Nuggets of wisdom to expand your perspectives…
…on leadership; organisational effectiveness; procurement & supply chain management; change management; personal effectiveness; career growth and success; and Africa.
My work is frequently featured in print and online media, white papers, round-table conferences, expert panels and other similar events. For example, I was on the advisory board for The Logistics & Supply Chain Forum; an advisory panellist for Supply Management; a member of Logistics Europe Supply Chain Vision Group; and a featured adviser on the inaugural Procurious Career Boot Camp.
You can view some of my related work and media features below.
Evolution of Manufacturing
For traditional UK manufacturing companies the outsourcing of activities overseas has had a number of evolutionary impacts. Manufacturing itself has almost become ‘commoditised’ in many sectors, and is less of a core competence for many erstwhile Western...
read moreAfrica’s Leadership Crises
“You lost, Mugabe – so I’ll be back”. That was the headline in the World News section of The Sunday Times of 4th May. And the week before that the same section of the same newspaper carried a different headline on the on-going situation in Zimbabwe. In fact, over the...
read moreAfrica: The Next Major Outsourcing and Low-cost Manufacturing Hub?
“Major multinational companies are increasingly outsourcing or offshoring their manufacturing operations and business processes to Africa, and these companies are benefiting from ensuing significant reductions in their direct costs; in some cases by as much as 50...
read moreWhat Do We Think of What Bosses Think of Procurement?
“Purchasing people don’t understand financials.” Purchasing is a source of problems. 37% of CFOs feel that Purchasing has either a negative impact or none at all. “Getting Purchasing to align its work with a company’s overall approach can be a frustrating task.” These...
read moreThe Challenge of Global Sourcing
As the trend to globalisation shows no signs of weakening, global sourcing is throwing up many challenges for supply chain operations and the wider business. I contributed to a Logistics Europe round-table discussion exploring these challenges with other panellists....
read moreOUT NOW!
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