by Amanda McDavid | Jun 23, 2023 | Viewpoints
Am I the only person reading current economic news that feels perpetually confused? I read that inflation is coming down (albeit slowly), interest rates are poised to rise slightly (but not too much) higher, employment levels continue to grow, and we are facing a...
by Amanda McDavid | Jun 16, 2023 | Viewpoints
On a recent visit to suppliers of animal health products, which had significant store front, I had the opportunity to interact with both the suppliers and some of their clients. I posed a question to both, regarding control of the purchasing decisions. It was very...
by Amanda McDavid | Jun 12, 2023 | Viewpoints
I very recently joined Brakke Consulting to help the company expand into Latin America – and this is my first Viewpoint. I know most of you are based in the US, but I would think that many of you have traveled to Brazil and perhaps know a little about Latin America’s...
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...
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