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Negotiation 'Back In the Days'
I have fond memories of accompanying my mum on day long trips to the market every month, to replenish food and groceries. Back then I...

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May 23, 20212 min read


When the Electronic Bid Portal Goes AWOL!
Picture this..... You have been working on a high value technical bid for the past three weeks; quite a voluminous bid package. 24 hours...

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May 9, 20212 min read


Who's your Bid Response Guru?
There's no sugar coating this: the Right Bid Manager or Guru will achieve bid success and business growth while the Wrong Bid Manager...

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Apr 25, 20212 min read


Why You Shouldn't Ignore the Most Critical Tender Document
Do you know the most critical tender document? The last hurdle of a tender exercise is the Commercial (or Financial) stage. At this...

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Apr 10, 20211 min read


Why the Bid Deadline was Extended
You know the feeling when you have spent all week; long days and late nights, working so hard to meet the deadline stated in a tender...

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Mar 28, 20212 min read


WHY BIDS FAIL
After spending well over a decade of my work life developing tenders, evaluating and scoring bid documents and awarding contracts, I can...

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Mar 10, 20212 min read


3 Steps to Your Contract Renewal
Few contracts include an auto-renewal clause that allows the contract duration to be extended continuously until it is terminated by...

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Feb 25, 20212 min read


Raining Excuses!
At exactly 3.33am this morning, it started raining; the type of heavy downpour that made umbrellas kind of pointless. I heard the pitter...

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Feb 15, 20212 min read


Preconditioning (Not My Hair)
Nothing to do with my hair, LOL Do you know your negotiations start before the actual negotiation? They start through Pre-conditioning....

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Aug 15, 20202 min read


Faith Like a Little Child
As we prepared for family game night, Teams set into two: son and I; hubby and daughter We strategized on how to win the game of the week...

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Jul 25, 20202 min read
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