Bill Jensen is an expert on simplifying work complexity and cutting through the clutter to what really matters.  In this podcast, we discuss several time-saving strategies featured in Bill’s book, ‘The Simplicity Survival Handbook: 32 Ways to Do Less and Accomplish More‘….these strategies will make it easier for you to get stuff done in the workplace and improve your work-life balance!

Anything that currently takes you one hour, Bill will explain how you can do it in 5 just minutes!….plus you’ll also learn how to:

• Simplify your days and stay focused on what matters
• Communicate more effectively, while engaging your audience/teammates
• Write emails that grab your reader’s attention
• Reduce the amount of time you spend reading endless emails

Bill’s presentation style is very dynamic, which is evident throughout the podcast….he’ll challenge your current mindset and teach you time-saving strategies, all in an entertaining and fun way!

There are 3 parts to this podcast:

Part 1 – This is the big ‘a ha’ moment when Bill reveals what you can do right now that’ll help you work smarter not harder….be prepared to look inward! (24 minutes)

Part 2 – Learn how to communicate critical information so that you’re understood within the first 5 minutes of any meeting or presentation (management will love this)….you’ll also learn how to engage your audience and teammates. (16 minutes)

Part 3 – Don’t have time to read all of your emails? Not to worry….Bill will share with you a strategy that will reduce the amount of emails that you read (save hours with this strategy), plus he’ll teach you how to write attention grabbing emails. (19 minutes)

The Bill Jensen podcast is in the Current Quality Library….gain access here.

This is a groundbreaking interview with Sherry Gordon, a recognized expert on supplier performance management and author of Supplier Evaluation and Performance Excellence:  A Guide to Meaningful Metrics and Successful Results.

This interview contains 67 minutes of valuable information that  you need right now to manage your suppliers.  In this interview, you’ll learn:

• Why you should measure supplier performance
• How to figure out what to measure and how to develop Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
• Examples of commonly measured areas (e.g. cost, quality, time, technology)
• Why you need to use leading indicators, not just lagging indicators….with examples
• Why supplier risk has become so critical and ways to address it
• How to segment your supply base to help you decide which suppliers to measure
• Common sources and types of supplier information (e.g. scorecards, audits), along with the pros and cons

The podcast with Sherry Gordon is in the Current Quality Library….you can gain access here.