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Procurement Leaders Blog Post: Cross-Functional Teaming is Easier Said Then Done

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Then this becomes a great forum for innovation.” For example, if we meet with another function, who may not know anything about our business, and we don’t feel that they will run with the idea, then we don’t have confidence in their contributions. ” Robin Shahani from TD Ameritrade offered a different view.

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The Digital Supply Chain Will Change Everything… Ask Gary Kasparov!

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Using the example of driving and “trusting” the Waze app to take one down the right street to avoid traffic, participants noted that Deere managers will have a hard time trusting new systems and follow their guidance. These and many other questions are more interesting to consider then how fast the technology will be adopted.

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Creating the Right Team Culture for Transparent Supply Chains: Storytelling as a Core Capability

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His examples were drawn from individual teams of comedians working on Saturday Night Live, to massive global organizations like Google. Very few managers teach their direct reports how to do this, and it is certainly not taught in most university analytics and supply chain classes.