The Hard Value of Soft Skills to Procurement
As I explain in Career Dreams to Career Success, “You can’t possibly be a half-decent professional without the right technical skills. But to be effective and thrive, you must have highly-developed soft skills.” This is a crucial point that many...Why 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!...Finding 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...People Over Process
My interview with Apna Supply Chain Weekly touching on several topics, including the concept of ‘mojo’ applied to Procurement success; why people issues are paramount; supplier management; effective Procurement organisations; and getting procurement right in emerging...OUT NOW!
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