#147 – DONATING TO CAUSES YOU CARE ABOUT IS EASY WITH YOURCAUSE – KELLY EISENHARDT

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Kelly EisenhardtMore and more companies are offering employee engagement programs within their benefits package. It is a winning benefit for the employee, the company, the nonprofits and those the nonprofits serve. While there are multiple platform providers that support employee engagement programs there is only one that has always ensured that no portion of the donation is deducted to cover the platform providers’ operational expense…YourCause. Continue reading →

#147 – ICT FASHION VICTIMHOOD – HOWARD WEINER

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AAAWhen I think of the term ‘Fashion Victim’ these two shots from Brazil (one of my favorite movies of all time) come to mind:

There seems to be no length to which some of us will not go to prove that we are on top of the latest and greatest trends. Katherine Helmond’s character in the film, above, is a case in point. Over the course of the film she sports ridiculous clothing and submits herself to intrusive, painful and ultimately destructive medical procedures, all for the sake of fashion. By the end of the film she has virtually destroyed herself. Continue reading →

#147 – ACHIEVING PROCESS STABILITY – FRED SCHENKELBERG

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ABC FredWhat Is Process Stability?

Everything varies. Your vendors provide components with a range of values. Your production process varies, too. Creating, monitoring, and maintaining process stability enhances your product reliability performance.

When I started my professional life as a manufacturing engineer, a senior engineer told me that we take a product design and can only make it worse. He said that, if we could make every unit exactly according to the nominal values of the drawing, every unit would work well. Continue reading →

#147 – ERM STATUS UPDATE WITH FEDS – GREG HUTCHINS

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Greg Hutchins

US Office of Management and Budget is releasing Enterprise Risk Management update to Circular A – 123 on July 15, 2016.

The new policy document is known as ‘Management’s Responsibility for Enterprise Risk Management and Internal Controls.’  The policy document requires an enterprise risk management program with operational risk controls.  The policy document is a game changer. Continue reading →

#146 – THE REAL REASONS WHY WOMEN EARN LESS THAN MEN – ELIZABETH LIONS

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Lions gold podiumStatistically, women earn less than men, but when you look at the same job and the same skill set, the wage disparity is lower than you’d think, according to Pay Scale.

Often the wage difference between men and women has little to do with skill set. Many times it all boils down to how a person perceives themselves and their self-worth. Confidence plays a big factor. Having the guts to ask for more money often equates to earning more.  Continue reading →