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As a learning organization, we will find and identify activities and articles to enhance your education in the supply profession.  If you would like to share an activity, article, or event with the community, please contact contact@ism-chicago.org.   

 


 

Networking to Career Pathways (PDF)

 

Navigating Professional Relationships for Career Success

 

In the latest "The Sourcing Scoop", November 2024 Edition, our primary article discusses networking.  We are sharing a copy of the presentation used in the article, to add to your networking skill sets.   

 

Full Story:  ISM Twin Cities (12/02)  

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When Qualified Women Resist the Leader Label

Many women are less likely than men to see themselves as leaders despite their demonstrated leadership abilities.    

Women often outperform men in leadership effectiveness but hesitate to identity as leaders, according to research by Julia Lee Cunningham, Sue Ashford and Laura Sonday, who write that this relunctance stems from a misalignment between competence and identity, which can adversely affect career trajectories and organizational outcomes.  Organizations can address this gap by promoting a growth mindset, focusing on leadership behaviors and providing external validation to encourage women to embrace their leadership potential, they write.     

 

Full story: MIT Sloan Management Review (11/27)  

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What is the Future of Procurement?

  

McKinsey report presents a look at where the procurement function is heading in the years to come

That is the question that McKinsey & Company sought to answer in a new benchmarking report focused on procurement.        

Full story: Supply Chain Management Review (11/27)

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