Season 1 – Episode 24: Unlock Value by Turning Suppliers Into Partners Every organisation relies on others to be successful. So this week, we discussed the importance of suppliers in delivering on your purpose, strategy, and performance, as well as why most organisations create relationships with their suppliers that don't work for either party. We suggest seven golden rules for turning 'suppliers' into 'partners'. Follow these 'rules' to unlock value, performance, and innovation and create a better working environment. You will always be hamstrung trying to deliver to your customers without your suppliers, so work towards mutually satisfying relationships. … [Read more...]
Office Politics or Workplace Warfare?
Season 1 – Episode 6: A Study of the Dark Arts Jimmy and James talk about Workplace Politics - an often ignored subject that impacts most of us daily and often not positively! They explore - What is it? How can you minimise, understand, and manage it to become more effective and less frustrated with life at work? It doesn't need to be warfare once you've listened to this. Transcript James: 0:03 hello, I'm James. Jimmy: 0:04 Hi, I'm Jimmy. James: 0:05 Welcome to A Job Done Well, Jimmy: 0:08 the podcast about the world of work and how to improve the daily grind James: 0:14 Good morning. How's your week been? Good Jimmy: 0:17 Yeah, that's … [Read more...]