Common Sense Supply Management

Chapter 1 Excerpts  Free Download CommonSense Supply Management Webinar Buy this Supply Chain Guide at Amazon.com. All 5 star reviews! In this hard hitting and unorthodox guide to supply management, Dr. Tom DePaoli shares the business lessons learned by engaging the reader with his tales from the supply chain management trenches. Click below for short […]

Common Sense Purchasing Top 5!

Common Sense Purchasing Top 5! New Edition Coming Soon on Amazon!   Short Video on the book Common Sense Purchasing! on Amazon. Click on URL below CommonSensePurchasing-Revision 1 2021-wmv Common Sense Purchasing by Dr. Tom DePaoli is a no holds barred practical guide to purchasing and negotiations success. If you don’t like consultants, buzzwords and theory […]

Christmas Gifts

Another time I asked for a five-cell flashlight so that I could use it to send Morse code messages to my friend across the street. We would spend house sending secret messages to each other. We provided a lot of business for battery companies. The first time I took my new bike to school I […]

Choosing Sides in Baseball

The old gang The first step in choosing sides in baseball was a tradition that many are familiar with. The two team captains would both get a grip on the bottom of a baseball bat. Each would alternately more their hand up the bat gripping it as they went up the bat until they reached […]

Can Purchasing Use Some Aspects of Broken-Windows Theory?

By Dr. Tom DePaoli Broken-windows theory is primarily used in law enforcement. It is not a complex or very complicated approach in concept. When a neighborhood starts to show disorder, decay or even minor crimes occur, the police force acts aggressively to prevent further disorder and increases in crime. Then significant statistical analysis recommends where […]

Can Purchasing Bootstrap and Lead the Transformation of An Organization?

By Dr. Tom DePaoli Purchasing’s role in an organization touches across many departments, suppliers, countries, and competitors. This situation requires that purchasing professionals possess excellent communication skills and the ability to quickly adapt to different cultures, perspectives and crises. Transforming your own organization’s culture is a grueling challenge. Expecting purchasing to “bootstrap” or use its own […]

Can Appreciative Inquiry Work For Purchasing?

By Dr. Tom DePaoli Most procurement professionals have never heard of appreciative inquiry. It is a systematic discovery process to search for what is best or positive in an organization or its strengths. These strengths are then improved upon to create an even stronger and more dynamic organization. Implementing change remains positive and thus springs […]

Build Relationships with Suppliers For Dramatic Results

By Dr. Tom DePaoli Most purchasing professionals are familiar with the usual quantifiable supplier metrics and measures. Sophisticated computerized tracking programs exist to measure these traditional performance factors. There are nontraditional supplier metrics/activities that can help not only to rate a supplier, but also to build much stronger supplier relationships. First, you can learn a […]

Broken Windows Management in Business

Why Broken Windows Management? Buy it on Amazon! Enjoy the video  below by clicking on url. Broken Windows Management for Business-wmv The biggest reason for using the Broken Windows Management method is its simplicity, speed and its success record. People have a very low tolerance for long drawn out and methodical processes to improve work. […]

Boogeyman Leadership

How to Turn Your Employees Into Listless Zombies Click on link for video https://drtombooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Boogeyman-Leadership-Powerpoint-wmv-1.wmv Have you endured awful leaders in your career? Dr. Tom DePaoli sure has. In his new book Boogeyman Leadership: How to Turn Your Employees into Listless Zombies, he showcases poor leaders and their tactics that inevitably failed. Dr. Tom believes it […]