The New York Times this weekend had a front page article on the future of work.
“Gearing Up for the Cloud: AT&T Tells It’s Workers: Adapt, or Else”
I guess this says it all: For large companies who have to compete in the world of disruption: employees are being told that they must adapt. But how? Continue reading
With previous sponsors and supporters like Mercedes-Benz, Natwest and Carillion, the 2016 National CSR Awards celebrates business excellence and innovation in Corporate Social Responsibility and will be held on May 12, 2016 at The Crystal in London, England. The Awards focus on the disciplines of leadership, sustainability, community development, worker rights, education, circular economy and clean energy. Continue reading
Communication between suppliers or vendors and their customers often entails a mix of specifications and requirements. Customers set requirements and suppliers offer specifications. When they match, or when a supplier component specifications meet the customer’s requirements, we have the potential for a transaction. Continue reading
On September 25th, 2014, a 42 year old Liberian man in the U.S. visiting family fell ill and went to a Dallas, Texas hospital for treatment. He told the nurse that he had fever and abdominal pain and was from a West African country that was in the midst of an Ebola outbreak. The nurse duly noted this in their state of the art electronic health record (EHR) system and passed him along to the ER physician. He was sent home with antibiotics. Eleven days later he became the first person in the U.S. to die of the Ebola virus and set up an epidemiological nightmare. Continue reading
Drinking waterborne outbreaks still occur in the developing world. However, it is not always the utility at fault. As the events of Flint continue to unfold, it is worth looking back at our waterborne outbreak history and whether we are doomed to keep repeating the governance errors of the past.
The issue
The World Health Organization calls for a catchment to consumer approach to drinking water management. Part of this approach includes understanding the governance framework in which the water supplier operates. Continue reading