Business Coaching

Late last week, there was an audio leak from JPMorgan Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Jamie Dimon in which he came out strongly against remote work and working from home, defending his decision to have all JPMorgan employees return to the office (RTO) for work beginning in March. He indicated that in remote meetings, people are checking their email, sending texts, etc., instead of paying attention and reading what they are supposed to read. The negative impact, he says in the audio addressing JPMorgan employees in Ohio, is on creativity, efficiency,

In last week’s column, I highlighted the many marketplace conditions that are being impacted by the executive orders and policy memoranda delivered in the first two weeks of President Trump’s new administration. During the past week, much of the focus of the administration’s agenda has been on the presentation and execution of tariffs. In today’s column, I will present the big picture on tariffs, how they might impact our economy, and further address how the Trump administration sees tariffs as a major piece of its diplomatic toolbox. As a first

I kicked off each of my three new semester courses this past week. As I indicated in a recent column, these courses focus on the topic of Operations and Supply Chain Management (OCSM).   OCSM is the part of a company that is responsible for the production and delivery of the goods and services sold to customers. Those goods and services clearly determine how a firm competes in its markets. Therefore, I spend the beginning of my courses discussing the competitiveness and strategies of companies and the intersection of OCMS with