tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78954285606382260192024-03-04T10:12:09.176+00:00The Purchasing CoachI've moved to https://alisonsmith.co/Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger568125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895428560638226019.post-28035529270830605432021-03-02T15:13:00.003+00:002021-03-02T15:13:44.492+00:00I've moved<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3atBiYxb2XHbGhUjgzFm_5yiG3x7EeyTMkfOHhNUx3QdsjZX4mRPi3laPU0kSA0VLmMjNZZ6YJuoHlxGCGBgx_lrQd7Pa65Kgp2YSiQ7XGjUmQQND4Uwy8w96aBB68sCAaRcyr5MKlnBo/s2048/Alison+Smith+-+January+2021+-+016.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3atBiYxb2XHbGhUjgzFm_5yiG3x7EeyTMkfOHhNUx3QdsjZX4mRPi3laPU0kSA0VLmMjNZZ6YJuoHlxGCGBgx_lrQd7Pa65Kgp2YSiQ7XGjUmQQND4Uwy8w96aBB68sCAaRcyr5MKlnBo/s320/Alison+Smith+-+January+2021+-+016.jpg" /></a></div>You'll now find me at https://alisonsmith.co/<p></p><p>I do hope you'll join me there.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895428560638226019.post-85165445612202137042021-01-05T14:00:00.004+00:002021-01-05T14:00:30.706+00:00Procurement isn't just about the process it's about the people too<p> See my <a href="https://futurepurchasing.com/blog/2021/01/05/procurement-isnt-just-about-the-process-its-about-the-people-too/?utm_campaign=2021-Q1&utm_content=150649356&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin&hss_channel=lcp-326778" target="_blank">blog for Future Purchasing</a> today </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpgAUO9LFIRpmLkTuyVeJV46FzdXajGYOlAEfqsTBz_7-IvCY9tLK1q2KnolVheLifpoWjnS9g8Re2iqok402i8fE6VfbFU1Q6YWBE3QXPI81BmrDGOCcw1YXfDehzSqaUeTdbiKJqmUnQ/s2048/IMG_1146.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpgAUO9LFIRpmLkTuyVeJV46FzdXajGYOlAEfqsTBz_7-IvCY9tLK1q2KnolVheLifpoWjnS9g8Re2iqok402i8fE6VfbFU1Q6YWBE3QXPI81BmrDGOCcw1YXfDehzSqaUeTdbiKJqmUnQ/s320/IMG_1146.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>New Alison Smith website coming soon. </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895428560638226019.post-48853685887989784862021-01-04T13:20:00.003+00:002021-01-04T13:23:20.180+00:00New website coming soon <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/T-xoFDf2H1k" width="320" youtube-src-id="T-xoFDf2H1k"></iframe></div>I've not been posting here much and you'll find much more over on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/alisonsmitheu/" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a> or over on my <a href="https://alisonsmithlandscapingyourlife.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Landscaping Your Life</a> blog where for January 2021 I'm inviting us to be kind to ourselves and take time to recharge our batteries. You can also sign up for my newsletter <a href="https://mailchi.mp/8191a411923f/alisonsmith">here</a>.<p></p><p>I'll be back later in the month with details of the new website which I am very exited about being able to share with you.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895428560638226019.post-28206033850280037612020-08-27T16:55:00.001+01:002020-08-27T16:55:07.421+01:00Every day patterns or the unexpected <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy2eOvPqM5-Aua2U8HI6NPsiBCyEY4WCbH1iHiMNR0gfK9VLKPpdHsTJJNPWcW-iq09LSUP-0lsBXdPeeGsDXKT2dfw_Dq6IwRnbkAZiZcQKcEfKG6OjaI9iZQmacJyO90sljnLJc6B6Kr/s1920/dolphins-945410_1920.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1920" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy2eOvPqM5-Aua2U8HI6NPsiBCyEY4WCbH1iHiMNR0gfK9VLKPpdHsTJJNPWcW-iq09LSUP-0lsBXdPeeGsDXKT2dfw_Dq6IwRnbkAZiZcQKcEfKG6OjaI9iZQmacJyO90sljnLJc6B6Kr/w320-h213/dolphins-945410_1920.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The pod of dolphins was a joy to behold as they jumped out of the water and swam past this morning (image for illustration not those from this morning I'm afraid.)</span></span><p></p><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I can't say that I spend all my time looking out of my office window, and certainly can't tell you how many ships go past in any day.</span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">And yet today within seconds of each other my neighbour and I both noticed the pod as it traveled past and sent texts to each other so we didn't miss them.</span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">That's what our attention can be like - we don't notice the every day things that happen frequently, and yet do notice the unexpected or out of the ordinary.</span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The challenge when coaching others, either as a coach or manager, is knowing when to pay attention to the every day patterns and when to focus on the unexpected.</span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">After all, some unhelpful habits may lie in the every day patterns well out of our conscious awareness, and yet can get drowned out and ignored as we pay attention to the unexpected.</span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Other habits have yet to be developed which means when faced with the unexpected we start grasping for habits that work in other areas of our lives, and may not be so effective with the unexpected.</span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The key is self awareness ie being attentive to what is working and what isn't and then putting attention where it will have the greatest impact.</span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Where do you need to put your attention today</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">A</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">nd if it's finding new habits to deal with the unexpected why not sign up for my </span><a href="https://mailchi.mp/landscapingyourlife/joyintheunexpected" style="font-family: inherit;" target="_blank">webinar on 3rd Sept</a>.</div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895428560638226019.post-5693245824038621062020-08-25T13:39:00.001+01:002021-01-04T13:21:07.475+00:00Feeling discombobulated?