The word “conflict” has such negative connotations but the most effective teams actually elicit conflict to generate new ideas. Since most of our work as Sourcing / Category Management professionals is done in teams, embracing constructive conflict is a MUST as you are making the journey from Strategic…
Governance is still on my mind because it continues to be the answer for many challenges a client faces BUT, they are challenged with doing anything about it – for many different reasons. And they are not unique in their situation. In my memory, there has been one…
For those of you that were hoping for the next chapter in – “Do You Know the Difference Between Strategic Sourcing and Category Management?”, my apologies. I thought I would change it up a bit this week, but I promise to go back there in my next post…
I just got off a call with an alumnus who recently took on a very senior role at a new company, and we’re hopeful to work with him. He’s chosen to lead a major transformation initiative, which brought to mind the fundamental challenges that arise in any transformation…
When was the last time you hired an external consultant? Whether it was recently or several years ago, the reason was probably the same – you needed knowledge / expertise that you didn’t feel you had access to internally. For purposes of this blog, I am using the…
