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Presented By Rob Rickard, CPPO Chief Procurement Officer, Secretary of State (Retired) [email protected]
Observations from Twenty-Eight
Years of Public Service
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly!
Kentucky Fall Conference
Covington, Kentucky
November 2, 2011
Stand up
Speak up
Sit Down
Grace’s “Brother Rules” Do you have a brother? Well I do. Here are
the simple rules to keeping a good life with a
brother.
Rule # 1 – Never go into his room
without asking. You will get
payback.
Grace’s “Brother Rules”
Rule # 2
Do not call him names. I know
it‟s fun, but you will get
punched in the arm.
Grace’s “Brother Rules”
Rule # 3
If your brother starts to give you
a knuckle sandwich, bite him.
Grace’s “Brother Rules”
Rule # 4
Do not interrupt him when he is playing
his game on T.V. He will yell at you for
five minutes straight. Those are the
simple rules to keeping a good life if
you have a brother.
To Thine Own Self Be True!
Be the person you can live with.
Like your job, Love your family.
Experience is a great teacher – Especially when it happens to someone else!
Don’t be too big to do something small.
Be the Person YOU Want to Be
Find your sweet spot
Look beyond the salary
Don’t so focus on what you love to do that you neglect what needs to be done.
Accept Who You Are – Then
Develop That Person!
Basket Ball
QRF Coordinator
Get to Yes!
Paddy McGuire
Jean Straight
Stand up for what is
right!!/Do the right thing!
Wad of money
Expense report
Easy Eddie
“I always did my job right. I just
(took) some of their profit.”
Fred the Food Buyer
“The state got good prices,
vendors got sales, and I got
money. It was a win-win
situation.”
Fred, again
Investigate What Does Not
Make Sense
Evaluation team findings
Free computers
You can make a difference.
Never settle for less
Local college
Herb Hyman
Don‟t Sweat the Small Stuff
God, Grant me the serenity to accept the
things I cannot change, the courage to
change the things I can, and the wisdom
to know the difference.
Central Stores Warehouse
DEQ pollution centers
Choose Your Battles
Let go of the things you cannot control
Voting machines
Rubber road kills
Stuff Happens!!!
You can React or Respond!
Fair is where you take your
pig in the summer!
Tackle the Tough Stuff
M & B
IRS & Tires Shreds
Do More Than Your
Position Requires
Fragmenting Fences
Maintenance manager
“Always do more then is required of you.” – General
George Patton
Don’t Be Afraid to Make a Mistake!
Deliver me from the man who never makes a mistake. And also deliver me from the man who makes the same mistake twice!
Said Another Way -
The only person who doesn’t make
any mistakes is the person who
isn’t doing anything!
Deliver Good Customer Service
Diet coke
Liquated damages for paint delivery
Paint truck
If you have to tell them no, do it in a
way that they will thank you for it.
Train Your Customers
Internal customers
External customers
Be a Part of the Team
Never Let „em See You Sweat
Computer settlement
On the road again!
Visit your customers at their workspace
Be An Advocate for Your Customer
Contract Administration
Change Orders
Protests & Disputes
Do the Tough or Unusual Jobs
Life in purgatory
Silo agreement
Be a Positive Force
(Two little boys)
Embrace Technology
Dave W.
Way back when
My achilles heel
The Top Ten Demand jobs in 2011, did not
exist in 2004.
We are currently preparing our students for jobs that do not yet exist…….
Using technologies that haven’t been invented…..
In order to solve problems we don’t even know are problems yet!
The Good News! NIGP Survey in 2003 revealed that 18% of
professional buyers/managers will retire in the next 5 years (by 2008).
The survey also revealed in the following 5 years (by 2013) that an additional 24% of the professional buyers/managers will retire. That means by 2013, 42% of purchasing will retire.
Is That Good News? How Do You Prepare?
Training
Mentoring
Knowledge Transfer
Don‟t Hide Behind Technology
Voice mail, email
I want to hear a live voice
When I call you, you always make me
feel special
Change Is Inevitable – Growth is
Optional
You Can Accomplish More Then
You Think
Ethics Article
Pursue and embrace certification
Give back to the profession
What to do when things aren’t what they appear to be.
Watch a Little Andy Griffith
Be a Life-Long Learner
Never stop Learning!
“Who you are doesn’t matter. It’s what you do that will define who you are!”
Batman
Final Thoughts
You are important
Make good choices
What you do does matter
The outcome is your choice
There are three kinds of people:
Wrap UpWrap Up
Questions?Questions?
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