<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCfKYLs9_wRalimzR3V0UvsuV8ZU6WMoZb0rPsMYo_YrMn5SBBIecjVYfZb-e_zzkTF0HTExeducpjrpgNSQmoGn1QODFfBGt8OXs4YaqaVBPwgdbo3Camn_rAY8ag22erfNyB3ccvUxhH/s1920/green-1072828_1920.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCfKYLs9_wRalimzR3V0UvsuV8ZU6WMoZb0rPsMYo_YrMn5SBBIecjVYfZb-e_zzkTF0HTExeducpjrpgNSQmoGn1QODFfBGt8OXs4YaqaVBPwgdbo3Camn_rAY8ag22erfNyB3ccvUxhH/w400-h225/green-1072828_1920.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">If you're feeling discombobulated and lacking in focus and direction join me for the next 4 days as we explore how to see the wood for the trees over on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/alisonsmitheu/detail/recent-activity/shares/" target="_blank">Linked In.</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">The first question I'm asking you to think about is </span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>If you couldn't see the wood for the trees in a real wood what would you do?</b></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;">I'd love to hear your thoughts - some suggestions to get you going might include finding a map or taking to higher ground.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit;" /><span style="background-color: white;">What else comes to mind?</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit;" /><span style="background-color: white;">You may also want to measure where you are currently on the discombobulation and satisfaction scales out of 10 to get a sense of progress by the time we get to Friday.</span></span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit;" /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895428560638226019.post-40425694626229110192020-07-07T11:26:00.003+01:002020-08-25T13:47:59.687+01:00Joy in the unexpected<div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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<span face="" style="background-color: white; color: grey;">As a manager, you will come up against the unexpected almost every day.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: grey; font-family: lora, georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: grey; font-family: lora, georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;" /><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: grey;">How do you feel, for example, when someone says "Can I have a quick word?".</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: grey; font-family: lora, georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: grey; font-family: lora, georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;" /><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: grey;">Do you get a sense of dread or uncertainty that you may not be able to deal with what might come up? Or do you love the spontaneity of the situation and find joy in supporting someone in the moment?</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: grey; font-family: lora, georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: grey; font-family: lora, georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;" /><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: grey;">My first '<a href="https://mailchi.mp/landscapingyourlife/joyintheunexpected" target="_blank">Joy in the Unexpected</a>' webinar is taking place on 10th July and, due to great feedback is being repeated, on <b>3rd Sept.</b></span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: grey; font-family: lora, georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: grey; font-family: lora, georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;" /><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: grey;">The live webinar is aimed at managers who would like to have some great tools in their toolkit to deal with unexpected situations; and to those people who have managers in their team who could benefit from getting confident with the unexpected.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: grey; font-family: lora, georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: grey; font-family: lora, georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;" /><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: grey;">By signing up below, you will be added to my Joy in the Unexpected mailing list. You will receive details soon about how to join in with the webinar; as well as occasional emails regarding future projects, more tools for your toolkit, and useful insights from me about navigating your way as a manager in these times.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: grey; font-family: lora, georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: grey; font-family: lora, georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;" /><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: grey;">In between these communications, you can keep up-to-date with what I'm up to over on </span><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/alisonsmitheu" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #00add8; font-family: lora, georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: grey;">.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: grey; font-family: lora, georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: grey; font-family: lora, georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;" /><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: grey;">I look forward to seeing you for the webinar. </span><br />
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<span face="" style="background-color: white; color: grey;">Register <a href="https://mailchi.mp/landscapingyourlife/joyintheunexpected" target="_blank">here</a></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895428560638226019.post-44191060611702908962020-05-17T15:25:00.003+01:002020-05-17T17:03:16.472+01:00How to have a thriving and flourishing team in turbulent times<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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What are you doing to spot treat occurrences of negativity and blame to stop it becoming how things are done around here?
