{"id":8617,"date":"2020-08-20T09:15:21","date_gmt":"2020-08-20T16:15:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/?p=8617"},"modified":"2020-08-20T09:19:56","modified_gmt":"2020-08-20T16:19:56","slug":"dirty-words-podcast-mini-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/2020\/08\/dirty-words-podcast-mini-series","title":{"rendered":"Dirty Words \u2013 a QAD Podcast Mini-Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;8618&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We&#8217;ve all heard some dirty words in our time. They can be unpleasant, and they can be controversial. There are <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/is-business-transformation-a-dirty-word\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">dirty words that occur in business<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> too. They are words that are overused, misunderstood or have a bad connotation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We&#8217;re excited to introduce our next QAD podcast mini-series, <\/span><b>Dirty Words<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which can be accessed <\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/go.qad.com\/podcasts.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. We will talk about potentially unpleasant areas in industry \u2013 the proverbial dirty words \u2013 and provide discussion and information on how to navigate them. On a regular basis, we will be tackling those concepts that affect manufacturing enterprises and almost all functions within, but with a significant focus on manufacturing and supply chains.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Discussing Controversial Words in Business<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Like our former podcast series, <\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/go.qad.com\/podcasts.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Strange Bedfellows<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, our angle is a little different than what you might normally expect. The goal is simple \u2013 we want to learn, and we want to bring you content and understanding that will hopefully help you propel aspects of your business forward.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We&#8217;ve found in QAD that by interacting regularly between <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/2020\/06\/strange-bedfellows-podcast-mini-series\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">different manufacturing verticals<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, it\u00a0 greatly helps us to take the best of all worlds and bring those forward for each other, and now with this format, to our listeners.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our format is straightforward. Michael Kolias, vice president of life sciences, and I discuss the current manufacturing environment for Automotive and Life Sciences. In <\/span><b>Dirty Words<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, our effort, of course, is not placed in expanding the listener&#8217;s vocabulary of profanity, it is tackling words that often are representative of controversy or concern in the business world, with relation to Information Technology.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Subscribe to QAD Podcasts<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Normally, these two verticals \u2013 Automotive and Life Sciences \u2013 would not be discussed together. However, you&#8217;ll find the give and take very enlightening, as we realize that some &#8220;dirty words&#8221; affect many industries. We will cover current issues within the context of those &#8220;dirty words&#8221; and how they affect manufacturing in an easily digestible, succinct format, so that you don\u2019t have to piece together a story by trying to chase down multiple sources. We will handle the research and bring it together to get you the information you need. Stay informed by <\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/go.qad.com\/podcasts.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">subscribing to QAD Podcasts<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">!<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;8618&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][vc_column_text]We&#8217;ve all heard some dirty words in our time. They can be unpleasant, and they can be controversial. There are dirty words that occur in business too. 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