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Author and Distinguished Supply Chain Expert Bill Michels to Become Regular Guest in the New Thought Leaders Segment on PI Window on Business
January 6, 2010
As announced here in my December 31st post “Exciting New Vistas Await the PI Window on Business Show in 2010,” we have launched the new Thought Leaders segment in which we will be joined by industry experts like high tech entrepreneur and investment expert Brad Feld who will provide insights on the state of the […]
PI Syndicated Ping: CNN Money Announcement on So Act Agreement with Venture Point
January 5, 2010
So Act Announces Investor Network Agreement With Venture Point – my new book on So Act will be out in February. (http://ping.fm/aRWYC) Book Excerpt Interactive Viewer: In the meantime, check out my November 18th PI Window on Business interview with So Act founder Greg Halpern through the On-Demand Player below: 30
Complexity of Issues Regarding the Regulation of the Natural Health Product Industry Likely Tied to Basic Issues
January 4, 2010
This Wednesday’s segment of the PI Window on Business “Doing What Comes Naturally: Are Natural Health Products Being Held to a Higher Standard,” in which I interview NHPPA President Shawn Buckley regarding the controversial Bill C-6 that poses two potential threats to the industry’s survival in Canada, promises to be one of the most thought […]
Exciting New Vistas Await the PI Window on Business Show in 2010
December 31, 2009
With the New Year now just a few short hours away, I wanted to take a few moments to talk about a number of the exciting additions to the PI Window on Business Show for 2010. To those of our readers who are in the world of procurement and supply chain practice, we will also […]
Is the framework for an Avro Arrow type demise of the Natural Health Products industry in Canada being laid by Bill C-6?
December 23, 2009
As part of the series on Natural Health Care products and the Bill C-6 controversy, today’s post delves a little deeper into the key elements of the growing debate. (Note: Why is this important to the world of purchasing and supply chains? When the Avro Arrow program was canceled on February 20th, 1959, it immediately […]
Merry Christmas and All The Very Best for the New Year
December 20, 2009
Thank you to all of our readers, listeners and sponsors for making 2009 a great year. We at the PI Social Media Network look forward to continuing to bring you quality programming in 2010!
Dream Team Participation Provides a Great Opportunity to See the Future of Journalism
December 19, 2009
When I was asked to become part of the “Dream Team” of judges for the Community Marketing Blog’s Blog Off II competition, I must admit that while excited at the prospect of reviewing the musings of the up-and-coming generation of international, social media wordsmiths, I certainly did not know what to expect. After all, with […]
A Diamond in the Rough: Looking Outward for Self-Actualization
December 18, 2009
Every day we wake up with a choice: Do we let our natural self-centeredness take over and lead us towards doubts and fears or do we choose to focus on love, wisdom, and courage, which leads to extraordinary experiences and self-actualization? Human nature is to be pre-occupied with ourselves, which brings the restricted views of […]
IACCM Comes to Canada
December 17, 2009
There are now two IACCM events in Canada in January, one in Toronto and one in Vancouver. IACCM members in the areas will meet to network, discuss some of the key issues affecting their work today and to decide whether they would like to institute regular get-togethers for the future. Vancouver will be Wednesday, 20 January 2010, from […]
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Book Excerpt: What Are You Waiting For? (So Act Already)
January 7, 2010
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As the release date for my new book in which I examine “The Unsociable Business of Social Networks” through the vantage point of the So Act Network quickly approaches, I thought that I would provide you with a brief excerpt from Chapter 5 titled “The Company You Keep . . .” Once again, the book […]