Team Dynamics
Interim Isn’t a Gap. It’s a Gift.
Why the organizations that use interim talent strategically outperform the ones that don’t. When a key leader leaves an organization, the first instinct is usually to fill the seat as fast as possible. That urgency is understandable. A vacant role feels like a liability. Boards get nervous. Staff wonder what it means. The pressure to “solve” the problem by…
Read MoreGovernance Is a Journey: How ASCM (formerly APICS) Built Trust, Resilience, and Growth
This post is adapted from Association 4.0 – Positioning for Success in an Era of Disruption, originally published in 2018. At the time of this interview, Abe Eshkenazi, CSCP, CPA, CAE, served—and continues to serve—as the CEO of APICS (now the Association for Supply Chain Management). While the governance landscape has evolved, the strategies and…
Read MoreBuild a Mission-Worthy Team
When the first crew of astronauts departs for Mars, Suzanne T. Bell’s work will play a large role in their success. Bell is an associate professor of industrial and organizational psychology at DePaul University. She studies team composition. During the Mars mission, the astronauts will be confined in a space the size of a studio…
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