I started using gardening as a metaphor for our lives in the mid 90s and love revisiting it each year for Chelsea Flower Show. The show might have gone virtual but we can still learn much from this bountiful metaphor.
If you'd like to dig a little deeper, turn over a new leaf or have a few seeds sown <a href="https://peoplecentredexcellence.co.uk/events/landscaping-your-teams-in-turbulent-times/" target="_blank">why not join us on Tuesday 19th May for a webina</a>r looking at insight we can take when the beast from the east has just swept through our gardens and applying it to our working lives at the moment.
I promise there will be plenty of opportunity for germination and digging over of ideas. </span><br />
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Dearest Patience,<br />
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<span style="font-size: inherit;">Thank you for digging deep.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: inherit;">For holding on,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: inherit;">And for being there for me when I need you.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: inherit;">Thank you for taking a breath before reacting to my continued requests for your support.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: inherit;">For not giving up as you cling in hope to a belief that you will get a break soon.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: inherit;">And for jumping in before frustration, anger and even impatience have a chance to take the lead.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: inherit;">I realise unprecedented, and challenging times are stretching you thinner than ever before.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: inherit;">You’re on call 24\7, juggling more than one ball,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: inherit;">And have many more attackers than ever before.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: inherit;">Remember though, I will only get to the other side because of you.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: inherit;">In exchange, I promise never to take your calming insight for granted again,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: inherit;">I will listen,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: inherit;">And we will continue to be this awesome team.</span></div>
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Know that the clap on Thursday is for you too.</div>
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<span style="font-size: inherit;">It’s a clap of appreciation, of awe.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: inherit;">And a clap of love too.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: inherit;">Thank you my friend.</span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895428560638226019.post-58711605745217206132020-04-29T13:26:00.000+01:002020-05-08T13:27:55.456+01:00The belief that's keeping me sane<span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Yesterday I was <a href="http://thepurchasingcoach.blogspot.com/2020/04/paralysed-by-belief.html" target="_blank">paralyzed by a belief</a>, and today I have a belief that is keeping me sane.
"Everyone is doing the best they can."
I don't doubt we could all do better, more and do it faster but we're not.
We
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Yes ALL
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A belief that stops me spending time focusing on things that are outside my control.
I trust the supermarket is doing their best.
I trust Westminster is doing its best.
I trust the NHS are doing their best.
I trust that PPE buyers across the planet are dong their best.
If I get distracted with judgement, blame and anger about things I have no control my energy plummets, my best is limited and my well-being is compromised.
If I spend time gossiping and agreeing with others on things about which I have no control it's time I can't get back.
If I allow them to focus on doing their best I can get on with doing my best.
A best that includes constructively helping others to move from today's best to tomorrow's best. No blame about today just learning and insight applied to an ever developing best.
