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Interactive Intelligence in Real-Time: The ADR Academy’s New Adaptive Learning Program
“Companies are scrambling to keep the skills of their buyers and supply managers up to the task of responding to wildly fluctuating costs and availability of key supplies. They need high quality training courses that are easily and instantly available,” said ADR North America CEO Bill Michels, C.P.M. “The ADR Academy fills that need with […]
The Reluctant Prospector: Overcoming Call Reluctance in the Age of Social Networking
February 8, 2010
Note to Purchasing Professionals: While you may not be in sales in the traditional sense, it is clear that building one’s own brand within the corporate world is essential to both solidifying and advancing one’s career. Like social networking, personal branding is not an optional or one time event but is instead an ongoing process […]
Does the Present Buy American Accord By-Pass Popular Opinion Relative to Protectionism
February 5, 2010
In the October 1st, 2009 Procurement Insights post titled “Buy American Policy: Economic Imperative or Popular Opinion,” I provided an excerpt from my interview with Canada’s Trade Minister Stockwell Day regarding the basis for the Buy American policy. It was of course the Minister’s expressed belief that popular American opinion surrounding protectionism was the basis […]
Buy American Announcement Expected to Open US Markets to Canadian Suppliers
February 5, 2010
Last evening Judy Bradt contacted me suggesting that we bump our scheduled 3rd segment in the 7-Part “Seven Steps To Success” Series on winning government contracts. According to Judy, a Washington-based expert author on government contracting practices, the Canadian Government will announce today: A BAA waiver on the remaining stimulus money and, a Canadian “sign-on” […]
Latest Government of Canada Procurement Scandal Belies the Very Principles Associated with Effective Purchasing Practices
February 3, 2010
In the opening comments from a recent segment of the PI Window on Business Show in which I had interviewed government contracting expert and author Mark Amtower, I had made reference to the famous Louis Pasteur quote that “Chance favors the prepared mind.” I would of course have to admit that I found myself reflecting […]
(LIVE Event Feed) Sourcing and Vendor Management Innovation: Case Studies From Australian Government
January 31, 2010
Broadcasting by Live Remote Feed from the prestigious Manitoba Club in Winnipeg Canada this event, which has been coordinated through Winnipeg-based Beyond Referrals, will provide valuable insights from one of the most proficient governments in terms of public sector procurement policies and practices, Australia. Conference Overview: There is much that Canadians can learn from Australian […]
100th Episode Special (PI Window on Business)
January 29, 2010
100 Episodes! It doesn’t seem that along ago that I moved into the host’s chair here on the PI Window on Business Show on Blog Talk Radio. Perhaps it is not a milestone that can be measured in terms of time, but instead in the richness of the experience of being able to share the […]
Posted in: News & Updates, PI Window on Business (Show)
Rosslyn Analytics Adaptive Intelligence Reflects Scientific Principles
January 27, 2010
The journal seeks to transform data analysis into a competent tool for scientific research and engineering applications, and to distinguish it from mere data processing. Unlike data processing, which relies on established procedures and parameters, data analysis encompasses in-depth study in order to extract physical understanding. A further distinction the journal makes is the need […]
Procurement Insights 
February 9, 2010
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