Getting Beyond Chicken or Egg Trust in Contracting
Michael Cadieux: 8/23/21 2:00 AM
“Do effective contracts build trust, or does trust build effective contracts.”
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The Whole Package – Procurement Shipping
Michael Cadieux: 8/17/21 2:00 AM
Have you considered why procurement shipping is crucial?
Heads I Win, Tails You Lose, And Other Negotiating Myths
Michael Cadieux: 7/12/21 1:30 AM
A recent article in Harvard Business Review on negotiating highlights the diametric thinking that exists in our industry today.
Is Procurement Operating in the Dark?
Michael Cadieux: 7/1/21 2:30 AM
Take a single piece of a picture puzzle, and after looking at it, are you able to see the whole picture?
Pay Attention Procurement!
Michael Cadieux: 6/21/21 3:00 AM
In the five-part Procurement Foundry Slack series “Fix Your Zoom Body” with health and wellness advisor Agetha Degasperi, one of the topics of...
Three Tactics to Survive the Acceleration of Digital Transformation
Michael Cadieux: 5/13/21 6:28 AM
Hi folks, Mike here. I recently spoke with Kim Addington, COO of NPI (one of our newest community sponsors), about the profound impact IT procurement...
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in a COVID-19 World
Michael Cadieux: 1/28/21 6:28 AM
How important is it for your suppliers to have an active and measurable diversity, equity, and inclusion program in their workplace?
When It Comes to Recruiting Talent, Are You Ignoring Your Acres of Diamonds?
Michael Cadieux: 11/18/20 4:00 AM
Within the context of a recent Procurement Foundry watercooler discussion, the “Hiring from Within” session at a recent virtual conference was...
An Expert’s View on the Canadian Oil & Gas Industry Both Domestically and Globally
Michael Cadieux: 9/30/20 1:00 AM
We recently caught up with Peter Hall, who is VP and Chief Economist at Export Development Canada (EDC), to talk about the state of Canada’s oil and...
Beyond the headlines: Is procurement blockchain a real thing?
Michael Cadieux: 3/19/20 6:07 AM
In 2016, Supply Chain 247 published an article about Walmart, IBM and Tsinghua University (in China) exploring the use of blockchain in the supply...