Like the person who refuses to seek proper medical attention for fear that the doctor may actually find something wrong, many corporations look at compliance investigation or analyses as a sign that the system has somehow broken down and therefore casts a negative “light” on both the individuals involved and the company as a whole. […]
March 30, 2010
In Part 4 of our 7-Part “Seven Steps to Success: Jump Start Government Contract” Series with Washington-based expert author Judy Bradt, we talked about the competition process in government contracting. Judy, who as part of our Business Thought Leaders Series appears on the PI Window on Business Show every second Monday at 3:00 PM EST, […]
March 19, 2010
This week we officially began broadcasting on the PI Inquisitive Eye TV Channel through a series of episodes in which we provided commentary on recent PI Window on Business segments that originally aired on the Blog Talk Radio Network. Blog Talk Radio has more than 7 million listeners each month, which is double where they […]
March 18, 2010
Incredible insight into the health care reform question . . . a Doom Loop versus Fly Wheel approach . . . the real issue has nothing to do with partisan sensibilities but instead with the quality of health care under Medicaid. During today’s broadcast with Maine’s Republican Gubernatorial Candidate (and the latest thought leader to […]
March 15, 2010
In Part 3 of the 7-Part “Seven Steps to Success: Jump Start Government Contracts” Series with Washington-based expert author Judy Bradt a true moment of epiphany occurred about three quarters into the show. Specifically, it was the realization that outside of an instinctual approach by a handful of suppliers, the process for winning government contracts […]
March 14, 2010
Just as the Olympics were about the begin, two countries shared the podium with a joint victory of enduring value. The agreement signed February 16th between the United States and Canada on government procurement has four significant features that make a big difference for Canadian — and American – companies. (And, as I write this, […]
March 12, 2010
Having spoken at many venues in both North America and overseas, part of the initial attraction of the first of what is to become annual ConFoo conferences was its proximity to my home base. Operating just outside of the nation’s capital (Ottawa) on the Quebec side of the border, the short and relaxing train trip […]
March 9, 2010
At first glance, Walmart’s new strategy of ‘delayering the supply chain’ appears to be a reversal of the cost saving device of consolidating spend and reducing the number of suppliers. Are they mimicking others, who are saying ‘if we get rid of the prime contractors, we can get better deals from working with each sub’. […]
March 30, 2010
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