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Getting a (deserved?) bad rap
Recently, I had occasion to have a really great conversation with a contracts guy. His team comes in after the sales people have done their work, along with the pricing team, and they put a contract i… more →
The Procurement Chronicles
Getting a (deserved?) bad rap
Poster to be named later wrote 3 months ago: Recently, I had occasion to have a really great conversation with a contracts guy. His team comes in … more →
Striking the right balance
Poster to be named later wrote 5 months ago: Today, perhaps my most talented procurement employee came to my office. “Can we talk?” h … more →
The Chicken or The Egg
Poster to be named later wrote 6 months ago: Or, the obfuscation perpetrated by consulting companies. So, the folks over at AT Kearney put togeth … more →
Image Management
Poster to be named later wrote 6 months ago: The Procurement profession needs to hire a PR agent. I decided this after reading more and more indu … more →
Can the old dogs really learn new tricks?
Poster to be named later wrote 7 months ago: It’s a good question. In fact, a question so well posed on the Procurement Leaders Blog that I … more →
Never the twain shall meet
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Poster to be named later wrote 7 months ago: Until the economy forces everyone’s hand, that is. Ask any CEO of any company what is the larg … more →
Just shut your eyes and place the PO
Poster to be named later wrote 7 months ago: Working in a procurement organization gives one a *fabulous* glimpse into the inner workings of The … more →
Where oh where do we belong?
Poster to be named later wrote 8 months ago: Age old procurement question: In what organization should MRO (i.e. not direct) procurement reside? … more →
Mind. Boggled.
Poster to be named later wrote 8 months ago: I’m not the most politically astute of people. I glance at the headlines on Google and listen … more →
Changes in attitudes
Poster to be named later wrote 8 months ago: Sorry to gratuitously steal from a Jimmy Buffet song. It just sort of worked, so let’s roll wi … more →
What's in a name?
Poster to be named later wrote 10 months ago: You might recall, back in September, I spent some time pondering the difference between the terms … more →
How can we help?
Poster to be named later wrote 10 months ago: Given the nausea inducing roller coaster economy that ended 2008, and an outlook that isn’t mu … more →
The question you don't want to have to answer
Poster to be named later wrote 11 months ago: “So if you had to reduce your team by say, three people, who would they be?” I would ima … more →
Gooooooal!
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Poster to be named later wrote 11 months ago: Ok, here we are, first day back at work and staring down the barrel of 2009. That’s when you, … more →
Negotiation Plan: Kris Kringle
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Poster to be named later wrote 12 months ago: Negotiation Date: December 24, 2008 Parties to the discussion: Me, Kringle, eight tiny reindeer, The … more →
Crunching the digits
Poster to be named later wrote 1 year ago: Just got back from a two-day training session on presentations skills. One day was devoted to making … more →
Opportunistic
Poster to be named later wrote 1 year ago: Yes, folks, it’s that time of year where opportunity in the form of many a Sales Person, will … more →
A gap so wide you can drive a truck through it
Poster to be named later wrote 1 year ago: Yes, I have to report today on a topic that has suddenly become near and dear to my heart. Contract … more →
Essential Procurement
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Poster to be named later wrote 1 year ago: Today, one of my managers reported to me that she made an essential procurement. She didn’t as … more →
