Who is your ‘office waffler’? A poll has found about one in five employees (about 19 cent) admit taking on this role in a misguided attempt to impress colleagues. The result? They confuse and irritate colleagues with their use of absurd phrases and clichés. (more…)
When people ask
you what you do for a living, do you find it easy to explain procurement and supply in such a way that they immediately ‘get it’? If not, one of the things you could do is suggest they watch a bit more TV. There are a couple of popular programmes that can help non-procurement people understand what we do. (more…)
For those who missed it, last night was the start of the new series of The Apprentice, the TV show where a group of aspiring (and some ‘established’) businessmen and women compete to win a job with Lord Alan Sugar. (more…)