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What are the 3 biggest challenges faced by supply chain/purchasing professionals today? (Survey Result 18)
There are many factors both internally as well as externally that are affecting supply chain/ procurement practices today. From the growing talent vacuum to the continuing lack of collaboration between Finance, IT and Purchasing relative to corporate initiatives. What in your own experiences and opionions are the top 3 issues that procurement professionals face?

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Headknocking Brick Walls and Whats a Manager to Do
Sometimes, when a middle manager tries to express his view about a new strategy or goal, senior management can close their ears. After all, what would this middle manager know? So, what can a Manager do? There are courses of action one can take.

The Ultimate Hustler: Russell Simmons is Born
The man whose name today has become synonymous with hip-hop and the tough urban streets was born on October 4, 1957 into a comfortable middle class family in Queens, New York. The middle son of three boys, Simmons’ father worked as a teacher for the local board of education while his mother worked in the city recreation department.

Monkey Management: 3 Simple Solutions to Reclaim Your Time, Focus, and Sanity
Do you ever feel like you are carrying the weight of a thousand people on your back? Somehow no matter how good you think you are at delegating it still feels like you have a thousand things to do. It’s a feeling many entrepreneurs, managers and business owners have. William Oncken, author of Management Time: Who's Got the Monkey, calls it “the monkey on your back.”
Monkey Management
We've all heard the expression "getting the monkey off your back". In a management context, the "monkey" is a metaphor for issues/projects that small business managers or owners take off the backs of their employees and place on their own.
How Middle Managers are Key to Company Success
In hierarchal organizations, strategic intent flows from the top, while tactical implementation is carried out at the bottom. In the middle of the flow are middle managers: first- second- and third tier supervisors, managers and senior managers who are mandated to proactively deliver the planned strategy's goals. The challenge is that the bulk of their energy is spent tactically (and often) reactively responding to pressures from customers, subordinates, peers and their boss. In fact, how the middle manager responds on a moment-by-moment basis is more impactful to a strategy's success (and an organization's cohesion) than the communication of the plan in the first place.
How Setting the Example Builds Great Teams
We live in a monkey see, monkey do world! Men and women want to follow those who aren't affraid to lead the way not with their words, but with their example. Discover how setting the example can make the difference for you, read on...
Monkey See - Monkey Do
Have you ever stopped to think about how important our role as leaders and a mentors is in the eyes of the people with whom we associate. Whether it is at within your family, work, church, or professionally. My dad explained it this way, he indicated that it was what they called role modeling, and children especially, will do exactly as they see versus what they are told to do. Psychologists call it, "monkey see, monkey do”.

Monkey See, Monkey Do
The old idea of Monkey See, Monkey Do doesn't just apply to monkeys.
The Most Important Sales Leadership Discipline to Motivating Sales Teams
Sales team motivation can be an easy task, especially when appropriate disciplines are demonstrated by the sales leader. That is when employee motivation happens naturally. It is kind of like “monkey see, monkey do” approach. Motivation, no matter if it is self motivation or employee motivation, is defined as a motive to act. What motivates you and gets you to act, does not necessarily mean it will work for others, or lead to employee motivation. No one can motivate you, only you can motivate yourself. You cannot motivate others. As a sales team leader all you can do is demonstrate appropriate behaviours and create an environment where employees motivate themselves

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