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Turning Everyday Interactions Into Profitable Opportunities
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Lisa Anderson M.B.A. - Manufacturing and Supply Chain Lisa Anderson M.B.A. - Manufacturing and Supply Chain
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Dateline: Claremont, CA
Tuesday, August 1, 2017

 

Turning Everyday Interactions Into Profitable Opportunities

Strategic Thinking & the Value of Changing Your Environment

Last weekend I went to Classic West – an amazing weekend of six classic bands at Dodger Stadium including The Doobie Brothers, Eagles, Journey, Fleetwood Mac, Steely Dan and Earth, Wind & Fire. What a lineup! Aside from amazing music and fabulous floor seats (we were two rows back from David Spade!), we were able to meet up with family and friends. While I adore Journey, I have to admit the best act of the weekend was the Eagles.  

This was the Eagles first concert since Glenn Frey’s sudden passing in 2016, and they made it a tribute to him. Don Henley said he wasn’t interested in performing if Glenn’s son didn’t take his dad’s place, so he did. He did an amazing job and sounded just like his father. This emotional, generational apprenticeship was a clear success. The Eagles also brought Vince Gill and Bob Seger to join their session. A great jam among classic musicians who have known and learned from each other for decades.  

A tip to implement this week: 

Are you thinking about apprenticeships for your business? There are many reasons you should be incorporating apprenticeship programs, regardless of your industry. As baby boomers retire, who will take over? Does the new workforce have the breadth of experience and skill sets that will be required? Who will train them?

We don’t often see apprenticeships except within professional trades. Why is that? I can see many opportunities for these types of programs among my clients. Take a step back and think outside the box. What type of training, education, mentoring and/or apprenticeship programs would be most effective at your company to ensure a smooth transition from the baby boomer generation to the Gen X, Y, and Millennial workforce? It isn’t an all or nothing proposition. Which roles are better suited to which programs?

I’d love to hear your feedback – how has an apprenticeship worked or not worked for you in past? Let me know in the comments or via email anytime!

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About LMA Consulting Group – Lisa Anderson, MBA, CSCP

**MEDIA EXPERT: Supply Chain Management, Logistics, ERP, VMI, Social Networks for Business**

Lisa Anderson is a leading expert in selecting & implementing strategic priorities and ranked 16 most influential in supply chain by SAP. Anderson is Board approved in Supply Chain strategy by the Society for Advancement in Consulting, is an APICS Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) and won the APICS Southwest District’s Milt Cook Award in 2011. Named a top 100 supply chain blogger on SupplyChainOpz, she has the unique ability to zero in on the critical strategic priorities and bridge the gap between strategy and execution to achieve dramatically improved service levels, accelerated cash flow and increased profits. With a keen focus on elevating business performance, Anderson is passionate about not only synthesizing strategic priorities that will deliver business results but also in designing an implementation approach that delivers rapid results.

Anderson, also known as The Manufacturing Business TransformerSM, is currently working on a book entitled “The Amazon Effect” detailing a business roadmap to thriving in an ultra-competitive marketplace. A regular content contributor in topics including supply chain, ERP and SIOP, she has been interviewed for articles in publications like Industry Week, tED Magazine and the Wall Street Journal. She actively posts educational blogs three times weekly and has two newsletters, Profit through PeopleSM and “I’ve Been Thinking.”

Prior to founding LMA Consulting Group Inc., Anderson was the Vice President of Operations and Supply Chain of PaperPak, Inc. Her twelve-year tenure included transitions and promotions through the company transformation from a $100 million family-owned business, through a merger and acquisition of three businesses into one $350 million dollar global company, followed by a management leveraged buyout in combination with an investment banking group.

A sought-after writer and speaker, Anderson has spoken at the Global Supply Chain & Logistics Summit, the APICS International Conference and as a visiting lecturer at the University of Southern California’s Entrepreneurial Program. Anderson is the author of “Leverage Social Networks to Drive Business Results,” has published hundreds of articles and has been quoted in the media including The Wall Street Journal, ABC News and Industry Week.

With a blend of management, finance and operations, Lisa received her MBA with an emphasis in Finance from California State University Fullerton and her BSBA with an emphasis in Operations Management from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

She has traveled extensively throughout North America, Central America and Europe, including a summer in Oxford when attending the University of North Carolina. Lisa tries to make as many stops as possible at in New Orleans to enjoy a beignet at the Café de Monde. And, in recognition of her extraordinary tenacity to accomplish goals, her colleagues fondly dub her the 'pit terrier.'

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