Is your purchasing "What if" emergency approved?

jkoenig — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 13:50:44 -0500

Being a pilot I get a number of emails from various pilot organizations, the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration), and related alerts and notices about TFR's, training events, etc. A few months ago I was compelled to save one of these emails because it related to an FAA training event that focused "what if" training. I thought this concept would make a great backdrop resource for a purchasing management article. The "what if" drill is constantly used during flight training because the pilot i

Are you buying wrong really well or right really poorly?

jkoenig — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:48:12 -0600

Today's Wall Street Journal features a piece on the late Russell Ackoff, a management philosopher who seemed communicate wisdom with wit that reminds me of Mark Twain.

risk management

Is your purchasing "What if" emergency approved?

Are you buying wrong really well or right really poorly?