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Can’t Fill Your Supply Chain Jobs? You’re Not Alone….
In today’s global market, companies are focusing more on their supply chain security as a way to prevent losses and ensure quality of their products. The hectic pace of global trade, coupled with the outsourcing of manufacturing around the world, has transformed delivering products into a complex engineering task. Companies need logistics professionals to untangle…
Read MoreHiring? Don’t ask for Facebook passwords!
By now, it’s pretty well known that recruiters and hiring managers often go beyond resumes and references to get a better picture of their prospective employees—by searching for publicly displayed information on the Internet. Lately, though, a disturbing new trend has emerged: a number of employers have taken the intrusive measure of asking job candidates…
Read MorePreparing for Generation Y’s Impact on Your Supply Chain
Generation Y is growing up and entering the workforce at a time when the marketplace is undergoing a major demographic shift. Recruiting Gen Y into supply chain and distribution jobs will require understanding a group with a whole new attitude toward work. Gen Y employees have been unfairly labeled as demanding, entitled, and self-serving. But,…
Read MoreAre you sucking the positive energy out of your employees?
According to Blessing White’s 2011 Employee Engagement Report, only 31% of employees are “engaged,” which we’ll define here as being happy with their jobs and willing to work at full capacity. Why so few? Employee engagement experts have an interesting answer to that question. They believe that high engagement is our natural state. Don Rheem…
Read MoreAre you getting or losing Amazing supply chain talent?
Supply chain faces a severe shortage of talent at a time when the demands on the profession have never been greater. Globalization, market uncertainty, shifting demographic patterns, and the emergence of supply chain as a strategic function are some of the factors that are driving the skills shortfall. The industry can build an adequate supply…
Read MoreWhat does it really take to earn leadership credibility?
What does it really take to earn leadership credibility? No one will ever follow a leader who isn’t credible. But how do you earn “credibility”? That’s a complex question. Here are three things to think about: The first thing followers demand is a core competence, usually a high level of technical skill in a given…
Read MoreTen Ways To Gain Your Employees’ – And Your Boss’s – Trust
Ten Ways To Gain Your Employees’ – And Your Boss’s – Trust You can’t manage effectively without trust. When people trust you, they’re willing to do what you say without being continually reminded, because they know you have the best interests of all at heart. So how can you build trust among the employees who…
Read MoreEmployees Who Cause the Most Trouble and Coaching Advice To Help
Employees Who Cause the Most Trouble and Coaching Advice To Help The employees who cause the most trouble and are most in need of coaching fall into seven categories, coaching guru Marie McIntyre says. Here’s her list and how to coach them! A. Confrontational types Drama queens and kings feel the urge to be center…
Read MoreThe Biggest Mistake Managers Make In Performance Reviews
The Biggest Mistake Managers Make In Performance Reviews by Stephen Meyer on May 4, 2011 An article I read recently said that a performance review is “a manager’s opinion on an employee’s performance.” It’s hard to argue with the pure logic of that statement. But as a way to think about performance evaluation, it’s all…
Read MoreHow Managers Drive Away Your Best People Without Meaning To
How Managers Drive Away Your Best People Without Meaning To by Stephen Meyer on January 24, 2011 You’ve no doubt heard that employees don’t quit good companies; they quit bad bosses. Some bosses are insensitive tyrants who demean or belittle people. But most are well-intentioned managers who genuinely want to do a good job. Trouble…
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