What belief will support your best today?</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895428560638226019.post-79324271072786191012020-04-28T16:23:00.001+01:002020-04-28T18:59:11.690+01:00Paralysed by a belief<div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); cursor: text; line-height: 1.5; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">As I wonder what to write I realise I’m paralysed by a belief - a belief that I’m doing the wrong thing.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">“If I say that isn’t it a kick in the teeth for those who are really struggling?”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Is that really a worthwhile subject to talk about at the moment?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Won’t that sound insensitive?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Of course, it’s not just about writing - I can feel this belief creeping into other activities.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"Should we be doing that at this time?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Does it really matter in the scheme of things?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Why bother?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I realise there’s at least two reasons to bother:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">1. Everyone is in a different part of their journey through the lockdown - coping, not coping, excelling, loving it, hating it, floored by it, paralysed by it, &\or flying high. Changing daily or even hourly or stuck in one of these. Which means all advice is good advice - it just needs to find the audience needing to hear it - today. Dismissed by many but finding a home in those needing that insight.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">2. By doing what I can - what I’m good at - gives me a purpose & it’s that purpose that will strengthen my resilience. A resilience of mind, body, & yes soul too, that is much needed to travel this weird & strange journey we’re on.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Where might you be paralysed by a belief, and how can you reassess its validity to release that <span class="ql-hashtag" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">mindset</span>.</span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895428560638226019.post-29945852464881711302020-04-24T12:49:00.003+01:002020-04-24T12:49:44.700+01:00Finding Motivation in Unprecedented Times<div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #40444c; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 1em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
You may have noticed a change in your level of motivation at the moment – whether up or down.</div>
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You may also have noticed a change in the motivation of your family, friends, colleagues and stakeholders.</div>
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What worked only a few weeks ago is no longer working – and that’s not just about what motivates us.</div>
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The world has radically changed and every aspect of our personal and working lives continues to change daily.</div>
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As much as we’d like, we can’t go back to how things were, and instead we need to have awareness of where things are now and where they are headed. </div>
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I think there’s a few things going on that will help explain our reactions, and those of our stakeholders.</div>
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<a href="https://www.futurepurchasing.com/blog/2020/04/22/finding-motivation-in-unprecedented-times-for-you-your-team-and-your-stakeholders" target="_blank">Here's my Future Purchasing post</a> on the subject.</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895428560638226019.post-29497159879327768382020-04-18T13:04:00.001+01:002020-04-27T19:42:11.907+01:00Normal?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">My normal isn’t your normal - yours isn’t mine.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It isn’t today, never was, and will never be.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">What was my normal has changed, will change again, and again over coming weeks and months. Yours too.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Someone’s normal may be increased energy and enthusiasm.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Another’s normal may struggle to get the basics and essentials done.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Today’s normal may be lots of free time, or no time at all.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Tomorrow’s normal may be creative and inspired or a mind stuck in Groundhog Day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">No right.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">No wrong.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Just what is.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">An emerging raveling and unraveling of old, not so old and new and yet to be discovered habits.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">A tightrope of known and unknown, of certain and uncertain.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Each of us trying to make sense of the unprecedented, and getting a different answer.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">And yet it’s an answer that gives us faith, hope and strength.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">If I try to pull your rug from under your feet about the certainty of your answer I apologise, as I hope you will me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">My normal isn’t your normal - yours isn’t mine.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It isn’t today, never was, and will never be.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">You'll find a little more about these words on this vlog </span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895428560638226019.post-13687967005595995552020-03-28T18:08:00.004+00:002020-03-28T19:11:44.184+00:00Index to support mental, physical and emotional well beingOver recent weeks, as I've delivered "soft skills and mindsets for unprecedented times" sessions, I have been heard to say "I've written a blog on that" - with over 500 posts in this blog alone you'd like to hope so. <br />
