1. Make Sure You Destroy Trust Do not keep your word. When you break your word make the lamest excuse you can think of and insist that you were misunderstood. Berate employees who do not keep their word and tell them it is not acceptable. Constantly praise your honesty and integrity as beyond reproach even […]
By Dr. Tom DePaoli Many supply chain and purchasing professionals are intimidated by Lean Six Sigma (LSS) and its proponents. Relax. It is just a disciplined approach to problem solving. LSS uses many tools that have been around for years; in many cases the tools have just been cleverly repackaged by consultants. Decisions are data-based, disciplined […]
I once headed a walk-in customer-service center at a large US Navy base in Virginia. Often when customers arrived at the center, they were in various states of panic, looking for parts that they needed immediately either because of a breakdown or because their ship was about to go to sea. I always did my […]
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Another time I asked for a five-cell flashlight so that I could use it to send Morse code messages to my friend across the street. We would spend house sending secret messages to each other. We provided a lot of business for battery companies. The first time I took my new bike to school I […]
The old gang The first step in choosing sides in baseball was a tradition that many are familiar with. The two team captains would both get a grip on the bottom of a baseball bat. Each would alternately more their hand up the bat gripping it as they went up the bat until they reached […]
By Dr. Tom DePaoli Broken-windows theory is primarily used in law enforcement. It is not a complex or very complicated approach in concept. When a neighborhood starts to show disorder, decay or even minor crimes occur, the police force acts aggressively to prevent further disorder and increases in crime. Then significant statistical analysis recommends where […]
By Dr. Tom DePaoli Purchasing’s role in an organization touches across many departments, suppliers, countries, and competitors. This situation requires that purchasing professionals possess excellent communication skills and the ability to quickly adapt to different cultures, perspectives and crises. Transforming your own organization’s culture is a grueling challenge. Expecting purchasing to “bootstrap” or use its own […]
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