5 Procurement Lessons we learned in 2021
2021 is turning out to be another tough year for a lot of organisations, but the silver lining of the challenges is that we have all learned new lessons to take into 2022 and beyond. What were the procurement lessons we've learned so far from 2021? Going local brings...
The State of Procurement Careers in 2021: What’s next?
As the post-lockdown life becomes a reality, the question that many procurement professionals are asking now is, “How can I make the career choices that are right for me, for my career and for where the industry is heading?”
Link Round Up – Procurement Highlights
We're always keen to build on our reading lists here at Transformed. Here's some of our favourites on procurement and contracting from the last month or so. We're certainly seeing more come out around COVID-19 and how it disrupts supply chains globally yet it drives...
5 tips for getting back into online study after the madness of COVID-19
This pandemic has had wide-ranging and lasting impacts on how we live, work and study. Kate is a Marketing Manager studying a Diploma of Social Media Marketing online. In this post she shares her top 5 tips to getting back into online study after the disruption of COVID-19.
Meet our trainers and assessors – Anji Wirtitsch
What does a day in the life of a procurement and contract management trainer and assessor and consultant look like? Today I catch up with procurement and contract management guru Angi Wirtitsch what it takes to excel in procurement and contract management. Angi is our...
Meet our trainers and assessors – Andrew Dixon
I recently caught up with our trainers and assessors to find out a bit more about their background and what makes them tick. Today’s interview is with Andrew Dixon. Andrew is a highly experienced facilitator who has extensive experience in Defence, government and...
The expectation gap – The real reason why suppliers just don’t deliver
Over the past ten plus years I have worked with hundreds of organisations and spoken to many thousands of people working in procurement and contract management. One of the common issues raised but this community is the issue of a supplier not delivering or poor...
Why you need to get on social media now!
If you are a small to medium business owner who knows little if anything about social media marketing it’s natural to be intimidated, overwhelmed and just plain skeptical about the whole social media scene. In this post we will look at the benefits of having your...
The surprising amount of time you waste on email each day
How much time do you waste on email each day? You are working away quietly then all of a sudden you get an email notification. Because of your over-active FOMO gene you go and check out the latest email that has landed in your inbox. After some time you eventually...
5 Ways to Increase Your Influence In Procurement
How good are you at influencing people? The ability to influence others is integral to the success of procurement professionals. Not only is influencing stakeholders one of the most important “soft skills” of procurement, it’s...