by Amanda McDavid | Jun 12, 2023 | Viewpoints
H.G. Wells famously wrote, “Adapt or perish, now as ever, is nature’s inexorable imperative.” Ironically, as humans, we tend to be creatures of habit, which means we’re oftentimes reluctant to changes that must occur to best adapt and adjust to our changing...
by Amanda McDavid | May 26, 2023 | Viewpoints
It’s becoming hard to avoid hearing about artificial intelligence (AI) and how every company has or will have a generative AI engine, which will cut costs and eliminate thousands and thousands of jobs. Well, to quote Yogi Berra, “It’s like déjà vu all over again.”...
by Amanda McDavid | May 19, 2023 | Viewpoints
The Society for Human Resource Management, SHRM, just posted two warnings. For the first time, productivity dropped for five consecutive quarters . Meanwhile, compensation rates reached their highest level since the 2008 financial crisis . Together, these factors...
by Amanda McDavid | May 12, 2023 | Viewpoints
Recently the French government announced a tender for securing vaccines for controlling High Pathogenic Avian Influenza in the national flock. This is critically important, in that taking this positive step to control this important disease through a much more...
by Amanda McDavid | May 5, 2023 | Viewpoints
Recently, I read an article about consumers returning to historical purchasing patterns as it relates to food that struck a chord with me. We are slowly exiting a high inflation period but food inflation remains stubbornly high (about 8.5%). Many consumers continue...
by Amanda McDavid | Apr 28, 2023 | Viewpoints
Several companies reporting results in the last few weeks have commented on the “softness” of the companion animal market. It’s true that visits to veterinary practices are down a bit compared to the prior year. However, I’m not hearing about any “softness” from...
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