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Do you really know your stakeholders?

Stakeholder Management

It’s late in the day and you’re thinking about home. Your phone rings. It’s your #1 challenging stakeholder ringing you at the 11th hour to get you to ‘push something through’ the system quickly. No prior warning, no apology and no discussion yet again – just the excuse they are…

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The majority of CPO’s do not believe their team have the skills to deliver!

The majority of CPO’s do not believe their team have the skills to deliver! Now, this is an opinion that really counts.  324 Senior procurement leaders, across 33 countries with a combined total representing US$4.4 trillion?  Surely their opinion counts? But what exactly are we counting here?  The recent Deloitte…

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Your leadership moment to shine

People become leaders for various reasons throughout their career. Popular theory states some are ‘born leaders’ where others may grow into the skill. For many of us, being a leader in business is often an ‘opportunity’ moment when the right role comes along and its time to step up. We…

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Procurement… is no war story: Tacit Knowledge and In-house Learning

A group of businessmen and women discussing strategies

Procurement… is no war story! Not all memes involve cats playing the piano. Paul Rogers explains how war stories can be used to share tacit knowledge and promote in-house learning. Let’s start with a story about the Vietnam War. The average age of the US combat soldier was 23, compared…

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Stakeholder Management: Getting Executive Buy In

Stakeholder Management

Getting ‘executive buy in’ is one of the most commonly discussed factors which ultimately affects the success, or otherwise, of a project. How can the message be put across effectively when finally the doors to the ‘C- suite’ open, and we are ushered in to meet the ‘very important top…

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Supplier Relationship Management: Is Bigger Always Better?

Supplier Relationship Management: Is Bigger Always Better?

Do the biggest customers always get the best deals? Not always! Paul Rogers explains supplier relationship management and how suppliers segment their customers. Find out why the biggest customers may not always be getting the best deals. The idea that a buyer may want to be a ‘preferred customer’ for…

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