Archive for May 2018
Is Your Career Ready to Take a Risk? These Tips Will Help
When you’re thinking about taking a big career risk, it’s easy to be discouraged by fear. If you’re considering launching a business, making a big career change or taking a leap of faith to engage your passion, it’s natural to have concerns and hesitations related to uncertainty. Since you don’t know the end result, taking…
Read MoreDelivering Bad News Isn’t Fun, but It’s Part of a Manager’s Job. These Tips Will Help
Most people don’t like giving bad news. However, doing it with grace and empathy is an extremely valuable skill for any leader. Whether it’s telling a great employee they got turned down for a promotion or telling someone they’ll have to work over the weekend, the way bad news is given can have a big…
Read MoreWhat Must You Know About the Impact of Amazon on the Supply Chain?
In less than 20 years, Amazon has gone from a humble online book merchant to the most prominent force in retail. Most recently, the company’s revolutionary approach to supply chain management has been turning heads of industry experts with its disruptive practices. Supply chain professionals must keep one eye on the impact Amazon is having…
Read MoreOmnichannel Revenue Management – What Skills Do You Need to Help a Supply Chain?
Last year, omnichannel exploded as a retail strategy. The quantity of online retailers that went brick-and-mortar and the number of traditional retail companies that went online recently highlighted the need for businesses to develop a smart omnichannel operations. For supply chain professionals, this means there will be an increasing demand for skills related to boosting…
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