Texas CEO Magazine July|August 2014 | Page 3

contents JULY / AUGUST DEPARTMENTS 8 INTERNAL MEMO A Manufacturing Renaissance? by F. Barry Lawrence, Ph.D., V. Jorge Leon, Ph. D. & Esther Rodriguez Silva, Ph. D. 10 EXECUTIVE EDUCATION Real Influence Is About Behavior Change by Art Markman 14 SUSTAINABILITY The Lean CEO by Mark L Spearman, Ph.D. FEATURES WORK IN PROGRESS 34 BUY-SIDE DEALS 40 GETTING GRANULAR 43 MANUFACTURING: 46 KEEPING IT LEAN & SAFE 16 STRATEGY Integrating Your Value Chain by Lawrence Capron & Will Mitchell 18 PEOPLE MATTERS Are Employees Sabotaging Company Accountability? by Julie Miller & Brian Bedford 20 LEADERSHIP How CEOs Can Improve Their Performance by Joel Trammell 22 OPERATIONS Trends In Global Sourcing by Lee Mulkey 24 GENERAL COUNSEL Contract Manufacturing by Albert Carrion 26 BIZ DEV What You Need To Know Before Picking A Contract Manufacturer by Neelima Phadnis 28 CHANGE MANAGEMENT Alternatives To The Talent Poaching Strategy by John Koob 30 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Four Principles For Manufacturing Success by Mark Sessumes 50 IN CLOSING On The Clock by Kevin Fincher, CPA & Edward Latson