Decision Making is a key strategic competency that all professionals should have. Unfortunately, it is not often identified as such and very little training is provided. It is often assumed that by the time you get to a certain level, you are a good decision maker. But there…
I hope you and your families are staying healthy and safe. After reading my title you are most likely asking yourself “how are these topics related to each other and to Category Management”? I can and will relate all three of these topics to Category Management. If you…
I ran across a very interesting headline as I was searching for a topic “Democracy is a great thing, except in the workplace” and I started reading it with gusto, ready to pen a strong response till I realized that Vivek Wadhwa was making some interesting points. He…
The answer to that question may surprise you because it’s not breast cancer, despite all the pink (symbol for breast cancer) you see during the National Football (American 🙂 ) League season. Breast cancer kills about 40,000 women a year which is not a number to be scoffed…
I was recently listening to Shankar Vedantam, the social science correspondent on NPR, discuss why collaboration becomes almost impossible when you have senior leaders in the same room. This should come as no surprise to those that study this kind of stuff. For example, you have probably heard…
