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A proposal covering drug eradication strategy for 2015 was set to be endorsed at a meeting between the Justice Ministry and 27 related organisations of Thailand on October 8.
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Thailand's caretaker Prime Minister Niwattumrong Boonsongpaisan has called on the Election Commission (EC) to endorse a fresh election slated for August 3.
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Long before campaigning for the April 5 poll began, Afghan President Hamid Karzai promised he would not endorse any presidential candidate. He did not break his vow. But everybody knows who Karzai supports – it's one of Kabul's worst-kept secrets.
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Major U.S. retailers including Gap Inc declined to endorse an accord on Bangladesh building and fire safety backed by Europe's two biggest fashion chains, a trans-Atlantic divide that may dilute garment industry reform efforts.
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National Assembly deputies will convene next Monday in the capital city for the fourth session of their 13th tenure. They plan to endorse nine revised laws, including those on anti-corruption, tax management and personal income tax.
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Members of the UN Security Council in a ministerial-level meeting on Monday overwhelmingly endorsed efforts by the joint UN and Arab League special envoy for Syria, Kofi Annan, to end the violence and bloodshed in Syria.
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Secretive North Korea's ruling Workers' Party will hold a special conference in April, state media said on Monday, during which it is expected to formalise a third generation of Kim dynastic rule.
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The European Union (EU) leaders on Monday endorsed the latest restrictive measures against Iran.
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With the White House's blessing, the US House passed legislation to freeze some Pakistan aid, slap harsh new sanctions on Iran, and endorse indefinite imprisonment of suspected terrorists.
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Eurozone finance ministers have approved the next tranche of Greek bailout loans, potentially saving the country from a disastrous default.
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Following objections by Vietnamese scholars to China's cow tongue-shaped line that recently appeared in an article on the Science Journal, the magazine said it would review map acceptance procedures to ensure the magazine does not appear to endorse a political position on East Sea issues.
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The politicians hailed it as a diplomatic breakthrough, and analysts were quick to endorse their optimism. In fact the agreement signed last month by China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations over relations in the East Sea changes almost nothing.
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European Union (EU) leaders formally endorsed Italy's Mario Draghi to be the next president of the European Central Bank (ECB) on Friday.
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A campaign to endorse 5,000 signatures on a petition to protect 5,000 children rom hazardous employment was launched yesterday, commemorating the International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour (IPEC) on June 12.
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text: School of Social Administration OFFICE OF FIELD EDUCATION TEMPLE UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS: HARRISBURG CAMPUS: 1301 Cecil B. Moore Avenue phone 215-204-6048 Temple University Harrisburg phone 717-232-6400 Ritter Annex, 5th Floor email email@example.com 234 Strawberry Square toll free 1-866-769-1860 Philadelphia, PA 19122-6091 web www.temple.edu/ssa/field Harrisburg, PA 17101 PRACTICUM SITE REQUIREMENTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES Field education is a critical component of a social work degree program, providing opportunities to integrate classroom knowledge and to practice social work in different settings. The experience is supervised by professional staff members of the agencies participating in field instruction. Field education is guided by the school's mission, conceptual framework and curriculum objectives. The field practicum is supported by, and integrated with, HBSE, research, policy and practice courses. The primary purpose of the field practicum is to provide students with educational opportunities that lead to competent social work practice. Therefore, a field placement should not be viewed as a job. In addition to assisting in the development of knowledge and skills that are transferable from one setting to another, the field placement is an arena in which the student can develop a professional identity. STRUCTURE OF FIELD EDUCATION MSW internships last for an entire academic year (beginning Fall semester through the Spring semester). Students are not placed for the summer. SSA uses a concurrent model of field education, which requires students who are in field placements to be enrolled in the