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Mike Orzen recently had the opportunity to share some ideas on Connecting to Create Engagement in a Digital World at a Center for Operational Excellence event. This event was high-attended and engaging - a testament to the importance of coaching in today’s hybrid world and the challenges of engaging people authentically and effectively. Here Mike will address one of the unanswered questions from the session that we didn't have time to answer.

Corporate philanthropy is typically viewed as a mix of generosity and marketing – a way for a company to help their community while also promoting their brand. However, companies are increasingly seeing the wider role their philanthropic endeavors can play in overall strategy, including inventory management. By integrating philanthropy into stocking and product-mix choices, a company can get the best of both worlds – effective inventory control and meaningful altruism. Here are five ways:

Doug Ulman was recently featured at COE's Summit 2022 event. His session called "Leading Through Change: How to Pivot Personally & Professionally When the Unexpected Happens" was so popular that we asked him to address some of the unanswered questions. Here's a continuation of that session's discussion.

Membership in the Center for Operational Excellence means your company is committed to being part of a larger community of leaders with their sights set on working better, faster and smarter. COE offers many avenues for learning and connecting with the broader operational excellence community – including connecting with Fisher College of Business students poised to become tomorrow’s leaders.

The past two years have presented a fair amount of uncertainty about what the future holds. As a leader in a company that embraces evolution and change as part of our DNA, we’ve been on a journey to redefine our company going forward. What we’re doing in terms of our company’s structure and culture, to create a culture of servant leadership, can be applied to any industry.