80% of organisations have yet to implement the truly effective goal setting that will allow them to get the best from their procurements, you might well raise an eyebrow. However, this is exactly the conclusion we can draw from Future Purchasing’s latest global category management survey
Daniel Pink introduces us in Drive to the concept of progression in how we are motivated. Recognising early, survival based motivation for humans as Motivation (approach) 1, he explores Motivation 2 (the carrot and stick we are all familiar with) and then introduces Motivation 3 as a concept
A few other ways of looking at procurement contribution such as cost avoidance, added value and increased revenue
It is time to put consumer interests (patients) ahead of producer interests (doctors)
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Jon Hughes
I am always struck by how easy it is for procurement professionals to mislead and misunderstand each other, when ultimately we are usually striving for the same thing!
Sharing insights from conversations with category stakeholders differently using a Wordle
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Alison Smith
"The best conversation I have ever had with a procurement person"
As Benjamin Franklin famously said “By failing to plan, you are preparing to fail”
I have not seen a more compelling case for change in any other private sector organisation
Allison Ford-Langstaff debates Public Sector Procurement Opportunity with David Cameron
A business needs budgetary forecasts - I just wonder whether the way in which compliance to these are managed is always helpful
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Alison Smith
Which personality test should we use in procurement?
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Anna Del Mar