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Today’s PI Window on Business Show on Contracting Challenges Drives Home The Lessons That GM Has Learned The Hard Way!

July 10, 2009

When it rains, it pours! Wednesday’s post pertaining to the folly of the new Procter & Gamble “Preferred Vendor” strategy was the epitome of the “when will they ever learn” axiom as companies that should know better continue to make the same mistakes. Specifically, seeking quick savings through the silver or lead mindset that is […]

Death Before The Eulogy And Other Myths of Public Speaking

July 10, 2009

“According to most studies, people’s number one fear is public speaking. Number two is death. Death is number two. Does that sound right? This means to the average person, if you go to a funeral, you’re better off in the casket than doing the eulogy.” Looking beyond Jerry Seinfeld’s humorous anecdote, a recent gallop poll […]

PI Window on Business is Now a Featured Program on Blog Talk Radio!

July 8, 2009

A BIG THANK YOU to PI Window on Business Listeners and Guests! I just received word that Blog Talk Radio’s Editorial Team has made me a featured host across the entire BTR Network. This means that the PI Window on Business Show will be featured on BTR’s homepage resulting in an even higher level of […]

PI Syndicated Ping: Shel Israel, Author of “Twitterville” On-Demand Interview Available

July 8, 2009

Shel Israel, acclaimed author of the new book “Twitterville: How Businesses Can Thrive in the New Global Neighborhoods” on-demand interview now featured on http://ping.fm/D0w9i In an April 18th, 2009 article that appeared in the National Post titled “Should you Twitter Your Business: Understanding the Psychology of Twitter,” it is suggested that while there is “no […]

Simplifying the Contracting process in a Complicated World

July 5, 2009

In a March 4th, 2009 speech President Barack Obama made a commitment relative to “changing how government contracts are awarded and who can get them.” The President went on to say that “The move will make the process more competitive and will save taxpayers up to $40 billion” per year. Specifically the U.S. President emphasized […]

PI Syndicated Ping: A Survey on Leadership

July 4, 2009

In what became a two-part segment on 21st Century Leadership thanks to a precipitous lightning strike that took us off the air on the June 30th show, a guest panel that included Bill McAneny (Frankenstein’s Manager: Leadership’s Missing Links), Dr. Gaby Cora (Leading Under Pressure), Merydith Willoughby (Sex in the Boardroom), and Forrest Breyfogle III […]

PI Syndicated Ping – Leadership: All we think, nothing we expect!

July 4, 2009

Leadership is all we think and nothing we expect – see why on Jun 30 & Jul 2 PI Window on Business; http://ping.fm/hxvEM

Syndicated PI Ping: Is Oracle Twitter’s Hidden Competitor?

July 2, 2009

Are traditional ERP vendors like Oracle Twitter’s hidden competitors? Tune in July 7th to find out @ http://ping.fm/LV1up I thought that I would let you know about the upcoming special “We’re Not in Kansas Anymore: Welcome to Twitterville and the New Business Paradigm.” Featuring best selling author Shel Israel, whose new book “Twitterville: How Businesses […]

Sourcing Through Twitter!

July 1, 2009

This Tuesday (July 7th) I will be welcoming best selling author and The Godfather of Social Media Shel Israel to the PI Window on Business Show. We will be discussing Twitter’s growing influence on the way we do business as well as Shel’s new book, “Twitterville.” This segment is especially relevant to purchasing professionals, since […]

PI Window on Business Guest Profile (Forrest Breyfogle III)

June 29, 2009

21st Century Leadership: An Evolutionary Profile (Guest Profile: Forrest Breyfogle III) Forrest Brefogle III, is a Professional Engineer and ASQ Fellow who founded Smarter Solutions in 1992. Considered to be a thought leader in the area of Integrated Enterprise Excellence, the author of the IEE series of books is also a recognized figure on the […]