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Here's a list of just some of those very posts that I think would be helpful as we face what were unimaginable situations only a few short weeks ago.<br />
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Just pick one that resonates, read a few or read them all over the next few weeks.<br />
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What ever works for you.<br />
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<li><a href="http://thepurchasingcoach.blogspot.com/2020/03/ive-just-not-got-bandwidth-at-moment.html" target="_blank">I've not got the bandwidth at the moment</a> - a reminder to cut yourself some slack as everything we do has been brought into conscious awareness.</li>
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<li><a href="http://thepurchasingcoach.blogspot.com/2020/03/unprecedented-times.html" target="_blank">Unprecedented times</a> - a reminder that words have power and the words we choose to describe the current situation have the power to push us away or towards well-being. </li>
<li><a href="http://thepurchasingcoach.blogspot.com/2020/02/whats-going-to-make-difference.html" target="_blank">The difference that will make the difference</a> - what will help each of us at the moment to find balance will be as unique as we each are and it's about finding the difference that will make the difference - here's <a href="http://thepurchasingcoach.blogspot.com/2019/07/the-difference-that-makes-difference.html" target="_blank">another post </a>in the same vein but using the local jet skiers as an example of what not to do!</li>
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<li><a href="http://thepurchasingcoach.blogspot.com/2019/12/motivation-is-inside-job.html" target="_blank">Motivation is an inside job</a> - a reminder to not give our power away to a virus or other people.</li>
<li><a href="http://thepurchasingcoach.blogspot.com/2019/06/absurdity-how-it-can-help-us-find.html" target="_blank">Absurdity </a>- sometimes the only way to shift our thinking is to get silly with it all. </li>
<li><a href="http://thepurchasingcoach.blogspot.com/2018/07/have-you-taken-off-your-rose-coloured.html" target="_blank">Do need to take your rose coloured spectacles off</a> - self awareness will help point you in the direction where change is needed in order to find that balance of well-being.</li>
<li><a href="http://thepurchasingcoach.blogspot.com/2018/05/what-role-are-you-playing.html" target="_blank">What role are you playing</a> - perhaps worthy of an update very soon as the roles we play in a pandemic will certainly support or hinder our personal flourishing and will be very different to the roles we were playing only a few weeks ago!</li>
<li><a href="http://thepurchasingcoach.blogspot.com/2018/02/juggling-balls-and-spinning-plates.html" target="_blank">Juggling balls or spinning plates </a>- when in overwhelm it's easy to forget to put the balls down or stop spinning those plates. </li>
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<li><a href="http://thepurchasingcoach.blogspot.com/2018/01/are-you-on-same-page.html" target="_blank">Being on the same page</a> as others - with such unimaginable things happening it's easy to get out of sync with others and also the facts and data. Whilst not written with the pandemic in mind I wonder whether this more metaphorical exploration might help get us all on the same page, or at least feeling like there's less of a mismatch? </li>
<li><a href="http://thepurchasingcoach.blogspot.com/2017/12/" target="_blank">My advent series of posts</a> using unconventional tools to provide different perspectives to a situation might provide a few interesting ideas from which to view the current situation and more importantly find a more resourceful mindset to cope with it from. </li>
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and just been reminded of a couple of short stories I've written that might help too</div>
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<li><a href="http://alisonsmithlandscapingyourlife.blogspot.com/2019/05/the-wave.html" target="_blank">The wave</a> - my favourite short story I've written about a wave - you need to read it to understand why I love it - mindfulness meets landscaping your life </li>
<li><a href="http://alisonsmithlandscapingyourlife.blogspot.com/2019/05/the-stone.html" target="_blank">The stone</a> - another short story about the impact of being off kilter!</li>
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<a href="https://alisonsmithlandscapingyourlife.blogspot.com/2020/03/ive-written-blog-on-that.html" target="_blank">An index of posts using metaphor</a> to help find that place of calm and balance can be found over on my over Landscaping you life blog.</div>
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You may also like my <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4yQv_lGMJSXaGSSEEvkJ-tgAC7JqWtXq" target="_blank">keeping afloat vlogs </a>too :-) or join us on the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/letsgetzagging/" target="_blank">let's get zagging facebook</a> page were I share regular posts to help keep afloat.<br />
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Do let me know if something I've written resonates - and do please also share this index with others who you think might benefit.<br />
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<span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit !important; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">"I've just not got the bandwidth at the moment"
It's not just the wifi, zoom (bless them) and other technology that's creaking at the edges through over use.
I think we all are - our brains anyway.
Unconscious habits that we've honed over years have been thrown up in the air.
Even how we live as a family, how we shop, how we exercise, interact with others, measure 2 meters, and even wash our hands have been pushed back into our conscious awareness.
A conscious awareness that, just like our wifi, only has so much bandwidth.
Previously we could multi task because our unconscious was taking care of the background noise, allowing our conscious mind to focus on the new and exciting stuff.
The back ground noise is now jamming the signal.
Added to which we've got lots of new things to learn - who knew there was so much to learn about Zoom etc.
So cut yourself some slack, and keep things simpler for a while.
