Procurement Talk With David Byrne

If you looking to deliver your IT procurement on time and on budget, listen to my top ten tips on how to achieve it.  It's not rocket science, just practical steps that work.

Your success is about you, so if your looking to getting the balance right in your life on a personal and professional level I think it's time you define your own success.

Don't back away you must deliver, listen to how I explain the "TI" effect which delivers the responsibility and accountability you are looking for.

In this episode I discuss how get the best out of your procurement function fast.

Welcome back to series 4 and in this first episode I explain how to increase your opportunities so you are moving in the right direction.  It's time to get busy.

Documenting requirements for a tender is a really important business function and today's podcast will lead you through this process, so take the necessary time because if your rush the consequences are not palatable.

In this episode I discuss why good listening is much more than being silent, good listening will reward you with wisdom, understanding and the ability to effectively make suggestions and hold a conversation.

In this episode I talk about the secret of confidence and focus on the positive steps to gaining it, having a good posture, building a strong greeting, avoiding negative people, practicing your smile and more.

Yes we all have limitations, but if you let your life be defined by these limitations then you really are wasting the precious gift of life.  We all have the fear of failure, so after you are done thinking about it and do this quickly, go on get out there and have a crack.

People want and look for leadership, inspire your team by taking active steps to solving problems for your team and watch them flourish.

In this episode I talk about how procurement professionals must change their procurement strategy post COVID19.  Markets have changed and you must respond to remain competitive and be a driving force.

In part 2 of Supply Chains & COVID19 I highlight how integrated supply chains need investment as we move out of COVID19, as  a local supply chain develops your community a national supply chain develops your country.

In this episode I discuss how a black swan event like COVID19 has effected our integrated global supply chains and moving forward how as business professionals we must change our approach.  

It's time to stop the excuses and start achieving.  You will have the strongest conversations in your life with yourself, so don't listen to the negative naysayers make plans, take action and start today.

In this episode I discuss why settings a savings target is important and how to achieve your targets.  Not wasting money is the best way to save money, so get ahead of the pack and set a savings target today.

In this episode I high light three key steps that need to be taken to effectively communicate the narrative, remembering the biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.

In this episode I highlight why it is important to confront fraud and to establish a strong fraud training and education program to support your organisation.

In this episode I discuss how a strong procurement policy is critical for your organisation to ensure accountability, honesty and integrity. 

In this episode I discuss taking the crucial steps in converting all your thoughts and plans you have made in episode 1 and converting then into action.  Understanding that a thought is just a thought without action.

In the first episode of Series 3 I talk about the importance of planning your year and the decade this is before us, whilst also providing a proven and workable model in helping you develop your plan to Achieve!

In this episode I talk about answering an urgent call after returning from holidays and managing with the consequences.  Nobody wants to be a toe cutter, do they?

In this episode I take you through practical steps to achieve successful IT procurement.

We go the direction we face, so we must determine the direction so don't let your company pay the price of not managing procurement effectively.

Your past is the past, but you can shape the future so in this episode I take you through looking back a little but why it is more important to move forward.

In this episode I take you through understanding the economic and political pressures that can impact on your organisation and how Procurement can respond.