Commercial innovation lies at the heart of human progress. It is through commercial innovation that we have created the conditions for successful invention, the framework for trade, the access to goods and services.
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Aug 10, 2020 5:47:15 AM
Commercial innovation lies at the heart of human progress. It is through commercial innovation that we have created the conditions for successful invention, the framework for trade, the access to goods and services.
Topics: IACCM, TASK, commercial, innovation, inspiration
Jul 13, 2020 8:17:03 AM
“The success of remote working has opened up previously unavailable talent pools, with 64% of hiring managers now more willing to consider remote workers.”
This finding, from a survey conducted by Cielo, represents both good and bad news for job candidates. Good, because it suggests greater opportunities to find work outside traditional limits of geography or personal circumstances. Bad, because it also indicates greater competition for whatever jobs are available. And in the post-COVID era, as business struggles to recover, the level of unemployment is set to rise and the volume of opening to fall.
Topics: contract /commercial management, IACCM, organizaton, JobOpportunitiesOnlineInterviewing
Jun 29, 2020 10:43:45 AM
The speed and intensity of COVID-19 rapidly exposed weaknesses in communication and the consequences of poor collaboration.
Topics: contract /commercial management, technology, IACCM, organizaton, Online Communication and Collaboration
Jun 16, 2020 5:28:38 AM
It often takes a crisis to better understand the value of things or people that were previously seen as minor or peripheral.
Topics: contract /commercial management, technology, IACCM, organizaton, contract automation, supply chain, gearbox
Jun 16, 2020 4:58:38 AM
“It feels like there is no escape”.
Topics: contract /commercial management, procurement, legal & regulatory, IACCM, TASK, work life balance
Jun 15, 2020 9:35:25 AM
“It feels like there is no escape”.
This impassioned plea came from one of my regular contacts, struggling to balance the demands of managing global contracts with the duties of childcare, home schooling and a partner feeling irritated by lockdown. “He tries to help, but just makes all of us more stressed and annoyed”. Reminding her that at least she had no pets to manage failed to cheer her up!
Topics: IACCM, contracting, TASK
Jun 15, 2020 9:11:12 AM
A disaster, or a well-managed asset? See how you score on this brief test:
Topics: IACCM, contracting, competence
May 20, 2020 6:02:44 AM
When looking at the benefits of automation, there tends to be a strong focus on direct and measurable efficiency and economic gains. There may be mention of a notional side-benefit of ‘freeing up people to perform higher-value activities’ – though it is more likely that the CFO will have a greater focus on headcount reduction than redeployment.
Topics: contract /commercial management, technology, IACCM, automation, talent
May 13, 2020 11:27:41 AM
"Disbelief and denial, a sense that this is just temporary and things will soon return to the way they were, aren’t the ideal responses to change. Agility and adaptability are."
Topics: contract /commercial management, IACCM, organizaton, Change
Apr 15, 2020 10:43:16 PM
Topics: IACCM, supply ecosystems, Research Forum
Tim Cummins