The Well-Rounded Contracting Professional

Coleman asserts that when procurement professionals combine contracting expertise with a study of their customers' domains and technology, they become "generalists" that better serve their organizations and ultimately unlock better career opportunities for themselves. Doing the opposi...

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Published inContract management Vol. 60; no. 1; pp. 16 - 22
Main Author Coleman, Tom
Format Magazine Article
LanguageEnglish
Published McLean National Contract Management Association 01.01.2020
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Contract management
Contracts
Professional development
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Summary:Coleman asserts that when procurement professionals combine contracting expertise with a study of their customers' domains and technology, they become "generalists" that better serve their organizations and ultimately unlock better career opportunities for themselves. Doing the opposite--pursuing contracting expertise without domain or technological knowledge--yields diminishing returns. When we fail to reserve time and energy to diversify our professional development efforts, we shortchange ourselves and our organizations.
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ISSN:0190-3063