Leading A Procurement Organization 

Sometimes an Agency forgets that their people are the most important resource we have.

“Listen with the intent to understand, not the intent to reply.”
Steven Covey

These are 13 Things Which Will Kill Great Leadership

Many people hold an oversimplified idea about what leadership means. Some think it’s just a matter of guiding others to complete a task. Others confuse it with motivation. In truth, leadership is a complex blend of competencies and capabilities.

It means communicating and empathizing, directing and modeling, teaching and mentoring—and, above all, trusting and serving. With so many directions, it’s a practice that can stretch and bend to accommodate different strengths and skills, and even weaknesses.

There are a few qualities, though, that can kill even strong leadership.

The Differences Between Public and Private Sector Contract Development

           Differentiating Between Private and Public Contracts
The extent to which public procurement professionals daily duties require drafting a wide range of contract terms and conditions depends somewhat on the procurement law and  policies in place within  that particular agency.  Continued 

ETHICS - Doing the Right Thing !

Being a Public Procurement professional can be very difficult when you don't have support from the top. Our primary function should not be "the procurement police." Procurement Divisions offer many value added services to the Agency's supply chain. First of all we obtain the best value while procuring equipment, supplies, and services for our customers. We continue streamlining our supply chains making them fasters and easier to obtain what is requested. Making the system more efficient allows our customer departments to be more efficient therefore increasing the effectiveness of their operations.Why is it that we spend a sizable part of our time reminding everyone about procurement procedures and then checking on contract compliance with contractors and agency personnel ? Most of the time, it is because no one else is in the position to see what is going on. In the Purchasing organization you can see the procurement from many different perspectives and can easily see the connections that tie things together.

More than ever it is important to build integrity into the public procurement process. Vendors and contractors should feel that they have a fair and equal opportunity to obtain the agency's business. Bid openings should be open and transparent.

Transforming Government through Public Procurement

It is no secret that governments today, whether national, state or local, face a credibility crisis as well as a performance crisis. We have only to look at recent public opinion polls of our elected officials to realize how deep the public sense of distrust and alienation from government is. Fed up with budgets that spiral upwards out of balance and out of control, taxpayers everywhere are insisting that government do more with less. 

Public procurement can be a powerful catalyst for transforming government by utilizing the best practices of public and private sector procurement. With an emphasis on professional training, and skills, procurement professionals can build integrity and confidence through transparency and work towards reform and updating of our regulatory controls for maximum effectiveness. Continued