Two And a half Supply Chain Partners

A pivotal enabler for both business and personal relationships is trust.  Trust is developed at a personal level, even in business relationships.  A key to personal trust lies in the authenticity of the individuals involved.

So far, so good.  But, "authenticity" can be used as a rationale for outrageous actions, a condition which - at best - erodes trust, and - at worst - destroys relationships.

Run. Run like the wind when a relationship is, or would become, toxic because of authentic bad behavior.

You wouldn't want Blackbeard running your ocean shipping operations any more than you'd like to see Charlie Sheen showing up to date your daughter.