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Wal-Mart, Sexual Discrimination and the Good Samaritans
August 9, 2010
At the beginning of May, we aired a segment titled “How To Get Fired: Help Someone In Need!” in which I interviewed the two young Sprint employees from Colorado who were fired for coming to the aid of an aging security guard who was attempting to apprehend a shoplifter. Known as the Good Samaritans, both […]
Women on Success Profile: Pat Brown
June 21, 2010
As part of our “Women on Success” Specials, we have already featured Jennifer Allan, Dr. Gaby Cora, Dr. Larina Kase and Karen Evans. In this fifth and final installment I am pleased to introduce you to bestselling author and acclaimed criminal profiler Pat Brown. Remember that our panel discussions air on June 23rd at 10:00 […]
Women on Success Profile: Jennifer Allan
June 21, 2010
As part of our “Women on Success” Specials, I have been featuring each member of our two discussion panels. Today, I am pleased to introduce you to author Jennifer Allan. Remember that our segments air on June 23rd at 10:00 AM EST and 12:00 PM EST, during which time I will be talking with Jennifer […]
Women on Success Profile: Dr. Gaby Cora MD, MBA
June 19, 2010
As we approach the June 23rd air date of “Women on Success,” I have been featuring each member of our discussion panels. Today, I am pleased to introduce you to author and television personality Dr. Gaby Cora. In the back to back panel discussions at 10:00 AM EST and 12:00 PM EST, I will be […]
Women on Success Profile: Dr. Larina Kase
June 18, 2010
On June 23rd at 10:00 AM EST and again at 12:00 PM EST I will interviewing five incredible women in a segment titled “Women on Success.” As we approach the June 23rd air date, I have been featuring each member of our discussion panels. Today, I am pleased to introduce you to New York Times […]
Women on Success Profile: Karen Evans
June 17, 2010
As announced in my June 14th post here on the Procurement Insights Blog as well as the PI Window on Business Blog, on June 23rd at 10:00 AM EST and again at 12:00 PM EST I will interviewing five incredible women in a segment titled “Women on Success.” What these women have accomplished both individually […]
You Say Tomatoe, I Say Tomtato: Comparing Men’s and Women’s Definition of Success
June 14, 2010
“Are the differences observed between men and women in business and corporate world a function of biological and psychological differences between the genders or are they mostly a function of cultural learning and cultural definition of gender roles? The author, using data collected on how men and women define success and the source of such […]
Washington Dispatch No. 7: Roundtable Discussion on Transparency and Technology
June 4, 2010
Ironically, given the huge investments made in procurement technologies during the past decade, usage of these systems remains markedly poor. Only 1 4% of the companies surveyed expressed confidence that 60% of spend was being channeled through eProcurement, the typical benchmark for applications of this nature; more than 60% placed eProcurement usage at less than […]
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Supply Chain Integration Video: It Had Me At Hello!
September 8, 2010
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Okay, so I chose to use a cheesy line from a mildly entertaining movie. I hang my head in shame not because it isn’t an applicable reference to a recent video I witnessed on supply chain integration, but because I saw the movie in the first place. (For those of you who may not be […]