Browsing All posts tagged under »Andy Akrouche«

Understanding the Changes in Defence Spending by Andy Akrouche

February 14, 2014

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Editor’s Note: When it comes to Industrial Regional Benefits policy, are the recent changes to Defence spending going to have a positive impact on Canadian business? In this interview, SRS Inc.’s Andy Akrouche explains how to make these changes count for the Canadian business community.

The Relational Divide: Why CGI HealthCare.gov experience reflects more about the contracting process than the company itself by Andy Akrouche

January 24, 2014

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Editor’s Note: Andy Akrouche’s latest blog post regarding the troubled HealthCare.gov website raises one important question . . . has Accenture been set-up for failure?

Nature versus Nurture: Is Relationship Success in the Genes? by Jon Hansen

January 8, 2014

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I know it’s been said many times, many ways . . . okay I am just coming out of the holiday season so excuse the reference to the Christmas carol lyrics. Anyway, if I have said it once I have said it a million times . . . social media and procurement are a great […]

The (Real) Art of the Deal by Andy Akrouche

December 23, 2013

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Editor’s Note: in his most recent post expert author Andy Akrouche shows you how to move from “making deals” to “building relationships” with your suppliers.

The Relational Contracting Bandwagon by Jon Hansen

December 17, 2013

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They say that originality is the ability to conceal your source, and this statement has never been truer than it is regarding the emergence of the Relational Contracting model.  I say emergence in that while the concept is certainly not new   ̶   as detailed in his book, Andy Akrouche developed and began successfully implementing his […]

Should governments be compelled to re-tender contracts if the incumbent supplier is doing a good job? by Jon Hansen

December 3, 2013

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The other day I posed a question in a number of LinkedIn groups based on a post by Ian Burdon (Risk Aversion, Bad faith and Scams , November 13th, 2013). The question was fairly straight forward; Should governments be compelled to re-tender contracts if the incumbent supplier is doing a good job? (refer to today’s post […]

Ubiquitous Progression: How the SRS Relational Model is becoming an Industry Standard by Andy Akrouche

October 2, 2013

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Editor’s Note: It would appear that my coverage of yesterday’s IACCM Webinar along with the corresponding SciQuest posts has stimulated further discussion beyond the parameters of the original story. To start our core subscriber/follower base has increased by more than 4,000 over the past week. Over and above this activity, we have also received by […]

SciQuest IACCM Webinar Real Time Notes by Jon Hansen

October 1, 2013

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Editor’s Note: The following post can best be described as my notes “on the fly” based on listening to the SciQuest – IACCM Webinar titled “Contract Management Success: The Secret Sauce.” As you read through them please keep in mind that they are for the most part spontaneous and unedited – something that I wanted […]

Do you negotiate deals or build relationships and why there is a difference? by Jon Hansen

September 3, 2013

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In his book Relationships First! The New Paradigm in Contract Management Andy Akrouche had made reference to a Commitment Matters blog post by IACCM CEO Tim Cummins titled “The Power of Negotiation.”  In his post Cummins shared the revelation of what he called a ‘conspiracy’ that leads executives on both sides of the negotiating table […]

Can you be truthful and candid at the same time? (Part 1 of 2) by Roz Usheroff

August 28, 2013

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Editor’s Note: Given our recent focus on the subject of negotiation by way of my interview with Keld Jensen and yesterday’s guest post by Andy Akrouche, it seemed only logical to share with you this article from The Remarkable Leader Blog by Roz Usheroff on the differences between truth and candor. More specifically, and within […]