Happy 2019! As we dive into a new year, my partner and I like to touch base with all our clients to see what the “big thing” is on their agenda. While we have not talked to all of them yet, the one common theme that is…
Reader’s of this blog and attendees of the PERT meeting at the Brookfield Zoo on May 9, 2017 and the recent PERT meeting on November 7, 2018 will hopefully remember the call to action that we put out to all in our profession. It had to do with taking…
If I had a nickel for every time I’ve been asked that question, I’d be richer than the lottery winner in South Carolina!! The correct answer is – It depends. Or it really doesn’t matter what the design looks like – it’s whether it’s Adopted or not. The…
When November 7, 2018 8:30 am to 4:30 pm No Charge Topics Optimal Organizational Design for Procurement (Including a Center of Excellence) Global Sourcing In the New Global Political Realities Where HERE Technologies 425 W Randolph Street Chicago, IL 60606 Contact The Mpower Group-Rick info@thempowergroup.com …
Last week, we ran a three-day Consulting Skills workshop for a new global client. The CPO who hired us saw the value of requiring her team to function like an internal consulting practice – since one of our roles as Procurement professionals is to be an internal consultant.…
