by murphy | Sep 10, 2021 | articles, Leadership Perspectives
3 Outsourcing Trends to Consider When Building Your Team Note from the editor: This article is the second in a two-part series focused on assisting procurement professionals and IT leaders avoid the hidden costs often associated with outsourcing. Read Part 1 here....
by murphy | Jul 17, 2021 | articles, Leadership Perspectives
How to Avoid Hidden Costs of Offshore Hourly Rates by Steven Stephan, SVP of Global Services, SMC “Procurement likes to compare hourly rates because it’s easy. But the issue is that the invoice at the end of the month for a committed amount of work is what...
by murphy | Jun 19, 2021 | articles, Leadership Perspectives
A Different Way to Think About the Game Situation: The 2002 Oakland Athletics. Billy Beane was the general manager of the Oakland Athletics from 1997 – 2016. Following a successful 2001 season, Beane lost his top three players to free agency. Giambi. Damon....
by murphy | Jun 10, 2021 | articles, Leadership Perspectives
Corporate Social Responsibility Spotlight: Ecolab Last month, Ecolab Digital Center and SMC Squared joined together to raise funds to support our community in India. On April 25, the country crossed the 350,000 mark of new single-day Covid-19 cases, the highest number...
by murphy | May 28, 2021 | articles, Leadership Perspectives
Congratulations to Our MAC Award Winners We’re proud to announce the recipients of the inaugural Marcella A Connolly Scholarship Award or “MAC” Scholarship, for the 2020-2021 academic school year. Each year, the MAC Scholarship Award, established by SMC Squared...
by murphy | Apr 29, 2021 | articles, Leadership Perspectives
How Do You Address the Challenges of a Hybrid Work Model? How to Build a Productive Work Culture in 2021 Editor’s note: This article is the second in a two-part series to help IT leaders as they’re planning for a hybrid work model. You can read the first part...