2014 ISM Salary Survey

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For a number of years, I taught our first-year MBA course in operations management at the Harvard Business School. For many of our students, this course comes as a revelation. They may have come from the world of finance or consulting fully expecting to return, but find to their surprise that fields like operations and supply chain management are far more interesting than they ever imagined.

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In his 1941 science fiction short story, “By His Bootstraps,” author Robert A. Heinlein tells the tale of Bob Wilson, a graduate student working on time travel. As the story progresses, Bob meets future versions of himself who give him advice he’s not prepared to understand. It’s not until later in life, when he is old and white-haired, that he is able to put together past events and finally understand all that has happened — and the paradox within which he has been living.

Advice From the C-Suite
The other day, I had an interesting conversation with my 12-year-old son. He said, “Mom, how did you get to be a vice
president?” When I asked why he wanted to know, he said he might want to be one, too, someday

ISM’s Salary 2013 Survey
It’s time once again to take a look at where your salary falls compared to colleagues’ salaries and the regions in which they work using ISM’s newly released annual salary survey results. What trends are you likely to uncover? How do you stack up against others in your position, with your level of experience, with your level of certification? This information can be very important as you prepare your next performance review or salary renegotiation. It is equally beneficial to review results over time to capture emerging trends. The survey results for 2012 and prior years reflect some of the volatility of our economy, with 2012 salaries increasing as the economy continues to recover.