A comment by an ex-colleague on a LinkedIn post grabbed my attention: “…surely a good strategy and strong leadership drives the culture.” It kind of resonated with me. I intuitively sensed what he meant, though I might have put it differently. It got me thinking all...
The feedback from the recent BravoSolution webinar I co-delivered with the handsome Peter Smith of Spend Matters was fantastic. My guidance on Procurement talent and helping people find their destinies appears to have struck a chord. Perhaps it’s a reflection of the...
When we talk about “Procurement performance” it’s easy to forget that functional performance is dependent on the performance of each person in Procurement. After all, the Procurement organization is a team of individuals. Unless individual effort is directed at...
I smiled to myself as I admired the rhythmic flow of her gait, and how she carried herself with the elegance that is so characteristic of many French women. As she ambled along the Promenade des Anglais she exuded that indescribable vibe that comes from being...
Effective leaders know that you can’t achieve true organizational success unless the workforce are engaged with the agenda. Employee engagement is intrinsic to a culture that augments organizational success. A key element of this is exposing people’s capabilities and...
You wouldn’t have thought it, would you? That Sepp Blatter offers us valuable lessons in leadership—but he does. His leadership of FIFA has repeatedly attracted significant negative sentiments in the global news media, and most ordinary folks detect a strong whiff of...
