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Babies do it best

Posted by alisonrbcm on Fri, 18/03/2011 - 17:08
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I stayed at a friends house late last night after attending the CIPS dinner in London. At 4 in the morning their 6 month old son woke and communicated he was hungry in the time honoured tradition.

In my rather sleepy state I realised that babies are very good at noticing and then asking for their needs to be met - whether that's:
 

  • to be changed
  • to be fed
  • to be entertained
  • or just receive some TLC

As we grow older it's as if we stop noticing we also need these things and certainly stop communicating to others how they can help.

I wonder how your weekend would be different if you took a few tips from when you were younger?

 

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Realising the potential of teams with Alison Smith

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Procurement best practice, change, staying on track, enthusiasm, problem identification & analysis, communication, creativity, stakeholder engagement, intuition, effective team working & relationships.

These are all topics I'm passionate about and use daily when working with procurement teams to raise their performance and therefore deliver added value. This is achieved in a number of ways and might include:

·         Understanding ourselves and others better

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