Archive for January, 2018

Note from the Editor: A new year with new opportunities and Life is good!

At the end of December 2017, we saw a divergence of future sentiment indicators. The Business Confidence Index (BCI) took a slight decline while the… Read More ›

What is the Optimal Group Size for Decision Making

What is the Optimal Group Size for Decision Making

(Do Too Many Chefs Spoil the Broth?) Harvard management gurus say seven is the magic number for optimal decision making; a recent study was done… Read More ›

The Incredible Benefits of Value Stream Mapping — An Interview with LSSBB Pam Gladwell

The Incredible Benefits of Value Stream Mapping — An Interview with LSSBB Pam Gladwell

            Ron Crabtree-CEO of MetaExperts and MetaOps When I think about all the tools and techniques, and the OpEx in… Read More ›

Time to Improve the Investment Industry’s Operational Due Diligence Process

Time to Improve the Investment Industry’s Operational Due Diligence Process

It’s shocking when you think about it. Over ten thousand professional money managers and 75 percent of them underperform the S&P index benchmark. All those… Read More ›

3 Key Ingredients that Separate Elite Performing Companies from Average Performing Companies

3 Key Ingredients that Separate Elite Performing Companies from Average Performing Companies

At the end of every business quarter executives read about competitors within their industry that are outperforming their own company. These media reports show that… Read More ›

Human Capital Challenges for Green Supply Chain Management and Development, and How to Resolve Them

Human Capital Challenges for Green Supply Chain Management and Development, and How to Resolve Them

The greening of supply chains isn’t one of the hottest topics front-of-mind for most executives going into 2018, but it should be because while the… Read More ›