appropriate practice class. SA 5187/5188: Generalist: Overall scope of social work practice with Foundation Field Practica I & II increasing depth in knowledge and skills. Must be taken with – Development of communication, problem-solving and SA 5107/5108: Foundation networking skills within various focal systems. Practice I & II Demonstration of purposeful use of self within an MSW PROGRAM empowerment model of practice. SA 8187/8188: Concentration specific: Greater depth in social work Advanced Field Practica I & II knowledge and skills in one of these areas – Must have completed Clinical foundation curriculum Management & Planning Must be taken with appropriate Social work in Communities & Policy Arenas advanced concentration Specialization specific: Advanced generalist social work in practice course each semester one of these fields of practice – Recommended taken with Children, Youth & Families specialization practice course Health & Mental Health Individualized Option AGENCY AND FIELD INSTRUCTOR CRITERIA The Office of Field education considers the following criteria when determining the suitability of an agency as a field practicum site for social work students (including those seeking an employment-based placement): Clearly defined agency practice, the goals of which are compatible with the values and objectives of the social work profession, the accreditation standards of the Council on Social Work Education, and the mission of the School of Social Administration; Provision of appropriate learning experiences for students, including work assignments, participation in staff meetings and trainings, conferences and other options that will enhance the students' education; Ability to support student coursework, including research assignments; Provision of opportunities for the student to contribute to the assessment, evaluation and improvement of the agency's processes, programs, services and activities; Availability of a qualified field instructor with adequate time to carry out the educational responsibilities for the duration of the student's placement; Stability of program and staff that will insure continuity of the field experience for at least one full academic year, and preferably more; A staff of sufficient size to maintain the agency's practice, without reliance upon students as the major source of the workforce; Provision of adequate space, equipment, clerical services, and personnel policies that support a student placement. The role of Field Instructor is significant in the development of professionally competent MSW graduates; in fact, research suggests that quality supervision is the most important factor in a student's field experience. Individuals who are field instructors for MSW Foundation or Advanced students must have (minimally) an MSW from an accredited school of social work, two years post-master's experience, and at least one year in their current position. 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Individuals who do not have an MSW, but do have expertise in an area that would benefit the student's learning goals, may be considered Task Instructors. Due to accreditation requirements, they can not be Field Instructors and can not supervise or provide primary evaluation of students. 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Four Bitchin' Babes bring folk, harmonies and laughs to Coronado March 26
By Jim Hagerty
Staff Writer
Four Bitchin' Babes will bring their humorous brand of folk to the Coronado this Friday, March 26. The show is part of the group's "Diva Nation" tour.
The folk group consists of Nancy Moran, Deirdre Flint, Debi Smith and Sally Fingerett. It was started in 1990 when the original voice, Christine Lavin, put together a road show featuring women singer/songwriters. Lavin's original lineup also featured Patty Larkin, Megan McDonough and Fingerett.
After recording the last show of the original tour, the group decided to keep the act going and went on to cut several albums. Larkin remained with the act until she signed a solo deal and was replaced by Julie Gold, who toured and recorded for two years. Gold is known for penning the Grammy-winning song "From a Distance."
Other lineup changes saw Lavin depart in 1997. With Smith and Fingerett still on board, the Four Bitchin' Babes remained a tour de force, eventually forming the current lineup.
Four Bitchin' Babes are known for an array of humorous ditties and female-charged albums such as Hormonal Imbalance, and 2009's Diva Nation. Songs like "Cheerleader," "Microwave Life" and "Bald Headed Men" are crowd favorites.
Live, the Babes deliver ingenious lyrical and musical arrangements, centered on women's issues and the struggles of living with men. Called the "Traveling Oprah Winfreys" by the Boston Globe, the group is known for taking on issues some female musicians choose to ignore.
"It's our job to tackle the important topics," Fingerett said, "such as how we're hot for men who cook, the healing properties of taking ice cream to bed, needing a zip drive for our craniums; wishing we had been cheerleaders, or dealing with the painful rejection of having been neglected by the boob fairy—the really important life cycle issues."
Smith said the group's live show is known for a journey of the mind, and emotions.
