Bill Michels

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Bill Michels is vice president of operations at America for the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply Chain (CIPS).

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Evaluate Your Procurement Strategy

A well-presented, approved and implemented procurement strategy builds credibility and respect and advancement within your organization.

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Using Mini-Clinics to Embed Learning

Mini-clinics build integration with a process, provide learning by doing and embed skills that last a career.

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Improve Your Training Through Coaching and Mentoring

If you are investing in employee training, you should expect a return on that investment.

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The Missing Link: Why Procurement Competency Assessments Alone Fail to Make the Grade

The rigorous approach is not for everyone. It takes a strong individual to come through as a future leader.

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Does E-learning Really Work?

Companies are looking toward e-learning as a necessary training tool, but does it actually work?

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Training or Development? There Is A Big Difference

The use of e-learning as a training tool sometimes is seen as the easy way out. The best results, however, combine e-learning with a development approach focused on long-term mentoring and measurable goals.

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Supply Chain Talent Shortage: Gap or Crisis?

The attitude toward supply chain has changed significantly as its importance in many industries has increased. While talent is still scarce, opportunity abounds.

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Taking Control of the Talent Management Crisis

How to build an effective training and development program.

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Five Personality Traits of Successful Procurement Leaders

Perhaps the most important skill of a leader is giving back to the profession and having time for everyone.

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Cyber Security and Contracts: Have you looked at them lately?

You may not think you’re vulnerable, but anything connected to your organization’s network is a potential threat

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Solving the Talent Crunch

As the skills gap widens, 2 million jobs may go unfilled