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Our articles, blogs and guides from a variety of experts within the sector provide insights into the world of executive search and procurement at your fingertips.
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Blazing A Trail For Digital Transformation Success (Panel Discussion)
At this year’s Zycus Horizon 2021 conference, I have the privilege of talking with three top procurement executives and industry thought leaders regarding how they “blazed a trail” for digital transformation success within their organization.
Joining me
The year that was: A look back on the highlights from the Procurement in 5-Minutes podcast’s first season
Back in the 1960s artist, Andy Warhol said that everybody would be famous for 15-minutes. He was right with his prognostication with one slight twist – in today’s world of social media, everybody’s moment in
CPO Strategy – Sourcing Solved Survey: How Effective Are Virtual Job Interviews?
In an exclusive Sourcing Solved series of one-on-one interviews with job candidates, we asked about their experiences during a virtual versus in-person interview, and which they prefer.
With this survey, we want
Is your approach to hiring top procurement talent a game of hide-and-seek? (CPO Strategy Magazine)
I was recently asked to write an article for CPO Strategy magazine regarding how organizations can attract, identify and hire procurement leaders. Specifically, what are the key elements of a successful supply chain executive recruiters
New procurement skills for a post-COVID-19 world
The need to reexamine our roles as procurement professionals is still an important topic – perhaps even more so now than before. With supply chain resiliency being continuously “stretched” towards a breaking point from every
CPO Strategy – Sourcing Solved Survey: Assessing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the procurement professional
The COVID-19 pandemic has had an impact on every area of our lives. From mandatory social distancing to massive layoffs and shutdowns, its imprint will continue long after this crisis has passed.
That said, procurement and
Great Minds Think Alike: How Mind Mapping Alignment Can Ensure The Right Job For The Right Person
Do you remember the old saying, “great minds think alike, and small minds seldom differ?”
The suggestion is that sharing the same ideas or thinking is a two-edged sword that champions either creative and collaborative brilliance or a mindless group adherence
Beyond The Cover: How CPOs Can Bridge The Gap Between Achieving Their Goals And The Hiring Process
I was delighted when Tesca Group CPO Nadia Stoykov agreed to write an article for the Sourcing Solved Community Blog.
Her post, which you can access through the provided link, delivers several key insights into successfully identifying, pursuing, and retaining
Should Organisations Use A Strategic Sourcing Approach To Recruit Talent?
In his recent article The Key To Hiring Success: Think Like A Start-Up CEO, Iain Campbell-McKenna reported that “there will be 2.4 million unfilled (procurement) positions with a potential economic impact of $2.5 trillion.”
Other revelations such as the fact
The Key To Hiring Success: Think Like A Start-Up CEO
According to the November 2021 HBR article Manage Your Talent Pipeline Like a Supply Chain, “We don’t have a good supply chain for talent.” As the result of increasing pressure on teams to do more with less and the
Blazing A Trail For Digital Transformation Success (Panel Discussion)
At this year’s Zycus Horizon 2021 conference, I have the privilege of talking with three top procurement executives and industry thought leaders regarding how they “blazed a trail” for digital transformation success within their organization.
Joining me for what promises to be
The year that was: A look back on the highlights from the Procurement in 5-Minutes podcast’s first season
Back in the 1960s artist, Andy Warhol said that everybody would be famous for 15-minutes. He was right with his prognostication with one slight twist – in today’s world of social media, everybody’s moment in the sun comes at the
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
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