Blog / Teigan Margetts
Blog/
What to Do if Your New Boss Is a Micromanager
There are all sorts of managers out there, some brilliant, some less so. On the ‘less so’ side, your manager might be toxic, a narcissist, or actively be setting you up to fail. But could the worst of all of these be the dreaded micromanager? Relentless scrutiny, constant hovering, incessant meddling – anyone who’s ever … Continue reading What to Do if Your New Boss Is a Micromanager
Do You Have a Meeting Addiction? Find Out Here
If we asked you, ideally, how many meetings you’d like to attend in any given week, what would you say? Five? Ten? Or perhaps it would be zero? According to the Harvard Business Review, corporate professionals spend, on average, 23 hours per week in meetings, with this time increasing between 8-10% every year since the … Continue reading Do You Have a Meeting Addiction? Find Out Here
3 Easy Communication Tactics for Inspiring Those Around You
Have you ever walked away from a conversation, or a leadership program, or perhaps a TED talk, and felt truly inspired and invigorated? Have these interactions left you feeling like you have a new lease on life, and that suddenly you’re motivated to do even more with your career or your life? We all love … Continue reading 3 Easy Communication Tactics for Inspiring Those Around You
3 Meetings You’ll Attend This Week and How to Succeed in Them
Meetings. Whether you love them or hate them, on a weekly basis you’re likely attending some, or perhaps, a lot of them. But as we all know, more meetings do not necessarily mean more productivity. There are many reasons why procurement meetings don’t go as planned. Perhaps your meeting goes completely off-track because someone wasn’t … Continue reading 3 Meetings You’ll Attend This Week and How to Succeed in Them
Are You Suffering from a Silo Mentality?
Procurement has been called one of the organisation’s most essential functions, and there’s no doubt that we can make a lasting impact. At the same time, we are not above criticism: some commentators say we need a new operating model and that our processes are in desperate need of an overhaul. But with all of … Continue reading Are You Suffering from a Silo Mentality?
Is It Ever OK to Lie at Work? Find Out Here
The English philosopher Francis Bacon once said, “Truth is so hard to tell, it sometimes needs fiction to make it plausible.” And while Bacon lived in the fourteenth century (far before procurement ever came into being) he was certainly onto something: when it comes to the truth, sometimes it’s necessary to add some…lies? White lies? … Continue reading Is It Ever OK to Lie at Work? Find Out Here
Are You a Working Procurement Parent? Here’s How to Plan Your Week
Does this situation sound familiar to you? You’re a procurement professional, and your partner is also a professional in another field (or maybe, lucky you, your partner also works in procurement!). You have one or more small children. It’s Sunday evening, and everything is already starting to unravel before the new week has even started. … Continue reading Are You a Working Procurement Parent? Here’s How to Plan Your Week
What Is Toxic Positivity and Are You Suffering from It?
You, or someone you know, has likely at some point had a toxic boss and you’re probably also familiar with the perils of a negative or whinging colleague, and how this can impact your procurement team’s culture and motivation. But what about Toxic Positivity? Is it a real thing? If so, how come so few … Continue reading What Is Toxic Positivity and Are You Suffering from It?
How to Stay Relevant in Your Procurement Career
At some point in the past your career in procurement might have looked something like this: you started as an Analyst, and worked your way up to become a Category Manager. Then, if you worked hard, you might make it to an executive position, perhaps you’d even become the CPO. Then, having worked for one … Continue reading How to Stay Relevant in Your Procurement Career
Feeling Demotivated at Work? Here’s What to Do…
Have you ever woken up feeling like you simply can’t be bothered going to work? It’s not that you just need a holiday, it’s a bit more than that. Perhaps perpetually managing suppliers has started to feel tedious. Or perhaps there’s a new project, something you’d usually be keen for, but you’re just not interested. … Continue reading Feeling Demotivated at Work? Here’s What to Do…