And trust that over time some of these 'it feels weird' new behaviours will become unconscious habits you no longer need to think about and will be going on in the background releasing up some well needed bandwidth.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I shed my first tears about the current situation today &, whilst I'm sure they wont be the last, it had me thinking about the fuzzy line between entitlement & trust.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The tears came as I read Sainsbury's Chief Executive Mike Coupe email as he told what they were doing to safeguard access to provisions for the vulnerable at this time - which includes my mother & her partner.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Are we entitled to this service, or should we trust them to do their best?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Social media this week has been full of anger & frustration aimed at the supermarkets from a position of entitlement.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">An entitlement based on what ever it is someone wants, what ever the time of day, & what ever the circumstances they expect to have their immediate & stockpiling needs met.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">And yet, at times like these, entitlement seems such a waste.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">A waste of time in which we all could be doing something more constructive.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">A waste of energy our body needs to boost the immune system.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">A waste of precious mental resilience.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">In unprecedented & constantly changing times we have to trust that everyone is doing their best, using what ever their expertise to the fullest for the good of everyone.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We all rely on others - others rely on us - it's not an entitlement.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Be someone others can rely on, and trust that others will do the same.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Unprecedented times or </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">strange, interesting, challenging or difficult times?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Words have power, and now more than ever some words are going to impact our mind and emotions more than others.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It’s not about burying our heads in the sand and ignoring what’s going on - and yes I can do that!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It is however about noticing the impact certain words are having on our mind and body.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Some words will increase our stress, the jitters, the floundering, panic and not knowing what to do - acting like a drain on our immune systems.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Other words will increase wellbeing, calm, confidence, and the inner knowing what to do - boosting our immune system.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">What word triggers us will be unique as we are - some may find “challenging times” motivating and inspiring, and yet others may find them debilitating.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We can’t stop the media or others using these words but once we become aware of the words that trigger our negative thinking we can make a choice to choose more resourceful ones in our own thinking and speaking.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">What words can you use less or more often to give your immune system some support?</span></div>
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<span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit !important; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The life saving advert “he’s not waving he’s drowning” came to mind in this mornings personal training session in the sea.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;">I was reminded as I swam that our immune system can’t always tell the metaphorical difference between waving and drowning.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;">Which is why I believe our number one objective at this time is to support our immune systems and to not over load them with unnecessary and confusing signals.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;">We know what we need to stop or start doing to support mind, body, heart and soul. We’re just being invited to do it - now.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #1d2129;">What will you today for mind, body, heart and soul? and when will you do it? </span></span><br />
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feeling a little jittery & off balance at the moment & in need of daily
grounding to keep afloat.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I’m
sure I’m not alone in finding Coronavirus a little daunting – working &
living alone is certainly allowing that jitteryness to take hold even more.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It’s
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the words on a series of cards to help us to tap into our inner wisdom.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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inner wisdom that is able to connect us to our inner calm.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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on your own thoughts about these cards as these will always be more powerful
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">In this context gossip for me is about conversations where we’re telling
a story and as we do so we add energy to the story. It’s as if we’re adding in
more dark corners and angrier and bigger monsters with every telling. Which
eventually has us afraid to go out and jumping at every loud noise. If we stop
telling the story and stick to the facts, and focus on the actions we
personally can take on a day to day basis, some of the jitteriness will
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Do not look at others and see them as somehow being better off
than you. We each have our own journey, and the media (social and otherwise) is
always going to look as if most people are coping well. The chances are that a
large majority of people are feeling like you are. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Some of the usual means of measuring success like hours at work, promotions,
financial investments increasing, earnings, or even pats on the back may be a
little light on the ground at the moment. What happens if we focus on the
enjoyment we’re getting from what we’re doing, focusing more on what success
today looks like rather than success next week, next month or next year.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">For me this links to the earlier cards – how can we tap into our
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Find that one thing that when all around is fraught gives us
joy. It might not be huge - it could be playing with your children/cat, or
eating a favourite dessert or even watching your favourite film. Anything that
will help shift from jangly and jittery to a more joyful mindset. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<o:p><span style="font-family: inherit;">I'm posting on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/alisonsmitheu" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a> , <a href="https://www.facebook.com/letsgetzagging" target="_blank">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNhuIcainSA&list=PL4yQv_lGMJSXaGSSEEvkJ-tgAC7JqWtXq" target="_blank">YouTube</a> daily so pop over there to have a daily dose of insight to help keep you afloat. I'll pop back and share occasionally here.</span></o:p></div>
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Was a question I asked delegates on a supplier management workshop this week.
Interestingly ‘being lazy’, ‘incapable of doing it’, ‘not having the skills/expertise’ did not appear on the list.
And yet ....
They’re frequently the reasons we jump to when let down by others poor performance (including and especially our suppliers).
During the discussion an appreciation of all the other reasons for poor performance of our suppliers put a hold on the blame and the judgement of them, and shifted the delegates thinking to what they could do to increase the likelihood of great performance from their suppliers.
