The GSC Program Chair, Pumela Salela is busy setting up an exciting schedule of webinars for the rest of 2011. Here is a list of what we have planned. Specific dates and details will be posted when arrangements have been finalized:
The board of the Global Sourcing Council meets the first Thursday of every month at 8 PM (Eastern) via conference call. There are periodic (usually quarterly) face-to-face meetings held in New York City.
For more information, contact David Kinnear, Chair of the Board, dtkinnear@gmail.com
Managing culture is a strategic imperative for the global sourcing industry. Sourcing firms must have the organizational intelligence and agility to adapt to the needs and environment of their diverse client base to help those clients achieve the eco-system capability essential to success in today’s global economy: Supervening wholes, directing synergistic parts, to achieve extraordinary results. Continue reading
*Please note important changes to place and time of meeting*
The Global Sourcing Council (GSC) is pleased to announce that we have joined forces with the American Teleservices Association (ATA), NY Metro Chapter, for our annual meeting. The meeting will be held at the United Nations (UN) on December 8, 2010 from 12:30 – 5:30 pm. The meeting will start with a tour of the UN, continue with a buffet lunch/networking event, be followed by a program of distinguished speakers, and finish with a cocktail/networking event. Continue reading
What’s Love Got to Do With It?
According to the Google executive and best-selling author, Tim Sanders, Love is the Killer App that moves the modern business, and separates true winners from followers. It is that professional love defined as the “selfless promotion of the growth of the other” which builds loyalty, which translates directly into recurring revenues. This “Killer App” predicts sound financial results quarter after quarter, year after year. Sanders argues that in today’s business, it’s not barracudas or sharks of past decades, but smart, passionate and knowledge-sharing “love-cats” that are winning customers, retaining best talents and developing attractive future products. Continue reading
The Global Sourcing Council (GSC) is a non-profit association of businesses, trade organizations, government agencies, and academics with a mission to promote sustainable and socially responsible sourcing. The organization aims to encourage global economic growth leading to increased fair trade, investment and social good.
In accordance with its mission statement, the GSC initiated the GSC Leadership Awards. Established in 2008, this award recognizes exceptional achievements in the global sourcing marketplace by individuals and organizations, exhibiting a combination of positive social and economic leadership. www.gsc3sawards.com Continue reading
Sourcing Practices
Social sustainability is the aspect of sustainability which encompasses human rights, labor law and corporate governance. It is recognized by CEOs and COOs, as well as venture capitalists involved in the field, as one of the most important challenges faced by large corporations in the 21st century. Continue reading
“Why Decisive – and Effective – Corporate Action is Lacking”
This article looks at the challenge and benefits of sustainable practices in organizations.
When it comes to profit, there are two kinds of business people: those for whom there is profit, only profit and nothing but a profit; and those for whom there is a bigger goal behind making a profit.
Are business people born that way or created? Continue reading
