Money is an odd thing. When times are weird, like they are now, the termites come out of the woodwork looking for any angle. The best device is one that makes you a bit scared, quick to take action be… more →
The Procurement ChroniclesPoster to be named later wrote 8 months ago: Money is an odd thing. When times are weird, like they are now, the termites come out of the woodwor … more →
Poster to be named later wrote 11 months ago: Remember in my post yesterday I mentioned how every company has a horror story that illustrates thei … more →
Poster to be named later wrote 11 months ago: Yes, folks, it’s that time of year where opportunity in the form of many a Sales Person, will … more →
Poster to be named later wrote 1 year ago: Got an email today from a rather enthusiastic Sales Weasel from a young company that’s managed … more →
Poster to be named later wrote 1 year ago: Yes, yes, I know, the second post in a row paying homage. But I’m in that mood where I feel a … more →
Poster to be named later wrote 1 year ago: From the “You can’t make this up” files. An actual quote from an actual potential … more →
Poster to be named later wrote 1 year ago: I’m in the home stretch of an RFx selection, and of course, this gets me thinking about the no … more →
Poster to be named later wrote 1 year ago: Are there two words that can infuriate a Procurement Professional faster? I don’t think so. Ye … more →
Poster to be named later wrote 1 year ago: Things I wish I could write into RFx instructions: 1. No whining. Self-explanatory. You’d thin … more →
Poster to be named later wrote 1 year ago: …You can’t make this #$%@ up. One of the Rock Star Contract people on my team has a HUGE RFP u … more →
Poster to be named later wrote 1 year ago: The mantra of the Procurement Professional, no? We can all nod and agree it’s a good thing but … more →
Poster to be named later wrote 1 year ago: This is a continuation of the previous post. The saga continues… The sales person tried a new tactic … more →
Poster to be named later wrote 1 year ago: I had it today with a software Sales Weasel. The moment that happens when you’ve been negotiat … more →
Poster to be named later wrote 1 year ago: I looked back through the emails. NDA’s were signed in October. Of 2006. RFI’s were issu … more →
Poster to be named later wrote 1 year ago: I work for the kind of company that makes IT type stuff. So in order to get our jobs done, we end up … more →
Poster to be named later wrote 1 year ago: …not wearing socks with his dress shoes. Had occasion this morning to attend a meeting with Over-Anx … more →
Poster to be named later wrote 1 year ago: Riding this roller coaster economy is starting to turn my guts. The Company is fairing ok, overall, … more →
Poster to be named later wrote 1 year ago: Should that be the title of my memoirs regarding my long and storied Procurement career? The cover w … more →
Poster to be named later wrote 1 year ago: I have this weird defect in my Procurement psyche. You’d think I’d be over it by now. Oh … more →