350 Years in Business and Counting: How Zycus Equipped Orkla to Save $100 Million

July 8, 2009

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You can’t address what you do not see or acknowledge! In a recent PI Window on Business segment on 21st Century Leadership, I talked with a guest panel of four internationally acclaimed bestselling authors regarding what else, leadership. The heart of this discussion focused on the key attributes of leadership in today’s complex world, and […]

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PI Syndicated Ping: Shel Israel, Author of “Twitterville” On-Demand Interview Available

July 8, 2009

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Shel Israel, acclaimed author of the new book “Twitterville: How Businesses Can Thrive in the New Global Neighborhoods” on-demand interview now featured on http://ping.fm/D0w9i In an April 18th, 2009 article that appeared in the National Post titled “Should you Twitter Your Business: Understanding the Psychology of Twitter,” it is suggested that while there is “no […]

Simplifying the Contracting process in a Complicated World

July 5, 2009

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In a March 4th, 2009 speech President Barack Obama made a commitment relative to “changing how government contracts are awarded and who can get them.”  The President went on to say that “The move will make the process more competitive and will save taxpayers up to $40 billion” per year. Specifically the U.S. President emphasized […]

PI Syndicated Ping: A Survey on Leadership

July 4, 2009

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In what became a two-part segment on 21st Century Leadership thanks to a precipitous lightning strike that took us off the air on the June 30th show, a guest panel that included Bill McAneny (Frankenstein’s Manager: Leadership’s Missing Links), Dr. Gaby Cora (Leading Under Pressure), Merydith Willoughby (Sex in the Boardroom), and Forrest Breyfogle III […]

PI Syndicated Ping – Leadership: All we think, nothing we expect!

July 4, 2009

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Leadership is all we think and nothing we expect – see why on Jun 30 & Jul 2 PI Window on Business; http://ping.fm/hxvEM

Next Level Purchasing’s SPSM2 designation relfects a commitment to continued developmental excellence

July 2, 2009

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As both a seasoned speaker and lecturer who has had the privileged of addressing small classrooms of 20 people to 400 professionals at a keynote address, I understand the critical importance of maintaining the highest degree of relevancy in terms of present day insights and viable emerging practices within the procurement profession. Many of the […]

Syndicated PI Ping: Is Oracle Twitter’s Hidden Competitor?

July 2, 2009

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Are traditional ERP vendors like Oracle Twitter’s hidden competitors?  Tune in July 7th to find out @ http://ping.fm/LV1up I thought that I would let you know about the upcoming special “We’re Not in Kansas Anymore: Welcome to Twitterville and the New Business Paradigm.” Featuring best selling author Shel Israel, whose new book “Twitterville: How Businesses […]

Sourcing Through Twitter!

July 1, 2009

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This Tuesday (July 7th) I will be welcoming best selling author and The Godfather of Social Media Shel Israel to the PI Window on Business Show.  We will be discussing Twitter’s growing influence on the way we do business as well as Shel’s new book, “Twitterville.” This segment is especially relevant to purchasing professionals, since […]

PI Window on Business Guest Profile (Forrest Breyfogle III)

June 29, 2009

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21st Century Leadership: An Evolutionary Profile (Guest Profile: Forrest Breyfogle III) Forrest Brefogle III, is a Professional Engineer and ASQ Fellow who founded Smarter Solutions in 1992.  Considered to be a thought leader in the area of Integrated Enterprise Excellence, the author of the IEE series of books is also a recognized figure on the […]

Syndicated PI Ping

June 27, 2009

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What Would George Orwell Say About LinkedIn? I read an article today indicating that LinkedIn was going to suspend the accounts of members who contacted people that they did not know. As the pundit put (and I am paraphrasing), “if I go to a Chamber of Commerce Event the organizers do not tell me that […]

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