With the advent of the internet, cloud, and electronic workflows, what is the future of documented management systems? Do we continue with a structure of quality manual, processes, work instructions, and forms and checklists?

Editor’s note: This is episode two in the Respect for People series. Click here for episode one.

If you’re like many leaders, you are knee-deep in preparing strategies and tactics to drive success in the new fiscal year.

The company Grace Science was born through an inversion of the normal business sequence.

No matter where you’re located, you might think that Schneider Electric is a native company. It’s an easy assumption to make.

It’s often difficult to pinpoint the exact moment when things change, but it usually happens faster than one imagines. Old technology gets replaced by new innovations; first by early adopters, and then, suddenly, by everyone.

According to information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), every year 48 million people in the United States get sick, 128,000 are hospitalized, and 3,000 die from

Productivity matters. It matters a lot. Yet it often seems that folks talk about productivity but don’t do anything about it.

It’s the time of year when many leaders find themselves consumed by the business planning process.

Let’s assume that you want to delegate a task that’s been sitting on your desk since forever. You know what needs to get done and have (finally) found (and trained) the right person to do it. Let’s call this person Sally.