see that we have opportunity for improvement. We may have too many suppliers, not enough suppliers or not the “right” suppliers. Whatever the situation, as Sourcing professionals it is our…
We had recently written about the Ebola catastrophe and how it was poised to jump borders and go from an epidemic to a pandemic. While not yet a pandemic (thank your favorite god), it has not yet been brought under control and continues to spread.…
I came across an article in Crain’s Chicago Business entitled “Why law firms are turning to non-lawyers for sales help” where they talk about law firms hiring sales/marketing professionals to develop business. In a profession where advertising was once banned, this is considered a radical…