Is there a friend or a family member you haven’t spoken to or gotten together with in a long time? Pick up the phone and call them this weekend. I caught up with an old college friend yesterday evening and it was the highlight of my week. And a reminder, especially as the holidays approach, that spending time with people we care about, recalling cherished memories or creating new ones… Continue reading
If you predicted that we would publish a “predictions for 2012” piece today, then congratulations, you are a true visionary! Of course, it was a safe bet to make because we always share what we see in our crystal balls this time of the year (click here and here for our 2011 and 2010 predictions, respectively).
Our predictions don’t always hit the mark, but our main goal… Continue reading
It’s “Pajama Day” at my son’s first grade class. As a reward for doing good work the past few weeks, the students got to choose between having a pizza party, watching a movie, or wearing pajamas to school. After much lobbying and debate, the advocates for pajama day won, and my son proudly walked to school this morning wearing his best SpongeBob SquarePants pajamas.
Sometimes I miss being a… Continue reading
Two weeks ago, I shared my key takeaways from a workshop I conducted on the role of social media in supply chain management (see “Supply Chain Executives Define Social Media Too Narrowly”). I made the case that supply chain executives need to think beyond Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter, and that they need to “focus on the work, not the words”–i.e., think through the work they need to get done… Continue reading
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Guest Commentary: Social Media in Transportation (My Holiday Wish)
There has been a lot of press lately about the use of social media tools in the logistics business. It seems many people are wondering how to leverage the power of social networking to help manage transportation. It’s a worthwhile question. After all, while Facebook and other social networking sites have had a tremendous impact connecting people, they were not developed to help shippers connect with trucking companies. Their purpose… Continue reading
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