leadership Archives - Procurement Cube https://procurementcube.org/tag/leadership/ Passion for business Thu, 13 Aug 2020 21:30:06 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 https://i0.wp.com/procurementcube.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/cropped-ProCu-THICKER-All-Grey.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 leadership Archives - Procurement Cube https://procurementcube.org/tag/leadership/ 32 32 193294611 Are Business Ecosystems the Growth Model for the Future? https://procurementcube.org/are-business-ecosystems-the-growth-model-for-the-future/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=are-business-ecosystems-the-growth-model-for-the-future Thu, 25 Jul 2019 12:53:56 +0000 https://procurementcube.org/?p=1508 Business ecosystems have become “the topic on almost every corporate board’s agenda”, according to the World Economic Forum. They are both the present and the exciting future. But what exactly are business ecosystems and why have they grown in such prominence today? What is a business ecosystem? Investopedia defines a business ecosystem as a “network […]

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]]> 1508 The Key to Successful Change Management https://procurementcube.org/the-key-to-successful-change-management/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-key-to-successful-change-management Tue, 23 Jul 2019 12:07:05 +0000 https://procurementcube.org/?p=1497 Organisations are at their most vulnerable during periods of change. There is always a risk when trying something new, and in business this risk can carry very high financial and reputational costs. But, that doesn’t mean businesses should avoid change. In fact, they need to embrace it. Change is a necessary thing for any business […]

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]]> 1497 The Procurement Principles that Set Us Apart https://procurementcube.org/the-procurement-principles-that-set-us-apart/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-procurement-principles-that-set-us-apart Mon, 29 Apr 2019 09:51:49 +0000 https://procurementcube.org/?p=1304 At Procurement Cube we like to think we’re a bit different than other procurement consultancies. We’re not just your run of the mill procurement company. We don’t come in and slash your outgoings. Oh wait, that’s what you want us to do? Well, it’s not as simple as that. In fact, an approach to procurement […]

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]]> 1304 The Hidden Benefits of Staff Training https://procurementcube.org/the-hidden-benefits-of-staff-training/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-hidden-benefits-of-staff-training Thu, 11 Apr 2019 09:55:26 +0000 https://procurementcube.org/?p=1286 Staff training is often treated as a necessary evil; a box you need to tick to fulfil what is expected of an organisation. Several businesses try to get away with doing the most basic of training workshops, considering such skills development to be a distraction from the actual work. But quality training delivered at the […]

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]]> 1286 How bad procurement harms your brand https://procurementcube.org/how-bad-procurement-harms-your-brand/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-bad-procurement-harms-your-brand Tue, 26 Jun 2018 16:54:50 +0000 https://procurementcube.org/?p=1131 Some people may still question the value of a Procurement function. So, let’s have a look at what happened to an organisation that did not invest adequately in this area. An organisation which did not put in place robust, fair and transparent procurement processes. Age Concern was in the news for all the wrong reasons […]

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