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PI Window on Business Examines “The Psychology of Social Networking” Guest Profile (Patrice-Anne Rutledge)

May 28, 2009

Patrice-Anne Rutledge is a bestselling author of 27 books, consultant, trainer, and business technology expert. She has been featured on CNN, Fox News, MSN, AOL, Inc., and other media outlets around the world. Her latest book is The Truth About Profiting from Social Networking (Financial Times Press, 2008). Her new book on the professional networking […]

PI Window on Business Examines “The Psychology of Social Networking” (http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Jon-Hansen)

May 27, 2009

As social networking evolves into a primary vehicle for establishing relationships, the medium’s impact on the world of business is unquestionably significant. In our June 4th broadcast “The Psychology of Social Networking” we examine both the benefits as well as the challenges of social networking from psychological barriers to the generational divide across the global […]

PI Window on Business’ First 90-Minute Special Provides Insight into the Real Threat that a Global Pandemic Poses to Supply Chains

May 25, 2009

For “Want of a Nail” has been called “The Proverbial Rhyme” in that it illustrates how small and seemingly non-related actions can lead to significant consequences. Certainly the July 20th, 2007 Wall Street Journal article titled “A Key Strategy of Japan’s Car Makers Backfires,” gives compelling testimony to the truth behind the “Nail” proverb. Specifically, […]

The JLARC Review: Voices Being Heard? (Part 5)

May 19, 2009

In case some of my readers from the Commonwealth of Virginia thought that I may have forgotten about you these previous two Friday’s, I of course haven’t. Even though my weekly JLARC posts were conspicuously absent from the “pages” of the Procurement Insights Blog, a great deal was still happening. To begin, it seems that […]

May 21st PI Window on Business Revisits and Expands Upon our Panel Discussion that Asked the Question: Is the Traditional Membership Model Dead? (http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Jon-Hansen)

May 19, 2009

We once again welcome our guest panel of Tim McCarthy (IACCM), David Clevenger (Corporate United), Cindy Allen-Murphy (Buyers Meeting Point), and Charles Dominick (Next Level Purchasing) as we discuss the ongoing viability of the traditional association membership model. In this week’s show we delve even deeper into the questions that surround the significant changes and […]

Listener Feedback RE CFIB Interview: Personal Preferences Guide Senior Bureaucrats Contract Bundling Inclinations

May 18, 2009

One of the most interesting comments I received regarding my interview with CFIB VP Corinne Pohlmann was sent in by a senior public official whose only caveat for sharing their feedback with the Procurement Insights readership was a promise of confidentiality. While I always prefer a full disclosure relative to sources, working on what at […]

PI Window on Business: May 14, 2009 Interview with CFIB VP Corinne Pohlmann Now Available On-Demand (http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Jon-Hansen)

May 14, 2009

Does government procurement policy shut out SMEs? Here are the highlights from today’s PI Window on Business interview with CFIB VP Corinne Pohlmann “Government Procurement Policy: A Question of Synchronization Versus Compression”: * Government claims of increased engagement with SMEs does not compute (CFIB surveys indicate a drop from 30% to 20% of total membership […]

PI Window on Business Welcomes CFIB VP, National Affairs Corinne Pohlmann to Discuss Recent Developments in Government Policy (http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Jon-Hansen)

May 8, 2009

As discussed in my April 22nd post “Synchronization Versus Compression Should Guide Government Procurement Process,” I referred to the paucity of either statistical and/or empirical data to support the government’s current course with regard to implementing a Shared Services strategy. Certainly the May 7th press release in which Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) […]

Procurement Insights/PI Window on Business Discount Code for Smarter Solutions Bookstore Now Available

May 4, 2009

The April 23rd PI Window on Business broadcast “Unemployed Excellence: Why Lean, Six Sigma Have Left Some People Out in the Cold” has been one of the most listened to episodes since the program was launched. (Note: if you missed the live on-air broadcast, you can still listen to show in its entirety through the […]

SmoothSpan Blog’s Coverage of PI Window on Business “Cloud” Broadcast Provides Interesting Perspective

May 4, 2009

Although Bob Warfield was not able to participate in the actual April 30 broadcast “Cloud Computing in the SaaS World,” he did have an opportunity to listen to the on-demand interview in its entirety, and subsequently write about the discussion at some length this past Friday. For those of you who may not be as […]