"Obviously, with topics to contemplate such as hot flashes, Viagra, being single, or 'The Hair Club for Men,' the field is wide open for humor," Smith said. "But we also explore things like nostalgia and love in its various forms. We approach things from a woman's perspective, but our show very much appeals to men as well."
Still playing to tens of thousands of fans, Four Bitchin' Babes slates two to three shows per month, primarily on the weekends. The group has recorded six studio albums.
Friday's show starts at 7:30 p.m. The Coronado Performing Arts Center is at 314 N. Main St. Tickets are $35 for orchestra-level seats and $25 for balcony seating. Tickets are available at the Coronado box office. The theater can be reached at (815) 968-0595. Online tickets can be purchased at www.coronadopac.org.
Info about the Four Bitchin' Babes can be found at www.fourbitchinbabes.com.
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Sure they may be a gap down open but the silver lining is that this stock has OPTIONS
And the PUT option premiums will skyrocket tomorrow obviously because the stock will have gapped down.
Now, those PUT option premiums may have multiplied but those gains will steadily fizzle out as PUT option owners cash in their gains before those gains go poof, and those PUTs will decay in value over time
Sentiment: Strong Buy
and where in the world did you come up with this $14/share book value number. are we pulling random numbers out of our a.. from now on?
Sentiment: Buy
You are talking like you actually believe this stock will trade north of 8 bucks again
God I hope so. just need 8 bucks to sell and bail before this nosedives to foul hell
Sentiment: Strong Buy
Slim chance at least or not even that much? I have a $8 SELL order, should I change it to $7.80 or so.
where can it fill so I can minimize my loss tomorrow
Sentiment: Strong Buy
Are you saying we will touch 8 bucks again. I doubt it but I am so so hoping for it.
All i ask is 8 bucks just one time so I can sell my stinky bag and break even
Sentiment: Strong Buy
hope so man. I am so stuck inthis stock, must be my bad past karma that i ended up buying this. o god, how did this happen, out of all the good stocks out there, why did I end up buying this piece of ...
one bounce is all i want to run for the hills and sell and get out. give me just one spike to sell into
waiting to bail.
Sentiment: Strong Buy
ALl I need is one quick bounce to 8 bucks tomorrow so my sell order is filled.
will it touch 8 bucks tomorrow for even a second? please say yes, so I can feel better. I wanna just get out of this stock
Sentiment: Strong Buy
O sweet Jesus, all I eed is one quick bounce to 8 bucks, where I can sell and bail and get out of this freefalling jnk
Sentiment: Strong Sell
looks cheaper than $11.89 which was what it was trading at before close. so I bought
any chance that they might ever recover or are we doomed to hold this?
why did that happen? are they going BK or something?
Sentiment: Strong Buy
This stock will double or triple in my opinion
Sentiment: Strong Buy
Look at the milestone payments. Mkt cap will quadruple soon baby is my opinion
Sentiment: Strong Buy
Time to load up on this huge dip
gift from God of trading to buy
Sentiment: Strong Buy
yeah right. I have a sell order for days now at $1.50 that isnt getting filled. Back to $12 you say, huh?
how abt getting me my $1.50 1st so I can sell and run away from this stock as fast as I can before ti drops to $1 (or lower again), God forbid
Sentiment: Strong Buy
This is a strong buy at this price level
Sentiment: Strong Buy
hope so too, but i will sell this junk of mine at a buck fifty for sure
yes please hold on to those PUT options folks, see how they will be down 30% more by tomorrow as stock goes up 10%
Sentiment: Strong Buy
NFLX PUT option owners are losing their profits in front of their eyes, Options expire tomorrow
Let em hold their PUT options until tomorrow and see how they lose even more of their profits.
Stock goes UP, PUT options will go down rapidly
Sentiment: Strong Buy
`NFLX PUT prmiums are losing value fast and will continue to lose value as PUTs expire tomorrow
stock will go higher, PUTS will go down
Sentiment: Strong Buy


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Here are the highlights from Friday's Headlines on Dennis & Callahan with Kirk Minihane, John Dennis and Gerry Callahan. To hear the segment, go to the Dennis & Callahan audio on demand page.
