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The Robots Are Coming: What is Industry 4.0?

The three-part Inc. article series on the timing and impact of humanoid professional and personal service robots.

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White Paper

It's the People, Stupid - Discover Why Business Psychology Matters

In the end, companies and non-profits are just collections of people who work together to create and deliver products and solutions that other people buy and consume. So the most important thing in business isn’t strategy, design, price, or even quality. It’s psychology and sociology. Applying proven psychological principles and models like Maslow’s Hierarchy and Erickson’s Eight Stages to your business can help it not only survive but thrive.

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White Paper

The Circular Economy

Explore ways to transition to a circular economy to address waste and environmental challenges.

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Blog Post

Climate Change Regulation is Heating Up. Are you Ready?

Climate change is disrupting supply chains, creating political turmoil, impacting facilities and markets, and driving consumer behaviors. Whether you fight it or not, regulation designed to mitigate and/or slow down climate change is coming and it will impact your business.

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Strategic Drift - When Leaders Quiet Quit the Strategy

In the leadership team meeting everybody agreed that it’s a great strategy, so why isn’t it being implemented? We’ve all heard of employees quiet quitting their jobs, but the reason so many companies experience strategic drift is that leaders often quiet quit the strategy.

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Building a Supply Chain Strategy

Supply Chain strategy is no longer just about ‘just in time’ and cost efficiency. It’s not even just about onshore vs. offshore, supply chain security, and sustainability. It’s about brand impact, politics, and a radically changing customer and product environment where customers are increasingly spread out, supply chain aware, and demanding.

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Blog Post

Why Are People Leaving Cities?

Over two million people left large urban counties between July 2020 and July 2022 and moved to the burbs and rural communities1 Many of those people have bought houses, settled into their new lives, and, especially now that interest rates have increased, are extremely reticent to move back to the cities, or even take on a regular commute.

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3 Reasons Compensation Transparency Gives Your Business A Leg Up

Three Reasons Why Pay Transparency is Gaining Traction, and How to Set Your Business Up For Success.

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7 Good Business Questions to Ask Yourself

Businesses must go beyond survival in the post-COVID world. They should focus on channel partners, supply chain, employee engagement, safe operations, cash-flow management, revenue replacement, and competitive strategies.

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A basketball hoop standing tall in a bustling city. The hoop serves as a strategic target and illustrates the need for precision, planning, and skillful execution in achieving desired outcomes.

Developing Future Athletes in our Local Communities

Community Impact Strategic Planning for a local non-profit

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A customer inputting their credit card payment details into a securely designed smartphone, which is the result of careful handling of IT programs focused on safeguarding data privacy, employing encryption, and implementing strong security measures

Sunsetting a Legacy Master Data Management System

IT Program & Project Management for a National Retail Company

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A market intelligence and planning team harnessing economic intelligence, data analytics, and market insights to deliver tangible business value for supply chain transformation

Redesigning a Market Intelligence and Planning Organization

Organizational Redesign for a Global Manufacturer

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Digital Transformation Vendor Selection in the Quick Serve Restaurant Industry

Streamlining vendor selection to enhance online guest experience and operational efficiency.

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Soccer for All: Developing Strategic Goals for a Portland Non-Profit

Creating a 5-year expansion and service plan for a nonprofit soccer organization's strategic growth.

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Keeping the lights on (and GRC) for a utility company

Mitigating critical risks for a Pacific Northwest utility company by upgrading its GRC platform and aligning it with ERP systems, ensuring compliance and system control.

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