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Zycus LinkedIn post uses the equivalent of Sandberg’s “bossy” term to describe procurement professionals? by Jon Hansen
March 21, 2014
In a recent post by Roz Usheroff, she indicated that you would probably have to be on another planet – maybe even in another galaxy – to not have heard of the recent call to arms of Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg to eradicate the word “bossy” from our everyday vernacular. The reason for Sandberg’s discontent […]
The Ides of March for procurement experts? by Jon Hansen
March 21, 2014
Back in October of last year I wrote a post titled “It’s the end of the world as we know it . . . at least for traditional analyst firms and bloggers,” in which I talked about the reasons why the days of the traditional industry experts were numbered. What was interesting is that very […]
Spend Matters giving Walmart kudos is like giving Al Capone a good citizenship award for supporting a soup kitchen by Jon Hansen
November 19, 2013
The great advantages of having access to a real-time industry news feed is that I can track everything – and I mean everything – that happens in the procurement world. The benefit of course is that there is no shortage of both interesting and timely subject matter about which to write. One such example is […]
Reader Spotlight Series or What does Martha Stewart know about blogging anyway by Jon Hansen
November 11, 2013
In our October 17th post titled “Martha Stewart’s comment that “Bloggers Are Not Experts” is a case of delivering the right message but using the wrong standards,” I shared with you my opinion on Stewart’s assertion that bloggers are not experts. While I questioned the advice offered up by those who have been traditionally referred to as being […]
Sustainability and Finance by Ian Burdon
November 4, 2013
Editor’s Note: Ian Burdon is currently the Director of Strategic Business Development at Elcom, Inc. Prior to joining Elcom, Ian held senior positions with the Scottish Government including Head of eProcurement Scotland. The views in this article represent his personal views and do not reflect the views of Elcom. As I discussed in my last […]
Procurement Insights 
Buyers need not apply by Jon Hansen
March 24, 2014
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Post Update: Of course, everyone knows by now that the person I am teaming up with to write the book is @BuyersMeetPoint Kelly Barner. Look for it to be released later this year. In the coming weeks, I will be making an official announcement sharing with you the news that I will be partnering with […]