The Australian Purchasing Professional magazine recently published an interesting insight into procurement life down- under, in a paper published by Guy Callender, CIPSA Foundation Professor and Professor and chair of Leadership in Strategic Procurement at Curtin University of Technology. The paper touches on many issues for the wider professional development worldwide, to which I add a personal perspective below: 1.Introduction: … Read More
Are Corporate HR Practices Stifling Innovation?
Reading an interesting article by Professor William A. Fischer at the IMD Institute on creating virtuoso teams, brought my mind back to innovation in corporations, something I wrote about last month ( here) Professor Fischers article raised a question I have pondered many times – “are corporate HR practices stifling innovation?” Modern recruitment practices put candidate through a range of … Read More
Time to Call the Shots in Asia?
Procurement -online published an interesting article which gave a good insight into the development of procurement in Asia, but also sends a relevant message to those procurement functions around the world that have not yet secured a strong mandate from the board. The article describes scenarios still recognisable by many in Europe or North America – a tale of unrecognised … Read More
14 Ways You Can Tell If An RFP Is Wired For Someone Else
14 Ways You Can Tell If An RFP Is Wired 14 Ways You Can Tell If An RFP Is Wired For Someone Else – 3Forward published an interesting article discussing how you can determine if an RFP is rigged or wired. This sales organisation perspective may provide an interesting insight for many purchasers which could be useful when constructing an … Read More
Top Ten Priorities for Innovation Centred Procurement:
Procurement must learn to adapt to the rapidly changing environment modern businesses operate in or risk becoming irrelevant. It is not just about new tools, but about mind-sets and behaviours. Its also about monitoring developments in its external environment that impact their organisations ability to compete and therefore procurements ability to contribute strategically. These changes are about innovation, where technologies … Read More