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…on leadership, organizational 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.
Supply Chain Management in This Year and Beyond
The recent global economic turbulence and several geo-political factors are increasingly positioning Supply Chain Management (SCM) as a key agenda item in boardrooms across the world. Recent media stories on slave wages and child labour in some supply chains, and...
read moreAmbassadors and Assassins: Self-Leadership in Procurement Success
People often associate “leadership” with managing others. Indeed, having an effective functional leader is critical for Procurement success; the Procurement leader is the chief architect of the functional capability. However, the attitudes and behaviours of individual...
read moreAdvice for Procurement Professionals
‘Sharing thought leadership perspectives and key tips for Procurement people, at the Oracle Procurement Innovation Seminar. Watch the video below or on Facebook.
read moreWhy Aristotle Is More Important Than Kraljic
It’s an intriguing title for a supply management article, I know. Your brain is probably trying to decipher what possible connection Aristotle might have with supply chain management in general, purchasing in particular, and, even more baffling, Peter Kraljic!...
read moreA Vital Component
Effectiveness is not a requirement that is peculiar to Procurement. Rather, it is central to success in any realm of life. The fundamental concept of doing the right things to achieve the outcomes we want remains the same, even when those outcomes are results as...
read moreProcurement Success? Less Focus on Numbers and More on Effectiveness
When we start focusing on Procurement effectiveness things start to fall into place. Too many Procurement functions give overriding focus to the numbers, an understandable trait given that we operate in a numbers-driven commercial world. Even in organizations with...
read moreTimeless Tips for Procurement Success
The prior global recession and several other critical business factors have put Procurement in the spotlight in recent years. Natural disasters, health epidemics and geopolitical and socioeconomic developments, which create mammoth disruptions or supply chain risks,...
read moreStrengthen Procurement and Raise Its Profile
“For most organizations, the single largest or second largest area of costs is procurement from suppliers. Even in boom times, savvy enterprises are constantly looking for ways to optimize procurement spend to boost profitability. Averting fraud and other business...
read moreWhy “Procurement Effectiveness”?
Effectiveness is not a requirement that is peculiar to Procurement. Rather, it is central to success in any realm of life. My own experiences are adequate evidence for me. I am sure that if many of us examine our personal experiences in successfully achieving things...
read moreFinding Your Procurement Mojo®?
Purchasing is not yet widely perceived as a premier league profession; certainly not when compared to, say, marketing, law, investment banking or entrepreneurship. But continued efforts by leading companies to exploit the power of effective purchasing have given...
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