Post by Future Purchasing

You can define a clear procurement strategy. You can design a well-structured organisation. And still… not deliver the expected results. Because ultimately, 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹𝘀 - 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗯𝘆 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲. In the sixth dimension of the Procurement Operating Model, we explore the role of '𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 & 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗲𝘁' 𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲. The idea is simple, but often underestimated: 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀, 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘆. This goes beyond training. It is about being deliberate about: • The capabilities required to deliver on the strategy • The mindset needed to engage and influence the business • The learning and development pathways to develop them This dimension is interconnected with the entire Operating Model. -> Strategy defines the capabilities you need. -> Business engagement depends on behavioural strength and credibility. -> Processes and technology require specific skills to be effective. Without alignment, the organisation cannot fully execute it. And without a long-term perspective, you can't expect to build capabilities or leaders. In that sense, 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀. With the growing role of AI, this dimension will have to evolve. And the right mindset and capabilities will become even more important. If you are rethinking how to shape Learning & Development for the future, this article offers a perspective: https://hubs.ly/Q048S29W0