In December, we spoke about why organizations need sourcing plans. 

I frequently speak at college campuses and trade apprenticeships. Whether it be to future engineers or contractors, my technical talks typically end up covering non-technical content, specifically career development. 

Do you feel that the company you work for or manage is often trailing staffing needs? 

“Because knowledge rapidly deteriorates unless it is used constantly, maintaining within an organization an activity that is used only intermittently guarantees incompetence,” said Peter Drucker.

Strategy, in my experience, is vastly misunderstood. I often see strategy thought of as “marketing strategy,” and it is applied to business development efforts only, or it is considered to be “not-applicable” as conditions on the ground are changing too quickly to “make a long-term plan” and then not change from it. 

My brother and I finally dragged our mother into the 21st Century and bought her an iPhone for her birthday. 

In last month’s column, I wrote about how military strategy can help businesses learn to navigate the current chaotic times.