Let’s be honest. Many certifications in many professions are nothing but bunk and not worth the paper they’re printed on. They exist for the sole purpose of helping the organization or private enterprise that offers them a quick buck for little or no effort. (This is especially true in the technology profession where many of the technologies you can get certified in are bunk to begin with.)But some of the certifications, especially those offered by reputable organizations or enterprises, are not that bad … and some of them can considerably fatten your pay check. Consider recent findings from …
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February 21st, 2010 | Posted in Miscellaneous, Training
Well, I’m glad the Doc is publishing his material on cultural differences. I’ve promised a blog entry on international topics every two weeks, but I’ve been suffering from blogger’s block. I’m tired of debating whether China is manipulating currency or not. I’m sure the ‘cultural differences’ series will generate lots of comments. This gives me a chance to write something on a more general topic: training supply management personnel on quality assurance basics. What brought this to my attention was a discussion over on Strategic Sourcing and Procurement’s discussion board. It struck me how many KPIs (Key Performance …
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November 13th, 2009 | Posted in Dick Locke, Supply Chain, Training
Last week, I attended the Best Practices XChange (BPX) hosted by The MPower Group in Chicago. This quarterly, one day BPX roundtable, event brings together senior procurement professionals (director and above) from BPX members and interested organizations.* The event was well put together, and I’ll be diving into the presentation by Dr. Lloyd Rinehart in a later post, but I wanted to start by summarizing the emerging themes from the roundtable discussion.As pointed out by Brian Sommer in his post last week on The New Sourcing Concerns, one of the big concerns is transition management, both in …
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October 27th, 2009 | Posted in Best Practices, Talent, Training
Share This on Linked In I was overjoyed to see a recent piece in Procurement Leaders that said if you think education is expensive, try ignorance. Because, in spend management, where most professionals don’t have at least a decade of experience in every category they have to manage (and often don’t [...]
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August 11th, 2009 | Posted in Best Practices, Training
I was glad to see this recent article in Industry Week which echoed a key point I’ve been trying to make over the past few years, that training doesn’t have to be a budget buster and that affordable options are available. Consider the following options outlined in the article: [...]
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March 26th, 2009 | Posted in Market Intelligence, Training
A recent article on Supply Management . com by Aneela Nasim on effective e-Sourcing notes that you will only maximize your benefit if your staff are effectively trained on the system and know how to use it. In order to help you devise an appropriate training program, the author notes that the best way [...]
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March 12th, 2009 | Posted in Sourcing Innovation, Training
As a regular reader of the Sourcing Innovation blog, I know you’re a consummate professional always on the lookout for ways to enhance your capabilities and advance your career. One of the best ways to do this is to take advantage of the wide range of free resources that are available to you. [...]
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March 12th, 2009 | Posted in Knowledge Management, Training
Today we continue with our list of 20 Things You Can Do in 20 Minutes to Be More Successful at Work, tweaked to the supply management profession, to help you improve your game in 2009. Knock on a New Door In order to [...]
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January 14th, 2009 | Posted in Miscellaneous, Training
Last February, CIO ran a great article on 20 Things You Can Do in 20 Minutes to Be More Successful at Work, which had some great advice for those of you looking to improve your game in 2009. As the article notes, not all changes require a military campaign. There are things you [...]
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January 13th, 2009 | Posted in Miscellaneous, Training
This post is a bit lengthy, so I’ve broken it into Prelude and Purchasing. Prelude In Part 19, a conversation between the doctor and the Sourcing Maniacs eventually results in Wakko uttering the following [...]
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December 2nd, 2008 | Posted in Sourcing-Maniacs, Training