— The ex-wife of oil tycoon Harold Hamm was awarded $1 billion in a divorce settlement earlier this week. But Sue Ann Hamm is appealing the decision, as she believes she deserves to receive more of her husband's wealth.
"At every level, nothing changes," said Dennis.
Said Callahan: "It's amazing, right? It's not enough for you, Honey?"
When the hosts found out Mr. Hamm is worth $18 billion, Dennis, with a hint of sarcasm, changed his opinion on how much money the ex-wife should get in the settlement.
"Well then she's right," Dennis said. "She should get 9 [billion]."
"You think that's fair?" asked Dennis.
"Yeah, fair," replied Dennis with more sarcasm. "Well keep in mind, she ran the household, she set aside her career, she stayed home, she raised the kids, she paid the bills, she shopped for the groceries, she let the maid in, she did all the stuff and she subjugated her career."
— More allegations came out against comedian Bill Cosby about his alleged sexual assaults. In an essay for the Washington Post, Barbara Bowman detailed her experiences with the comedian and is wondering why it took so long for the public to believe the accusations against him.
Bowman describes one occasion in particular when Cosby tried to brainwash her into thinking he was a father figure. During the incident, she claims Cosby drugged her.
"Her point is, and I think it's a fair point, is it takes a long time for these women to get the courage to stand up to these guys, and by the time this happens, it's over," said Minihane.
Replied Callahan: "What are you blaming the victim now, Minihane?"
"No, quite the opposite," said Minihane.
The hosts ran a clip of Cosby's comedy act where he's speaking gibberish.
"How could you resist that?" asked Dennis "Sweet talker that he is."
Here are the highlights from Thursday's Headlines on Dennis & Callahan with Kirk Minihane, John Dennis and Gerry Callahan. To hear the segment, go to the Dennis & Callahan audio on demand page.
— Yesterday Raymond Rivera spoke of the tragic and bizarre situation in his Blackstone home where authorities discovered the remains of three dead babies in September. The mother of the children, Erika Murray, has pleaded not guilty to fetal death concealment, permitting substantial injury to a child and child endangerment.
"I love them, and I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry" Rivera said of his kids, crying in Uxbridge District Court, appearing on marijuana charges. "I knew the house was dirty but I had no idea that death was in my house."
He also said Murray banished him to the basement where he spent "99 percent" of his "awake time."
"You reading those quotes don't do justice to the visual," Dennis said. "This guy was a shaking, throbbing, crying, quivering mess."
Minihane added: "Does anybody believe this man, at all?"
— There are reports that Elizabeth Warren might be running for President in 2016. The hosts are not fans of the current Senator.
"Oh, good. Excellent. Awesome," Callahan said.
"I want a lawn sign," Dennis added.
"I think the country will pay more attention to her lies than we did," Callahan replied.
— Window cleaners who were cleaning windows outside the 68th floor of the World Trade Center building on Wednesday needed to be rescued after being trapped on a hanging platform. In order to be rescued, a diamond saw was used to tear through three layers of glass panes. The two men were trapped for roughly an hour and a half.
"These guys are not afraid of heights," Callahan said. "Two hours is nothing, they are thinking overtime — I don't have to do anything. They probably took a nap."
Dennis added: "Window cleaners in Manhattan on skyscrapers make 40 grand a year. 40, for that."
"Wouldn't it have been great, I'm stealing this from our friend Graig Murphy, but if one of the rescuers decided to dress as Spiderman to like jump out, freak them out a little bit," Callahan replied.
— Photos of Kim Kardashian surfaced on the Internet yesterday and provided a hot topic of conversation.
"There is a full frontal nudity photo of her — she is — I know Mikey [Adams] hates her, but she is spectacular," Minihane said. "Unbelievable. Jaw-dropping. She is as attractive of a women on the planet."


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Nuclear Terror: North Korea has detonated a bigger, better atomic bomb, and the U.S. government warns that Pyongyang could be testing for Iran. These two monstrous powers have hatred of America in common.
