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HBR: Managers Think They’re Good At Coaching. They’re Not.

The Lean Thinker

As I recall I had scheduled a meeting with a supplier over something that he had thought was more important. As an alternative, they offer up a definition of coaching by Sir John Whitmore: “unlocking a person’s potential to maximize their own performance. The very definition of kata implies a structure.

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BlueGrace Logistics CEO Bobby Harris Talks Strategy Amid Market Volatility

Blue Grace Logistics

BlueGrace , a Riverview-based 3PL founded by Harris in 2009, brought in over $460 million in revenue in 2020, according to Tampa Bay Business Journal research. Despite fears of a recession, BlueGrace is looking to add 192 people before the end of the year to meet their clients’ needs, Harris said. .

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Shipping Hazardous Materials: Mistakes to Avoid

Trinity Logistics

Not Following Exact Instructions for Packaging by the Manufacturer Hazardous material packaging is designed to meet regulatory requirements. We’ve also been Responsible Care certified since 2009. Many think of hazardous materials as things like explosives, gasoline, or acids.

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Supply Chain Management:Confluence of IT and Business Strategy.

Infosys Supply Chain Management

For any such program to be successful, it is important that the key contributors are identified and implemented effectively, but how often are we sure of completely meeting our transformation objectives? Business and IT, having their individual goals and hence their respective KPIs, are often heading towards meeting it. December 2009.

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New Year’s Resolutions for 2018: What’s Your Personal Challenge?

Talking Logistics

And if you didn’t stop doing these four things in 2017, you should definitely stop doing them this year: Supply Chain and Logistics Resolutions for 2017: 4 Things to STOP Doing This Year. Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been setting a personal challenge every year since 2009. Gina Pratico , MercuryGate.

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Supply Chain Management:A New Lens for Supply Chain Roadmaps

Infosys Supply Chain Management

Are poor results only attributable to the usual suspects such as weak change control board, less than ideal program management, schedule/cost overruns, poor definition of requirements etc? December 2009. November 2009. October 2009. September 2009. August 2009. April 2009. March 2009.

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Asset Management and Dynamic Work Plan- Part II - Infosys Blogs

Infosys Supply Chain Management

Proper care needs to be taken to ensure that the intended change meets the guidelines and design standards and does not pose any challenge to Health and Environment. They definitely require special and different treatment, so should we go ahead and create a separate plan for each of them? December 2009. November 2009.