Failure is critical to learning, but no one wants to talk about it, says Mark Raffan, who heads up training and sales at Negotiations Ninja, a Canadian training company leading the way in negotiation, conflict resolution, persuasion and influence, and communication. He also hosts the Negotiations Ninja Podcast, the top negotiation podcast in the world. […]
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By Stephen Bauld During these difficult times of the pandemic, it can put additional stress on supply chain management in general. Sometimes in procurement, we can be viewed as the “purchasing police” from other organisation members with too many rules and regulations to follow. From a procurement leadership perspective, attention is usually focused on the
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By Moses Manuel, Lecturer in Business, Legal and Development Studies, and Founder of Zerite Network Purchasing and supply management is not an entirely new concept to most people. Take a look at the first part, purchasing: we all undertake purchasing, be it data for your mobile phone, food, clothes, etc. Purchasing and supply management is
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As an unprecedented 2020 trickled into 2021, it has become abundantly clear that competent and proficient supply chain management is a major catalyst when it comes to sustainable economic growth. With this in mind, the IMM Graduate School has added two new, cutting-edge supply chain management qualifications to their offering: a Higher Certificate in Supply
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By Ian Holcroft As you move forward with your career, remember that it is not just about the number of connections that you have – it is about the quality of your connections. As the old adage goes: it is not about what you know, but who you know. As the majority of us spend
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By Akashni Weimers We have all encountered some degree of awareness, whether by experience or otherwise, of the challenges that women have faced in attaining positions of power and influence in key positions. At its core, many of these challenges are attributed to the ability of a woman to balance her work role and life.
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Renowned Kenyan pan-Africanist, Professor Patrick Loch Otieno (PLO) Lumumba, has been confirmed as the opening keynote speaker at the upcoming Africa Supply Chain in Action (ASCA) event, Africa’s biggest-ever virtual conference for supply chain and procurement professionals.
Renowned pan-Africanist and anti-corruption crusader PLO Lumumba to open landmark event Read More »
By Kate Vitasek, Professor in Supply Chain Management, University of Tennessee A report by the American Productivity and Quality Center (APQC) outlines the critical skills gaps that face today’s procurement professionals. The good news is that companies have pushed procurement out of the back office and onto centre stage, accelerating the demand for skilled procurement
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SmartProcurement has joined forces with SAPICS to offer Africa’s largest-ever online event for supply chain and procurement professionals. Africa Supply Chain in Action takes place on 19 and 20 August 2020. It is expected to bring together more than 1 000 supply chain and procurement professionals.
What kind of future-ready procurement leader is needed to survive a rapidly-changing business world? Only a few months ago, the stock market was looking strong and the ongoing trade war between China and the United States indicated future pressure on global supply chains. No one could have predicted that schools and universities would close, companies
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