August 31, 2023
Dodging the Urban Doom Loop
In the book “Good to Great,” Jim Collins wrote about the flywheel effect, a prosperous cycle of work and adjustment…
August 24, 2023
Who is to blame for Yellow’s demise?
On July 30th, 2023, Yellow announced that they would cease operations after 99 years and declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy just…
August 17, 2023
Restoring Business Imagination Through Nature
“For men like Ford, Firestone, and Edison, whose success in the world had given them access to any thing they…
August 10, 2023
The Problem with Performative ESG
Although we talk about ESG programs all the time, they actually haven’t been with us for very long. ESG initiatives…
August 3, 2023
Tesla Takes the Socialist Pledge
China is one of the most influential consumer, industrial, and raw materials markets in the world. Unfortunately, they are also…
July 27, 2023
Public Education as Corporate Social Responsibility
Talent is a huge concern for all companies. Skills requirements continue to grow even as executive leaders worry that they…
July 20, 2023
Tracking Procurement from Industry 1.0 – 5.0
While researching a recent episode of Dial P, I came across material on the difference between Industry 4.0 and 5.0.…
July 13, 2023
Russia’s Wagner Group as Rogue Supplier
On June 23rd, news broke that the Wagner Group, a private militia operating on behalf of Russia in the war…
July 6, 2023
R.I.P. Great Resignation (2020-2023)
We have seen many trends come and go over the last few years, and most of them stemmed from the…
June 29, 2023
Meet Digit – The Future of Warehouse Automation
Agility Robotics recently released the latest version of their humanoid warehouse robot: Digit. Digit is 5 foot 9, weighs 141…
