There is an adage that says, “If you swing at nothing, you will hit it.” I love the simplicity of this statement and how it gets one thinking. It illustrates a basic tenet of effectiveness in the pursuit of success, whatever “success” means to us. Success comes from...
Organizations that remain successful over the long term always invest significant resources in nurturing their people capability; because they “get it”—they understand that people are the heartbeat behind organizational performance, so people matter most. Seasoned...
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...
I co-delivered a BravoSolution webinar with Peter Smith of Spend Matters, covering five important topics for Procurement managers and executives in any organization: Spend analysis—where is the money going? Challenging long-standing contracts Identifying staff and...
I often have to elaborate to executives and managers in client businesses that their people are the most critical factor for organizational success. I sometimes get the point across by explaining that if you take the strategies, processes, systems and so on out of any...
