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The top tactics to become a negotiation master
March 8, 2023|Blog|Negotiation

Jonathan O’Brien shares negotiation tactics guaranteed to make you a more accomplished negotiator.

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Powering Procurement For The Future
January 13, 2023|Blog

Andy Martyr-Icke, who works in the UK with National Grid’s electricity distribution business, looks at how we will power procurement for the future.

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Sustainable procurement in the creative industry
November 7, 2022|Blog|Sustainable Procurement

Annabel Kaur-Barry, who leads digital and production creative procurement for Interpublic Group (IPG), looks at sustainable procurement in the creative industry.

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The Coming Food Crisis
October 28, 2022|Blog|Sustainable Procurement

Jonathan O’Brien looks at what the coming food crisis means for procurement functions.

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Why continuing professional development is a game changer
October 4, 2022|Blog

Learn how continuing professional development (CPD) holds the key to individual and organizational success.

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Resource scarcity presents next procurement challenge
September 22, 2022|Blog|Sustainable Procurement

Jonathan O’Brien warns of the new and emerging challenge of the earth’s scarcity of resources.

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Communicating Procurement
August 24, 2022|Blog

Jonathan O’Brien considers how procurement can deliver organizational value through better communication.

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How climate change will affect our supply chain
June 15, 2022|Blog|Sustainable Procurement

Explore climate change’s likely impact on our future procurement and supply functions with Dr Deborah Hemming, of the Met Office.

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Dealing with price increases in 4 easy steps
June 8, 2022|Blog|Negotiation

Jonathan O’Brien considers a four-step sequence of tactics that procurement professionals can use to handle supplier’s price increase demands, minimize their impact and stay in control.

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Category Management: Essential or Outdated?
May 19, 2022|Blog|Category Management

Philip Ideson, creator of the Art of Procurement podcast explores whether category remains an essential function for procurement organisations – or not.

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How can we respond to today’s unprecedented global supply issues and rising costs?
April 11, 2022|Blog|Supplier Relationship Management

Jonathan O’Brien suggests ways to cope with global supply chain issues and rising costs.

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Negotiation tactics: How having a decoy in your repertoire can get you the result you want.
March 30, 2022|Blog|Negotiation

Jonathan O’Brien considers employing the decoy, one of a range of negotiation tactics at your disposal.

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