2013 January

‘Super-Temps’, highly skilled Contingent knowledge workers for Strat Sourcing/SCM will help bridge the need for 80000 NEW jobs annually

January 23, 2013 / Leave a comment

Professionally,I am extremely happy to have chosen Supply Chain Management over the last few years as my area to become an intense specialist in. It amazes me how exciting it is and how it continues to be a growth area at the nucleus of competitive globalisation in organisations and also...
Contingent Staffing is top productivity asset in Supply Chain Optimisation

January 21, 2013 / Leave a comment

Talk of OPTIMISATION is everywhere these days in business. So we give a lot of thought to BETTER AND MORE optimisation opportunities for the Supply Chain and Talent Acquisition. I read a very interesting article from PICS that suggests that Contingent/Contract workers and Raw Material Suppliers are two major facets...
WANT PEOPLE TO PAY ATTENTION TO YOU…THEN PAY ATTENTION TO THEM (learn to network better)

January 21, 2013 / Leave a comment

BE ENGAGED AND BE ENGAGING A few months ago a senior Finance Executive in my network reminded those avid one track networkers who are knee deep in Social Media (LinkedIn and Twitter…) that “If you want to be interesting, be interested. Give before you get.” It struck me how accurate...
Professional/Executive SCM Contingent Workers – A Panacea to stay Globally Competitive

January 14, 2013 / Leave a comment

Did you know that in 2016 it is estimated that over 20% of the global workforce is Contingent or Contract? Look around you – bet you, at least someone you work with is a professional contractor and you might not even have known that. WOW, it boggles the mind....
Video conferencing a game changer in Procurement/Supply Chain screening in 2013

January 10, 2013 / Leave a comment

One of the hottest trends in Strategic Sourcing – Procurement -Supply Chain Recruiting moving into 2013 is the rise of online video-conferencing. If your company hasn’t already seriously checked this out, you need to do so now. Why? In today’s chronically tight employment market for Supply Chain Management (at all...