Temperatures are supposed to reach 100F in Boston today, and other parts of the country are going through a heat wave too. It seems like only yesterday that several feet of snow covered my driveway, lawn, and every inch of the city, which is why this card says it all today:
Well, 2011 is officially half over. As Ronald Reagan famously asked three decades ago, are you (and your companies) better off today than you were a year ago?
Since many of you (here in the US) are probably taking off early for the holiday weekend, or maybe you’re on the road already, I’ll keep today’s news roundup short. Here we go:
Osama bin Laden is dead.
Two years ago, on the anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, I shared my recollections about that day (see “Remembering 9/11”). For me, the news of bin Laden’s death was a bit anti-climatic, a loose end that needed to be tied in a long, complicated narrative that continues for the victims, their families, and the rest of us that still see and feel… Continue reading
This morning I attended a great presentation and discussion led by Bindiya Vakil, President and Co-Founder of Resilinc, on supply chain crisis prevention and preparation. Obviously, this is a very timely topic considering everything going on in the aftermath of the Japan earthquake and the political unrest in the Middle East. I will share my key takeaways from the meeting in a future post.
As an added bonus… Continue reading
The Japan earthquake and its impact on supply chains continued to dominate the news this week. In yesterday’s Wall Street Journal, for example, there was a very informative article on Wal-Mart Japan and how the company has responded to the disaster. A chart in the article provides a day-by-day account of the actions Wal-Mart has taken to date, including handing out water and noodles to victims from its parking… Continue reading
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