There was an article in the Chicago Tribune on Sunday, American Airlines fuels a debate by Jon Hilkevitch and Julie Johnson, discussing American Airlines aggressive move to cut costs by reducing the amount of reserve fuel carried on commercial flights. Traditionally, this is a decision made…
Chief Value Officer (CVO) and Supply Chain Management What if each company had a head of “Value Creation and Management?” Perhaps it would be a senior level executive with a title something like “Chief Value Officer” (CVO). What might such an individual be tasked to…
Just a Bagel? Isn’t it nice when you arrive at work and find that one of your fellow employees took it upon themselves to treat the rest of the office with bagels or some other form of breakfast treat? It makes you feel as if…
Getting Fit! Many of my friends work out several times a week. My son, age 22, has taken up running five mornings a week. They are getting fit. There are many types of fitness. They are getting physically fit, but what about career fitness? As…
This is not a political post and I am not trying to convince you of my position on the Health Care bill. There are however, a number of parallels that can be drawn between the strategy, tactics and process that the Obama administration deployed in…