10 inspirational quotes for successful procurement and contract management by george vrakas
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Isaac Newton famously said “If I have seen further it is by standing on ye sholders of Giants”. Procurement and Contract Management (P&CM) may not be as complicated as universal Physics but they equally can benefit from the wisdom of great thinkers. A well crafted quote, very much like good storytelling, can elucidate fuzzy concepts. There are many great quotes that seem to crystalise what best P&CM practices look like, however, some of them keep on coming up during our conversations. This is a selection of the ones I think are the most valuable in illuminating what good Procurement and Contract Management is. George Vrakas of george-vrakas.comTRANSCRIPT
10 INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES FOR 10 INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES FOR SUCCESSFUL PROCUREMENT AND SUCCESSFUL PROCUREMENT AND
CONTRACT MANAGEMENTCONTRACT MANAGEMENT
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"ALL MODELS ARE WRONG BUT "ALL MODELS ARE WRONG BUT SOME OF THEM ARE USEFUL"SOME OF THEM ARE USEFUL"
GEORGE BOX (STATISTICIAN)GEORGE BOX (STATISTICIAN)
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"'PEOPLE WILL FORGET WHAT YOU SAID, "'PEOPLE WILL FORGET WHAT YOU SAID, PEOPLE WILL FORGET WHAT YOU DID. PEOPLE WILL FORGET WHAT YOU DID. BUT PEOPLE WILL NEVER FORGET HOW BUT PEOPLE WILL NEVER FORGET HOW
YOU MADE THEM FEEL”YOU MADE THEM FEEL”
MAYA ANGELOU (WRITER)MAYA ANGELOU (WRITER)
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"WE CANNOT SOLVE OUR "WE CANNOT SOLVE OUR PROBLEMS WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE SAME
THINKING WE USED WHEN WE THINKING WE USED WHEN WE CREATED THEM"CREATED THEM"
ALBERT EINSTEINALBERT EINSTEIN
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"OPPORTUNITY ARISES FOR THE "OPPORTUNITY ARISES FOR THE PREPARED MIND"PREPARED MIND"
LOUIS PASTEUR (CHEMIST)LOUIS PASTEUR (CHEMIST)
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"A JOURNEY OF A THOUSAND MILES "A JOURNEY OF A THOUSAND MILES BEGINS WITH A SINGLE STEP"BEGINS WITH A SINGLE STEP"
LAO TZU (PHILOSOPHER)LAO TZU (PHILOSOPHER)
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"FAILING TO PREPARE IS, "FAILING TO PREPARE IS, GENERALLY SPEAKING, PREPARING GENERALLY SPEAKING, PREPARING
VERY WELL TO DO THE WRONG VERY WELL TO DO THE WRONG THING"THING"
SAM HARRIS (NEUROSCIENTIST)SAM HARRIS (NEUROSCIENTIST)
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"THE BEGINNING OF WISDOM IS TO "THE BEGINNING OF WISDOM IS TO DEFINE"DEFINE"
ARISTOTLE (PHILOSOPHER)ARISTOTLE (PHILOSOPHER)
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"WHAT GETS MEASURED, GETS "WHAT GETS MEASURED, GETS MANAGED"MANAGED"
PETER DRUCKERPETER DRUCKER
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"SIMPLICITY IS THE ULTIMATE "SIMPLICITY IS THE ULTIMATE SOPHISTICATION"SOPHISTICATION"
LEONARDO DA VINCILEONARDO DA VINCI
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"ONE STANDARD IS WORTH A "ONE STANDARD IS WORTH A THOUSAND COMMITTEE MEETINGS"THOUSAND COMMITTEE MEETINGS"
DALE DAUTENDALE DAUTEN
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THANK YOUTHANK YOU
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