A new year has started and so have the New Year’s resolutions. I am no different than anyone else – I want to lose XX pounds and this is the year I am finally going to do it. In the back of my mind, though, all I can…
I assume you read the title and were intrigued enough to read on . . . . . . As you know we have had a quite a bit of interest (that’s an understatement 😊!) in this series on “Do You Know the Difference between Strategic Sourcing &…
As the debate rages on about the Difference Between Strategic Sourcing and Category Management, the one element that is insurmountable if you don’t have it, is Leadership! Without a leader that has the vision to move your organization toward Category Management – you are never going to get…
This past Tuesday, we met with a group of CPOs as part of PERT (Procurement / Supply Executive Round Table) and the topic was “How to Maximize Value through Relationships (Internal and External) and Governance”. The discussion focused on the journey from Strategic Sourcing to Category Management and…
If you think the title refers to money, think again! Companies spend millions / billions of dollars a year on managing their balance sheet as if money was their scarcest resource. In a recent HBR article “What if Companies Managed People as Carefully as They Manage Money?” the…
