Where are YOU LinkedIn?
LinkedIn is a great resource for professionals of all kinds - and procurement is no exception. There are a number of great groups. Which groups do you belong to and which offer the most interesting...
View ArticleTips for networking - for those who don't like to
It is conference time and prime opportunities for networking while at those conferences. I have learned through trial and error some easy methods to do this without it being too painful. I am not...
View ArticleBlog Pick of the Week: Less is more in business networking
Our theme this week has been networking. We published our newsletter featuring a book on networking and highlighting the "Networking Tips for those who don't like to" on the blog. With that in mind, I...
View ArticleMy Procurement is Your Beschaffung and Their Approvisionnement
"A rose by any other name would smell as sweet." -- William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet
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Finding Community in Procurement
Today’s eSourcing Wiki-Wednesday topic is Harnessing the Power of Community. This is the last of 21 strategies for innovation in procurement through next generation sourcing. If you are interested in...
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The Marketing of Procurement: How to Create a Powerful Profile on LinkedIn
In order to help procurement better position ourselves and communicate through all of the channels available to us, Buyers Meeting Point reached out to a colleague with a background in marketing and...
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Blog Pick of the Week: Too Many Meetings
One or two days a month I have a day that has 9 meetings. Seriously? How am I supposed to be productive on a day like that? Or even if it is just a few meetings a day, when do we get to do REAL work?
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Webinar Notes: Women Networking Group Webinar - Marketing Yourself through...
This week’s webinar notes are from a March 9th webinar hosted by IACCM and presented by IACCM Resourcing CEO Susanne Birch. Before I share any of my notes from the event, I have a confession to make....
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Go Ahead - It won't hurt to network
Earlier in my career I was quite shy and not comfortable networking at various conferences and seminars. Everyone else seemed to be talking to someone and having a good time I did not know where to...
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Best Procurement and Supply Chain Webinars 10/19 – 10/23: Social Media, the...
This week is ridiculously busy – there are 15 webinars taking place: five on Tuesday, one on Wednesday, and NINE on Thursday. Given the wide range of choices, it wasn’t easy to pick the best ones, but...
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ISM-New York Takes on Procurement2020 with their Annual Conference
I had a unique opportunity yesterday to serve as the Q&A facilitator for ISM-New York’s annual meeting. What is so unique about that? I did it from Central Massachusetts! Through the magic of...
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