Tag: workplace

  • Hybrid Working

    Hybrid Working

    I was asked the question  “Do procurement leaders want to get everybody back in the office or are they pushing for some sort of a middle ground ?” when speaking on The Procurement Show recently. Here were my six conclusions to the question:- For more on this multifaceted debate on ways of working, post pandemic, and…

  • Collaboration

    Collaboration

    I was asked the question  “has the quality of collaboration in procurement improved as a result of remote working? when speaking on The Procurement Show recently. Here were my six conclusions to the question:- For more on this multifaceted debate on ways of working, post pandemic, and the impact of AI and automation on our daily lives with…

  • Has The Quality of Collaboration In Procurement Improved As A Result Of Remote Working?

    I define collaboration as high quality cross functional interactions with suppliers, budgetholders and procurement to achieve more than what you would within silo working.Remote collaboration is nothing new. Pre-pandemic many global organisations excelled inremote cross-functional collaboration due to the adoption of robust planning across manytime zones, a percentage of face-to-face meetings planned well in advance,…