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Category: Stakeholders Management

6 Tips for Supplier Risk and Performance Management

supplier risk and performance management

The common thought is that COVID-19 has exposed weaknesses in our supply chains. The reality, however, is that most organisations have been dealing with significant unforeseen vulnerabilities and disruptions for at least the past decade. The word to focus on in that sentence is ‘unforeseen’. Admittedly, there are some disruptions…
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What makes a successful cross-functional team?

A rocket achieving success with cross functional teams

They promised much but, too often, delivered little. Cross-functional teams seemed to be the answer to complex projects, cutting through bureaucratic tape, promoting collaboration, and putting an end to separate departments chasing their own goals, often to the detriment of other functions within the same organisation. Unfortunately, they haven’t always…
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Don’t Be a Statistic: Take an Active Role in Stakeholder Decision Making

Shaking hands with stakeholders in the procurement process

Look away now. We’re about to tell you the cost of poorly executed procurement projects. A 2015 Deloitte report estimates that poor procurement practices cost the Australian government $239 million per annum. That’s not an insignificant number, needless to say, especially in light of 2020. ‘Poor procurement practice’ is an umbrella…
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Sharing Procurement Wisdom Through War Stories

Team helping each other through shared wisdom

COVID-19 has turned many events on their head. Birthdays, anniversaries, even a walk in the park seem strange, discombobulating activities. And ANZAC Day 2020 hasn’t been spared. The moving, sombre atmosphere shared with hundreds of silent, fellow Australians at the Dawn Service isn’t to be, and it feels like the…
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The Holy Trinity of Procurement Skills

Procurement Skills Assessment

There’s a joke among engineers that new grads lament not taking more maths subjects during their degree but, as they progress, rue not improving their communication skills. Procurement professionals don’t have the luxury of hindsight. From day one, our ‘soft skills’ make or break us. According to the Ikaros community, the…
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Dyslexia in the Workplace

Workplace dyslexia

With diagnoses of dyslexia increasing rapidly in recent years, there is no doubt that the condition will touch every organisation in some way. The good news for employers is that the recruitment of a dyslexic worker is by no means disadvantageous to their company. If organisations are aware of the…
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Do you really know your stakeholders?

Stakeholder Management

It’s late in the day and you’re thinking about home. Your phone rings. It’s your #1 challenging stakeholder ringing you at the 11th hour to get you to ‘push something through’ the system quickly. No prior warning, no apology and no discussion yet again – just the excuse they are…
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Stakeholder Management: Getting Executive Buy In

Stakeholder Management

Getting ‘executive buy in’ is one of the most commonly discussed factors which ultimately affects the success, or otherwise, of a project. How can the message be put across effectively when finally the doors to the ‘C- suite’ open, and we are ushered in to meet the ‘very important top…
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