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That may sound very counter intuitive to many, but it is now a well proven fact and therefore, it would behoove us all to spend as much time as is necessary to ensure a disciplined project management approach which should ensure a proper launch. And while it may sound like another other motherhood and apple [...]

The word “conflict” has such negative connotations but the most effective teams actually elicit conflict to generate new ideas.  Since most of our work as Sourcing / Category Management professionals is done in teams, embracing constructive conflict is a MUST as you are making the journey from Strategic Sourcing to Category Management. An article in [...]

Governance is still on my mind because it continues to be the answer for many challenges a client faces BUT, they are challenged with doing anything about it – for many different reasons.  And they are not unique in their situation.  In my memory, there has been one client who took Governance seriously enough to [...]

For those of you that were hoping for the next chapter in – “Do You Know the Difference Between Strategic Sourcing and Category Management?”, my apologies.  I thought I would change it up a bit this week, but I promise to go back there in my next post 🙂 !  I saw an article from [...]

I just got off a call with an alumnus who recently took on a very senior role at a new company, and we’re hopeful to work with him. He’s chosen to lead a major transformation initiative, which brought to mind the fundamental challenges that arise in any transformation effort. These challenges remain consistent—predictable and inevitable—and [...]