Purchasing and procurement functions are about much more than bringing goods and services into an organization. They are the foundation of strong, collaborative relationships with suppliers. Since many companies source products from around the globe more frequently than ever, a procurement manager needs strong capabilities. These skills cannot just be learned on the job: they need to be taught. As well, the value of procurement is now recognized as an integral part of cost control within the organization.

• Use simple economics as a framework for time management
• Use concept linkage to significantly strengthen memory formation
• Use a mathematical approach to structure your time
• Understand the attentional psychology behind efficient work
• Understand the truth behind the flow state
• Use coordinated rest periods to accelerate your learning
• Use triple encoding to significantly increase efficiency
• Understand how sleep consolidates knowledge; use this to optimize your sleep regimen

Even in today’s competitive job market, it can be difficult to retain good employees. In most cases, employees voluntarily leave organisations for better opportunities. This can result in high turnover, especially for companies that do not prioritise employee retention. Unfortunately, high turnover can have numerous negative effects on your company, including damage to your reputation.

Risk management has long been a key part of project management and it has also become an increasingly important part of organizational best practices. Corporations have realized that effective risk management can not only reduce the negative impact of crises; it can provide real benefits and cost savings. The risk management framework provided in this workshop is flexible enough for any organization. You can apply it to a single project, a department, or use it as a basis for an enterprise-wide risk management program.

This will help you know how to:

Self-leadership puts together taking responsibility for our outcomes, setting direction for our lives, and having tools to manage priorities. Self-leaders work at all levels of an organization. They are front-line workers in every possible role, middle managers, and CEOs. Self-leaders like Walt Disney and Wayne Gretzky worked hard to achieve their dreams without using the term self-leadership. However, they have clearly demonstrated that being in control of their behavior and results, focus, practice, and learning were necessary to achieve their goals.