An Inside Out Look at Hiring Procurement Talent: A Parable of the book Acres of Diamonds by Russell H. Conwell
(A guest post by Octavian Cuntan, Head of IGS Category Management & Business Transformation Projects at Bombardier Transportation - Stockholm, Sweden) There is so much talent in the world, and for the most part, we are blind, or we cannot seem to be able to identify it. Why is that? Do we lack the tools, the time, or do we lack the proper training? I must admit I did not spend that much time thinking about this until I became a "people manager." Before then, my preoccupation was from the perspective of the employee who seeks internal or external development opportunities, but not from the perspective of someone who could actually influence this process. When talent is abundant, as is now the case due to covid-19 resulting in companies closing operations, reducing or sending their employees on furlough, we might find it easier to look for talent externally. Not to be misunderstood, looking externally or outward to evaluate the talent market is OK and should happen, regardless of the times. After all, and even before the pandemic, we were already moving toward a brave new world of remote working and the "gig" economy. The current crisis accelerated our transition