Pricing impacts everything from strategy and tactics, to finance, to branding, to marketing and sales, to vendor selection and supply chain management, to recruiting and compensation, and to customer satisfaction and loyalty. By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth. How much is your time worth? Do they have something to hide? Are MORE >>

Last week I published posts on getting out of the office, super-sensitive supply chains, a bad choice as boss, and birthday reflections at 65, managing as if people mattered and the usual pointers to resources and other great blog posts. Leadership Reading MORE >>

At the turn of the century, GM's financial leadership had succeeded in maximizing profits while producing noncompetitive consumer products. Books Business Coaching Leadership Memes Work life automotive industry bean counters BMW bob lutz car guys Chrysler Ford glory days GM Merkur Scorpio old school pontiac aztekBob Lutz: Car Guys vs. MORE >>

And they need process owners (who may variously be called VP of Customer Experience, SVP of Supply Chain, Chief Engineer, or Value Stream Leader, for instance) to lead these initiatives. For example, Air Products set up process owners for each of the major steps in its supply chain, including plan, source, make, build, and fulfill. MORE >>

Nor the three years of teaching the supply chain that the Macbook Air had to be really thin, really light, and really enduring (10-hour battery). Steve Jobs's resignation from Apple has sparked plenty of commentary on his achievements, his personality, and his vision. Take Apple. iPhone 5? Eureka!". The truth is really a lot different. MORE >>