What do your suppliers need from you so they can deliver the expected performance?</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895428560638226019.post-60222032207662600032020-03-03T09:00:00.000+00:002020-03-03T09:00:00.129+00:00You don’t get married to improve the sex<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Was a quote from last week’s supplier management workshop when discussing segmenting suppliers.
In other words we only want to apply Supplier Relationship Management tools and techniques to the suppliers who have proved they can meet their contractual obligations and performance.
Not rush head long into marriage to discover we’re incompatible, and they’re also unreliable and not to be trusted.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895428560638226019.post-28512459681189043312020-02-28T10:00:00.000+00:002020-02-28T10:00:06.322+00:00Judgement and assumption <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.9); font-family: , , "blinkmacsystemfont" , "segoe ui" , "roboto" , "helvetica neue" , "fira sans" , "ubuntu" , "oxygen" , "oxygen sans" , "cantarell" , "droid sans" , "apple color emoji" , "segoe ui emoji" , "segoe ui symbol" , "lucida grande" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">I remember when I first started coaching 20 years ago I was lucky to often have the confidence of both parties to disagreements within the team.
One person asserting their truth.
The other their own.
Since then a new word has emerged to describe what I observed - false news.
And then acting as if that news, our assumptions, are the truth of a situation.
It’s something we all do.
Every day.
Not the media.
You </span><br />
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False news that says a situation is as we judge it to be.
Someone does or says something and without any further questioning we are sure in our own assessment.
That reaction means this.
This behaviour means that.
That word said with that tone means the other.
How soon relationships can degenerate based on such assumptions.
No listening.
No clarifying.
No questioning.
Simply an assumption in our own rightness with no communication.
“How do you know that? What evidence have you got to support your judgement and assumptions ?” are questions I often ask in coaching sessions.
Judgement and Assumptions are two of the 26 Z</span><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.9); font-family: , , "blinkmacsystemfont" , "segoe ui" , "roboto" , "helvetica neue" , "fira sans" , "ubuntu" , "oxygen" , "oxygen sans" , "cantarell" , "droid sans" , "apple color emoji" , "segoe ui emoji" , "segoe ui symbol" , "lucida grande" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;">IGs I’ve identified that Inhibit our Growth and stop us flourishing.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.9); font-family: , , "blinkmacsystemfont" , "segoe ui" , "roboto" , "helvetica neue" , "fira sans" , "ubuntu" , "oxygen" , "oxygen sans" , "cantarell" , "droid sans" , "apple color emoji" , "segoe ui emoji" , "segoe ui symbol" , "lucida grande" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br />
“How do I know that?” is therefore a great question to ask yourself to start the journey of awareness and start zagging.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895428560638226019.post-78283771177701376542020-02-27T12:30:00.000+00:002020-02-27T12:30:04.794+00:00Money mindset<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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As a procurement professional of many years I could have chosen to take the conversation in many directions - after all the other drinks on the menu were comparatively priced with other local cafes, and we were in a chocolate shop.
Instead I responded “what does that say about how people should react to your own prices?”
I’m not suggesting we pay what ever is asked without consideration of the going rate for that product or service.
I am however suggesting we also pay attention to our own energy around payment to others.
It can’t be true that we are always worth what we ask for payment and others are definitely not.
It can’t be true that we are worth what we are paid to do our job and yet others should provide theirs for free.
It can’t be true
When you’re next begrudging paying someone you may want to spend a few moments exploring the beliefs that are driving that reaction.
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As author & speaker Caroline Myss would say “words have power” because, whilst often used unconsciously, the words we use can be the source of the problem or the hint of the solution.
Over the years of facilitating procurement workshops it would seem for example that everyone wants to be working with a ‘strategic’ category or ‘strategic’ supplier.
This mystical word conjures up something more important, of value & of higher status than those other seemingly lesser or lower categories or suppliers.
It’s as if we lose connection with the detail of the model, the strategy, that suggests different priorities & activities for different segments of the categories we buy or suppliers we contract with.
We want our category or supplier to have the prized nomenclature, without connecting it to the set of actions that accompany that segmentation, & differentiate it from other segments.
We ignore THE strategy that ensures we maximise value for each unique segment; and use our time, & the time of our stakeholders, wisely.
No one shoe fits all.
Next time you suggest you’ve a coveted ‘strategic’ supplier or category on your hands think about what strategy you really need for dealing with them.
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