SIERA-AI Says Yes, Even with COVID-19 Supply Chain Disruptions. Long before COVID-19 disrupted America’s supply chains, the pressures of high-speed order fulfillment in the nation’s warehouses were taking their toll. There are roughly 96,000 forklift accidents a year, 100 involving fatalities, costing an estimated to be $30 billion. That may not be the worst of … Continued
Central Park is a typical town home community in Charlotte, North Carolina. Every home is literally the same – two-story brick, trim and shutters painted in complementary colors, neatly manicured patches of lawn. Each Thursday morning, the trash and recycling bins magically appear and, like clockwork, disappear each evening. The similarities run deeper. Each town … Continued
Author’s Note: I wrote this blog post prior to the COVID-19 outbreak. For some reason, this devastating pandemic has made working from home lonelier to me. If it were not for my silly but always loyal pups, I’d likely go crazy. So if you’re working from home as part of the national effort to beat … Continued
What could be better than a big media pick-up? Especially today when the story appears on television, is live streamed, available online, shareable virtually everywhere. Easy to score that kind of media hit, right? Not really. Do you know how many people pitch stories only to have it go no where? Yup, too many to … Continued
When it comes to taking notes during meetings, it may be time to get back to basics and ditch the laptop in favor of pen and paper. I know, that’s heresy in the digital age where meeting attendees can be found hunched over their laptops, feverishly typing. But hear me – and researchers Pam A. … Continued
In sixth grade, Lydia Henshaw knew exactly who she wasn’t. She wasn’t the popular girl. She wasn’t the athlete or the cheerleader. She wasn’t the cute girl or the brainy girl. What the founder of Moxie Girl, a startup focused on empowering preteen girls through goal setting and achievement, didn’t know during middle school was … Continued
A former colleague has extended an invitation to speak to her public relations students at the University of South Carolina this spring. I’m flattered, but a little apprehensive. Public relations is not dead, but it’s much different than it used to be. Gone are many of the traditional media outlets. There are fewer reporters (and … Continued