What Does it Mean to Effectively Manage Your Supply Chain?
The supply chain is the lifeline of any business or organization. Cut it off, and supplies go unreplenished. Projects go unfinished. In extreme cases, a supply chain breakdown [...]
The Strength of a Diverse Supply Chain
The benefits of a diverse workforce extend far beyond enhancing a company’s public image. Diversity, particularly in the supply chain, makes businesses stronger, more competitive, and better able to [...]
Why You Need A Process for Organizational Change Management
Change is necessary. According to The Chief Reinvention Specialist, a blog run by business specialist Dr. Nadya Zhexembayeva, 33.6% of businesses surveyed said they need to reinvent themselves every [...]
The Benefits of Hiring An Outside Perspective
The idea of hiring a consultant might seem odd to some. Why go to the trouble of hiring someone for a one-off or long-term project when you could [...]
Micro Learning: What It Is and How It Can Help Your Business
As work becomes more digitized, people have come to expect a certain level of freedom from their jobs. As more businesses move online and more people work from [...]
How Senior Management Can Improve Organizational Culture Through Greater Inclusion
This article is part of a series on improving organizational culture through greater inclusion. It focuses specifically on the responsibility that senior management has in advancing this goal. For [...]
How the C-Suite Can Improve Organizational Culture Through Greater Inclusion
This article is part of a series on improving organizational culture through greater inclusion. It focuses specifically on the responsibility that members of the C Suite have in advancing [...]
How Managers & Supervisors Can Improve Organizational Culture Through Greater Inclusion
This article is part of a series on improving organizational culture through greater inclusion. It focuses specifically on the responsibility that managers and supervisors have in advancing this goal. [...]
How Supplier Diversity Managers Can Improve Organizational Culture Through Greater Inclusion
This article is part of a series on improving organizational culture through greater inclusion. It focuses specifically on the responsibility that Supplier Diversity Managers have in advancing this goal. [...]
Is Your Supplier Diversity Manager Moving Your Company Forward?
Supplier diversity initiatives are more effective when those leading them are dedicated to the organization’s best interests. This is true, be it corporate or government initiatives. Efforts do not [...]
Why Your Small Business Development Initiative May Need an Upgrade
Many small business development initiatives, programs, projects, and activities are too fragmented to offer the potency necessary to make real change. They cannot impact consistent and sustainable results due [...]
How to Build Capacity Among Diverse Suppliers Within Your Small Business
It is important to evaluate suppliers to ensure they are a good fit for the organization. Those who are should have demonstrated industry experience, knowledge, and the capability to [...]