Month: April 2020

IRI Provides Additional Insights During COVID-19

On By J. StoneIn Innovation, Insights and Thought Leadership1 Comment

https://retailleader.com/iri-offers-closer-view-cpg-pandemic-trends?utm_source=omeda&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NL_Retail+Leader+Essentials&utm_keyword=&oly_enc_id=5012I1567089B5Y IRI is helping provide more clarity on consumer shopping and consumption trends during the COVID-19 pandemic, creating the IRI CPG Demand Index, which tracks weekly changes in consumer purchases vs. previous year periods. The data includes various departments, categories, retail formats and regions, and looks to be a great tool for brand leaders. Some …

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Diversification in the Supply Chain

On By J. StoneIn Strategic Focus, Simplification & Prioritization

As investors, we are taught early on that a diversified portfolio is a smart, lower-risk approach to managing finances, whether it be our personal investments or those of an organization. As Steven Banker appropriately asks in his article, https://logisticsviewpoints.com/2020/04/27/if-multi-sourcing-is-a-best-practice-why-are-so-few-companies-doing-it/, why aren't more companies using diversification, or multi-sourcing, as a means to ensure supply continuity & …

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Blood Sugar Rising: A PBS Documentary

On By J. StoneIn Personal & Organizational Values, Health & Wellness

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pBVbAHkC7M If you've been studying some of the reports during the Chinese Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, and following my blog, you know how much more at risk people are who have pre-existing conditions. Two of the biggest contributing conditions to placing people at higher risk of severe symptoms and possible death from COVID-19 are obesity (high …

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A Link Between COVID-19 and Obesity

On By J. StoneIn Personal & Organizational Values, Health & Wellness2 Comments

https://www.zdnet.com/article/nyu-scientists-largest-u-s-study-of-covid-19-finds-obesity-the-single-biggest-factor-in-new-york-critical-cases/ As we're learning more about COVID-19 and why it affects people in different ways, some factors are emerging that reinforce the need to take our holistic health much more seriously. First, in the above article, in addition to age, the research has found obesity of patients was the single largest factor in whether those …

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Good Leadership Is Not Situation Dependent

On By J. StoneIn Personal & Organizational Values, Health & Wellness1 Comment

In the article https://www.personneltoday.com/hr/is-good-leadership-different-during-a-crisis, the question is asked by the author, Duc V. Trang: "Is good leadership in fact different in a crisis situation than that in periods of no crisis? Or is it simply a matter of degree?" Think about it. If we were to outline what an effective leader does in "non-crisis" times, what would …

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