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Catherine Cole

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Catherine Cole is CEO of MOTIF

Skillsets for the Future

By Catherine Cole   |   November 8, 2020

Having the right skilled workers is a make or break proposition to grow your business for the future. Catherine Cole, CEO of MOTIF says, "As an industry we need change agents throughout organizations - individuals, teams, executives who are able to reimagine roles and processes and work differently. This may be a disruptive process. To do that, we need people with a new blend of skills. This is the time to reimagine and reinvent roles - within companies and within careers." MOTIF in collaboration with our collaborative partner Alvanon …

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In Turbulent Trade Times, Knowledge Is Power

By Catherine Cole   |   July 29, 2019

Manufacturing has gotten political. Any fashion company relying on stable and consistent trade will be feeling exposed in the era of global tariff wars. The tariffs proposed by the current Trump administration will tax over 300 billion dollars' worth of Chinese imports -- a move, according to the New York Times, that is "catastrophic and cataclysmic." The boardrooms of American, and indeed international apparel businesses, who are producing, sourcing, exporting or have any bilateral relationship with China, are bracing themselves for …

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Skills to Future Proof the Fashion Industry

By Catherine Cole   |   June 4, 2019

In addition to social and economic pressures, corporate social responsibility will be further shaped by the acceleration of technology in our lives and the workplace. The advent of technology has caused growth spurts throughout history. In the 1850s, we saw the age of mechanization (the Industrial Revolution), fueled by water and steam; followed by mass production automation (electric power); then computerization and automation. Now in what is called the 4th Industrial Revolution, we face the era of cyber physical systems and robotics. What …

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