I was recently in Barcelona Spain at the International Federation of Purchasing and Supply Management (IFPSM) World Summit. The IFPSM brings together 48 national purchasing and supply management associations from around the world to discuss trending purchasing and...

I would say none but maybe that is unfair, so let’s say few. Recently I estimated a client’s turnover to cost to be between $600,000 and $3,000,0001.  Despite my respect for the Finance Director, I am pretty sure he hadn’t factored any amount in their budget for...

I’m sure there are very few among us who have not from time to time heard the siren call of being your own boss. Setting your own hours, making the big decisions, maybe even sloughing off the small and “menial” tasks to others under your “command”….these thoughts are...

As I sit here on Thanksgiving weekend, I am reflecting on the opportunities that sometimes come along to enrich ourselves at the expense of others. The coming months and years will no doubt provide a massive number of scholarly case studies and classroom lectures at...

Three new Principals have joined The Osborne Group bringing significant new skills and sector experience in healthcare, supply chain management and municipal government to the practice. Margaret Bawden (B.Sc., MBA, P. Eng.), most recently Director, Broader Public...

On one of my daily commute runs last week I was listening to a radio program and an interesting ‘business-minute’ commentator talked about Holacracy, an innovative approach to organizational management and structure.  It really interested me because it has been...