Having been on both sides professionally and having worked with clients on both sides, it has been a patient wait to start seeing the convergence of managing buy and sell side risks in organizations. While there are a few out there (Raytheon – David Wilkins (disclosure – we…
Yesterday’s Management Tip of the Day from Harvard Business Review and the article it was derived from stated “Research has found that learning agility – the ability to grow and to use new strategies – is a good indicator of whether someone can be a high performer”. This…
In a recent discussion, Michael Crow (President of Arizona State University – home of ISM) was discussing the launch of a new program and made some very meaningful and astute observations. He opined that the Millennials are looking for a “life having purpose” and doing “meaningful” work. He…
Last week I ran a three day Strategic Sourcing process workshop for the new hires of an existing client. The workshop participants will be responsible for leading cross-functional Sourcing teams across the organization. Only one of the three days was spent on the actual eight step sourcing process…
We have written and spoken about Risk Management extensively – both in the Public and Private sectors. The conundrum has often been the inability of organizations to take actions (certain costs) in the face of projected impacts (uncertain future). Certainly Hurricane Katrina and Sandy are the most recent…