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Surprise!!! In our soon-to-be-published “Talent Risk Snapshot 2024” report, Talent is once again a top concern. You would think that by now we would have figured out how to at least take a shot at tackling this, but apparently not. Here’s a quote from way back when to get the discussion started: “Failing to manage [...]
Author: Dalip Raheja
Posted: March 28, 2024, 5:41 pm
As Strategic Sourcing / Category Management / Supply Chain consultants we advise our clients in a variety of ways, some of which are how to operate (which operating model to deploy?), how to organize (org structure) and what types of resources to hire (skillset / competencies). As the organization matures and attempts to move toward Category [...]
Author: Anne Kohler
Posted: March 21, 2024, 11:52 am
I was looking through some client files  for some examples to send to a multi-billion dollar multi-national client who is looking to “future-proof” their competencies.  I came across this example from another client (ABC) that I ended up sending and thought it was worth discussing with all of you because it lays out a clear [...]
Author: Dalip Raheja
Posted: March 14, 2024, 7:15 pm
 I read this article in HBR “A Short Guide to Building Your Team’s Critical Thinking Skills”.  To move from tactical to strategic, reactive to proactive, Strategic Sourcing to Category Management requires a set of skills that are often not taught in school or even in corporate training but certainly should and can be.  An organization [...]
Author: Anne Kohler
Posted: March 7, 2024, 12:24 pm
I know, I know – you’ve now heard multiple definitions of this simple concept called VALUE and yet there seems to be no specific definition of it.  Well allow me to add to the confusion because understanding this simple concept can have major impacts on the success of your organization.  The most basic fundamental flaw [...]
Author: Dalip Raheja
Posted: February 29, 2024, 8:05 pm