Risks in the electric vehicle world

Risks in the electric vehicle world

This article is provided courtesy of CERM® Risk Insights, and publication of the CERM® Academy, a content partner of the Operational Excellence Society. Safety and sustainability are the major considerations within the growing electric vehicle industry, there is lots of excitement and lots of challenges in the fast-moving electric vehicle industry and both descriptions quickly work…

Inflation is invading the entire supply chain

Inflation is invading the entire supply chain

The war in Ukraine is exacerbating the rise in energy prices and disruptions to supply chains that have emerged during the pandemic. These two factors will weigh on the evolution of transport prices and logistics costs in general. Two years after the outbreak of the pandemic, which generated an awareness in Europe of issues concerning strategic…

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Gone for now, or gone for good? How to play the new talent game and win back workers

Nearly half of the employees who voluntarily left the workforce during the pandemic aren’t coming back on their own. Employers must go and get them. Here’s how to start. No, you aren’t imagining it: workers are leaving your company faster than you can replace them. According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, more than 4.3…

How to Develop your “Business Exit Intelligence”

How to Develop your “Business Exit Intelligence”

Entrepreneurship, innovation, talent and cash flow are not enough for your commercial success.  As a founder, business owner, investor or advisor, you need to develop and implement ‘business exit intelligence™’ for your ‘smarter business exits.’  By keeping an eventual exit in mind, you can develop your own ‘design thinking’ to give unique context and insight…

Operational Excellence; Law & Ethics

Operational Excellence; Law & Ethics

Can we achieve operational excellence (minimize costs, maximize profits, continuously improve productivity and quality), at the same time do it ethically and legally? Should we? At the end of the year, I am retiring officially but intend to continue volunteer work like writing, helping young professionals, speaking at business events, and part-time consulting. As leader…