Is Boredom Really Necessary Today?
My 20 year old day-planner continues to offer insight into my own personal styles of learning and management. I look at it several times throughout the day to check my short term goals and actions but sometimes I sit back and think ok, so what strategic thing have I...
Setting Global Standards for Supply Chain professionals
I was recently in Barcelona Spain at the International Federation of Purchasing and Supply Management (IFPSM) World Summit. The IFPSM brings together 48 national purchasing and supply management associations from around the world to discuss trending purchasing and...
How Many Companies Actually Budget For Employee Turnover?
I would say none but maybe that is unfair, so let’s say few. Recently I estimated a client’s turnover to cost to be between $600,000 and $3,000,0001. Despite my respect for the Finance Director, I am pretty sure he hadn’t factored any amount in their budget for...
Leadership – It’s In All Of Us!
I’m sure there are very few among us who have not from time to time heard the siren call of being your own boss. Setting your own hours, making the big decisions, maybe even sloughing off the small and “menial” tasks to others under your “command”….these thoughts are...
Catching Out The Business Cheaters
As I sit here on Thanksgiving weekend, I am reflecting on the opportunities that sometimes come along to enrich ourselves at the expense of others. The coming months and years will no doubt provide a massive number of scholarly case studies and classroom lectures at...
The Osborne Group Adds New Strength in Healthcare, Supply Chain Management, Executive Coaching and Municipal Government
Three new Principals have joined The Osborne Group bringing significant new skills and sector experience in healthcare, supply chain management and municipal government to the practice. Margaret Bawden (B.Sc., MBA, P. Eng.), most recently Director, Broader Public...