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Are We at the End of the Employee Era?
Walk into any major company and you can see how contract staffing has transformed the employment landscape. Over the past 15 years, companies have increasingly adopted contingent staffing models not just for low-skilled “temps”, but also for more impactful,...

Survey Says: Supply Chain Management Compensation is on the Rise
This week saw one of the year’s most highly-anticipated releases in the Supply Chain industry: the Institute of Supply Management (ISM)’s annual salary survey. As a recruitment company specializing in the industry, we consider it part of our mandate to spread the word...

Reader Responses: What’s the Cost of Bad Leadership in Procurement?
Sometimes, we write a blog post and it’s instantly clear that it touched a nerve among our readers. While we get feedback on most of our posts, some posts generate a lot of discussion because we’ve hit on something close to what people are feeling out there in our...

Takeaways from the 2018 Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference
Written by Dr. Madhav Durbha. This guest post first appeared on Kinaxis' industry blog, the 21st Century Supply Chain. Supply chain insights from leading industry experts Supply chain skills in high demand, digital twins, disruptive technologies, and other takeaways...

Why You Should Hire People for Their Superpowers
In people management and hiring, we might assume that we’re emphasizing what our employees are best at. “Play to your strengths” is one of the biggest truisms of business, and life in general. If the people we’re managing – or hiring – are talented, we might assume...

How to Attract Millennial Talent to Your “Boring” Company
This guest post comes from Fronetics, a boutique marketing firm focused on the Supply Chain and Logistics industries. Written by Elizabeth Hines. Millennial talent seeks employment opportunities with companies that promote transparency, technology, excellence, and...

Is Material Handling a Solution to Labor Pool Shortages?
Written by guest contributor Megan Ray Nichols, a freelance stem writer and the editor of Schooled By Science. For more from Megan, you can follow her on Twitter or subscribe to her blog here. It's no secret that labor pools are shrinking, but automation could be a...

Is Ageism the Next Diversity Challenge to Tackle in the Workplace?
A new article from the Globe and Mail’s Leadership Lab series talks about ageism in the workplace. It references a recent study that delved into the causes and impacts of age discrimination, and offered strategies for moving past these issues in today’s workplaces....

On Time Delivery: Get That Right First Before All Else.
Written by Supply Chain Executive Mike Mortson. This guest post first appeared on Mike’s industry blog, Supply Chain Game Changer. No matter what industry you are in and no matter what channels you are serving your Customers expect delivery of their goods on time. You...
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