Why is the outsourcing of manufacturing such a tough process to manage, even during the best of times? Companies might have conflicting reasons for outsourcing in the first place, leading to misaligned priorities. Read the full post at SupplyChainBrain.
Social media tools offer a new test for leaders when it comes to dealing candidly with employees, especially amid economic insecurity. Bloomberg Businessweek offers this point of view on trusting a CEO in the Twitter age.
Every day, we make decisions that have good or bad consequences for our future selves. TED speaker Daniel Goldstein makes tools that can help us imagine ourselves over time, so that we make smart choices. In these still-uncertain economic times, we need all the tools we can get. Watch The Battle Between Your Present and Future Self from Manufacturing Business Technology.
Kevin Dewalt writes of his experiences as a D.C. tech entrepreneur at his blog, From the Start-up Trenches. He published a two-part essay on the difficulties of creating a lean start-up company. Visit his blog and read Why Lean Startups are Hard Part 1 – Our Genes Aren’t Lean.
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