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What's the Issue with Risk?
There is no sense in imbuing staff with the spirits of entrepreneurs then tying their hands with process and rejecting every idea...
Aug 11, 20213 min read


From Outsourcing to Smartsourcing
The term outsourcing is a broad label that makes no sensitive analysis of the commercial risks and benefits of specific contracts.
Aug 11, 20214 min read


Commercial Maturity: Theme 1 - Strategy and Alignment
It starts with commitment, from the very top. Alignment of the organisation's policies, processes and leadership to its commercial strategy
Aug 11, 20212 min read


Commercial Maturity: Theme 2 - Market Intelligence
Every decision the commercially minded organisation makes will be driven by insight.
Aug 11, 20213 min read


Commercial Maturity: Themes 3 and 4 - Commissioning and Supplier Management
Most organisations describe their people as their biggest asset...
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Commercial Maturity: Theme 5 - Income Generation
The difference between a business and a public body, in business, nobody deposits a wedge of money into your account each month
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Commercial Maturity: Theme 6 - Culture, Skills and Engagement
In a CIPFA survey, only 4% of respondents said they had the commercial skills they need in their organisations.
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Lost for Words: The Language of Local Government
Bertrand Russell once espoused the benefits of clear thinking – removing extraneous factors and unconscious bias to make better decisions.
Aug 11, 20214 min read
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