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What Do You Know About Supply Chain

Today's Visibility:Most people have a minimal understanding of Supply Chain (SC).  Unless you’re immersed in the impacts of its operation, we typically take it for granted.  Even those who may be part of the SC don’t realize the i [...]

GAAP for Leases

The purpose of accounting rules is to communicate financial information in a transparent and economically neutral manner. Traditionally, operating leases were reflected as periodic charges on a lessee’s income statement and did not appear o [...]

Resolving Duplicate Values Within Excel Pivot Tables

When you transform a list of data into a meaningful report with a few mouse clicks in Excel, pivottables can feel like a blessing. On the other hand, when duplicate values appear in that pivottable, the feature may instead feel cursed. In t [...]

Leadership Mistakes - Are You Guilty

I'm not perfect. I'm guessing you aren't either. I make mistakes. I've already made some this week, and I'll make some next week. I was born as a baby and not a leader. As I get older, I continue to learn how to be a better leader. My [...]

Understanding Compensation and Benefits

All of the laws enforced by EEOC, except for the Equal Pay Act, require employees (or candidates) to file a Charge of Discrimination with the EEOC before they can file a job discrimination lawsuit against an employer. This means that Equal [...]

Introduction to the New LET Function in Microsoft 365

Introduction to the New LET Function in Microsoft 365 The bane of many Excel users is having to repeat portions of a calculation two or more times within a single formula. Any sort of repetition in Excel formulas can be fraught with risk, a [...]

Crisis in The Workplace

It seems like everywhere we turn, there is a crisis. At work, small issues may turn into what is perceived as a huge workplace crisis. One definition of a crisis per Merriam-Webster is “an unstable or crucial time or state of affairs in whi [...]

To Interrupt Unconsious Bias You Must Understand it

Bias is usually unconscious which means it is second nature to us. Have you ever questioned your own bias? Everyone should! In order to interrupt any form of bias, one must understand what bias is and even test if they have an unconscious b [...]

Calculating Loan Payments in Microsoft Excel

Much of Excel’s power and utility arises from the ability to perform complex calculations by providing one or more inputs. One example is the PMT function in Microsoft Excel, which enables us to calculate a loan payment if we provide three [...]

Understanding Implied Privacy When Hiring

Privacy rights for workers are governed by certain laws, whether local, state or federal, by industry regulations or rules, and/or by company specific policies. Additionally, in many situations, people in the workplace may also have what is [...]