Time to think about others perhaps… ? As you might know, in recent years I have taken up long distance hikes as a way of taking a break. During the planning of our latest adventure walk, my wife Pat and I wanted to add some additional purpose to our journey. We had taken some time out again, from the day-to-day, to walk the 790 kilometres of the Camino Frances from St Jean Pied de Port in France, to Santiago de Compostela in North Western...

There won’t be any posts on here for a couple of months, because I’ll be taking a break. For 2 or 3 months. That’s a tip by the way.   As a business owner or senior Executive you need to take good breaks.  Proper breaks.  You’ll come back refreshed and energised and will add far more value! OK, you might not be able to manage 2-3 months, but you get the point right? I won’t be thinking about work at all, except for...

Why does Logistics Bureau provide free supply chain seminars every year? Rob O’Byrne will tell you.   Get Event Invitations Here: If you don’t already receive invitations to our Free Supply Chain Seminars, register here: www.logisticsbureau.com/events/...

Are you an aspiring supply chain leader? If so, I hope you’re ready to put some work in—not the everyday grafting kind of work, although of course that will be necessary. I’m talking about working on yourself, because to be successful in supply chain leadership, you must work constantly on developing yourself professionally and personally—and I’m going to tell you why.   Supply Chain Leadership is Different Being at the...

Looking forward to the next 20!  

I used to be one of those people who said “I don’t get involved in office politics,” before I realised the folly of my action (or rather, lack of action).   As noble as it might appear, aloofness from office politics will rarely work in your favour, especially as you begin to move up the career ladder into positions of greater influence and responsibility.   This doesn’t mean you have to attach yourself to the...