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...
The sages say that life is created in each moment. Every moment we spend interacting with colleagues and stakeholders at work is an opportunity to build positive perceptions of our personal brand and the team or organization we represent. Whether these interactions...
Many Procurement functions struggle with attaining a solid platform in their organizations, even when they have a formal mandate. Quite often, one of the key challenges is Procurement not getting much love from stakeholders across the organization. The issue of...
I’ve frequently expounded the importance of the softer elements of organizational success—the intangible factors like culture, leadership, attitudes, and behaviours which typically differentiate top-notch Procurement functions from the mediocre. But this in no way...
“Procurement’s true positioning in the enterprise is largely determined by the perceptions of stakeholders, not necessarily the enterprise’s structure,” says Sigi Osagie in Procurement Mojo®, his book on strengthening the function and raising its profile. “The more...
