Cardinal Health totaled $194 million in earnings during its fiscal fourth quarter on revenue of $37.35 billion. The company improved upon a year-ago loss while recording a $1.36 billion profit for the full fiscal year.

Rebecca Sinclair, chief people and communications officer for American Tire Distributors, says she led a transformation by using technology to better connect employees to the company's mission and culture. "Now we are the most connected and insightful automotive tire provider in the industry," Sinclair says.

A Reuters analysis of over 5,000 Amazon patents, along with investments and partnerships along the auto supply chain, indicate the company is moving toward dominance in transportation-related fields. These moves set Amazon up to challenge corporations ranging from UPS to Uber to General Motors.

E-commerce is driving demand for new kinds of warehouses and distribution facilities that make it possible to deliver products at an ever-increasing pace, says Brock Grayson, vice president at Layton Construction. These more sophisticated structures must accommodate a wider variety of activities than older warehouses, demanding more from designers, engineers and construction companies.

This infographic from TopRank Marketing offers 10 tips to ensure business-to-business content marketing delivers results, including documenting a content strategy based on data that clearly sets out goals and key performance indicators to measure success. Use customer insights to inform storytelling and tap industry experts and influencers to boost credibility and reach are other tips.

Feedback that is perceived as extreme -- destructive or withdrawn, respectively -- puts the receiver on the defensive and doesn't lead to positive change, writes Peter Dean, president of Leaders By Design. Instead, feedback should be clear, specific, empathetic and patient, he writes.

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