Combating Manufacturing Labor and Material Shortages

The COVID-19 pandemic caused disturbances felt around the world, including manufacturing and labor shortages. Due to this, over the past few years, there have been unprecedented supply chain problems with products ranging from vaccines to toilet paper, new cars, and even semiconductor chips for electronics. This is something that is to be expected when there […]

Combating Manufacturing Labor and Material Shortages

The COVID-19 pandemic caused disturbances felt around the world, including manufacturing and labor shortages. Due to this, over the past few years, there have been unprecedented supply chain problems with products ranging from vaccines to toilet paper, new cars, and even semiconductor chips for electronics. This is something that is to be expected when there […]

Gratitude

In late May, I read The Management Tip of the Day from the Harvard Business Review entitled “Reframe Challenges to Cope with Uncertainty.” One of the suggested reframes was “Gratitude:  Recognize what you already have and are thankful for.” I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately, well before I read this article. I’ve thought […]

Combating Manufacturing Labor and Material Shortages

The COVID-19 pandemic caused disturbances felt around the world, including manufacturing and labor shortages. Due to this, over the past few years, there have been unprecedented supply chain problems with products ranging from vaccines to toilet paper, new cars, and even semiconductor chips for electronics. This is something that is to be expected when there […]

Transforming Business to Deliver “Instant Gratification” to Customers

The Challenge Let’s admit it. As consumers, we’re conditioned to expect “Instant Gratification.” We go online and can purchase, usually in seconds, almost anything without talking to anyone. We know immediately if the item is in stock, what the price is and what else we may need to assemble or use the item. Some websites […]