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Dangerous Supply Chain Myths Revisited (Part 4): Internal & External Collaboration – A Desire versus Skill!
August 18, 2011
Each day for the next seven days I will be posting parts 1 through 7 from what is considered to be one of the most popular series in the Procurement Insights Blog’s history. The Dangerous Supply Chain Myths series was based on my review of the ISM, CAPS and A.T. Kearney Report that was originally […]
2008 Post on Bridging the Communications Gap Between Finance and Purchasing is Now a Generational Reality
November 16, 2010
Note: The following post will be reprinted in the Corporate United Q4, 2010 “A Word From Our Partner” newsletter column When I first started investigating the obvious communication gap between the financing and purchasing departments within organizations in 2008, there were telltale indicators that such a breakdown existed. The most ominous was the fact that […]
Does Age Influence Contracting Negotiation Styles? by Jon Hansen
October 26, 2010
This post is from the Contracting Intelligence Blog As part of my research for the October 26th Interview with expert author Bill McAneny on generational learning and communication, I came across this paper that discusses as the title indicates “Negotiation Styles Among American Purchasing Managers In The 21st Century.” Amongst the factors examined was that […]
What about the Baby-Boomers and Generation X?
October 13, 2010
This post is from the Contracting Intelligence Blog Bill McAneny, acclaimed author of the best-selling book ‘Frankenstein’s Manager’ which outlines why management training does not lead to better-performing managers, has embarked on writing a series on the way different generations learn, and its impact on the make-up of the changing workforce. In an upcoming article […]
Generation Z Learning and the Impact on Procurement as a Profession
October 4, 2010
This post is from the Contracting Intelligence Blog Bill McAneny, acclaimed author of the best-selling book ‘Frankenstein’s Manager’ which outlines why management training does not lead to better-performing managers, has embarked on writing a series on the way different generations learn, and its impact on the make-up of the changing workforce. In terms of procurement […]
Waste Management’s Larry O’Donnell, III to share his insights and experiences as an “Undercover Boss”
February 12, 2010
As you know, I have had the opportunity to interview many amazing people on the PI Window on Business. In fact, we actually shared excerpts from some of the more memorable moments on the recently aired 100th Episode Special. Of the diverse, interesting and yes even thought-provoking topics we have covered leadership, and in particular […]
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#TBT How not to abandon your e-procurement initiative by Jon Hansen
August 20, 2015
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Before launching the Procurement Insights blog in May of 2007, I used to do quite a bit of writing for what would now be referred to as “traditional” mediums. The following is an article I wrote that was first published in the October 2006 issue of Summit Magazine – a publication that focuses on the […]