The underground detonation this week of a "miniaturized and lighter nuclear device with greater explosive force than previously," in North Korea's description, makes no sense in the mindset of President Obama. Nor does the regime's charge of "outrageous" hostility against it by the U.S.
As Breitbart's Joel Pollak reminded us on Tuesday, the 2008 Obama campaign manifesto promised that "North Korea is an example where direct, tough diplomacy that lays out clear choices to rogue regimes for good and bad behavior can ... secure a lasting peace on the Korean peninsula."
In his 2010 State of the Union address, Obama boasted that "North Korea now faces increased isolation, and stronger sanctions." But sanctions are micro-targeted at about 100 entities and individuals.
Consider the fact that Jasper Kim of the Seoul-based Asia-Pacific Global Research Group this week told the BBC that the most effective sanctions were on luxuries such as caviar and designer trinkets — which the North Korean ruling class easily bypasses via Beijing.
Somehow, the combined diplomatic genius of Obama and ex-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton never, over four years, convinced the Chinese communists to stop sneaking in the baubles of the super rich.
This week's nuclear test is not disturbing only because of how it exposes "Obamaplomacy" as feckless in dealing with North Korea. A "senior American official" told the New York Times two weeks ago that "it's very possible that the North Koreans are testing for two countries" — the other country, of course, being Iran.
As U.S. nuclear weapons design experts Thomas Reed and Danny Stillman note in their history of nuclear proliferation, "The Nuclear Express," "North Korean scientists have turned up in Iran, assisting with nuclear test preparations" years ago.
What on earth could a 73-year-old Shiite cleric and a Stalinist in his 20s have in common — apart from sharing the title of "Supreme Leader" of their native land? The answer, of course, is that Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and North Korea's Kim Jong Un both revile America as the leader of the free world, and under Obama see no real price to be paid in defying U.S. demands.
Neither care for their people. So sanctions — short of full economic warfare — accomplish nothing.
Moreover, as veteran Israeli war correspondent Ron Ben-Yishai pointed out Tuesday, the North Korean test shows Iran that it can "complete its nuclear program and then enter into real negotiations with the West from a position of power" — just as Pyongyang has done with the West for about 20 years.
North Korea is an icebreaker clearing the way for Iran's military nuclear ship, as Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak once put it. And after North Korea and Iran, a Mideast arms race. That is the nuclear nightmare that began this week, which American strength could have helped prevent.
Cyberwar: The director of the National Security Agency, Adm. Michael Rogers, has warned a congressional panel that China has the capability to knock out the entire U.S. power grid. This is a first-magnitude threat.As severe as U.S. national security problems are with the militarily resurgent Russia ...
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Corruption: Smoking-gun emails show how the administration sought to derail a CBS reporter's investigation of its "gun-waking" operation — a reporter whose computers were mysteriously and mercilessly hacked.Fast and Furious, along with Benghazi, is one of the two "phony" administration ...
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If you return to the Almighty, you will be built up; you will remove iniquity far from your tents. Then you will lay your gold in the dust, and the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks. Yes, the Almighty will be your gold and your precious silver; for then you will have your delight in the Almighty, and lift up your face to God. —Job 22:23-26, NKJV read more
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But from everlasting to everlasting the Lord's love is with those who fear him, and his righteousness with their children's children—with those who keep his covenant and remember to obey his precepts. —Psalm 103:17-18 read more
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Remember, O Lord, how I have walked before you faithfully and with wholehearted devotion and have done what is good in your eyes. —Isaiah 38:3 read more
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One thing I have desired of the Lord, that will I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to inquire in His temple. —Psalm 27:4, NKJV read more
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The Lord their God will save them on that day as the flock of his people. They will sparkle in his land like jewels in a crown. How attractive and beautiful they will be! —Zechariah 9:16-17 read more
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Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me. To him who overcomes I will grant to sit with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne. —Revelation 3:20-21, NKJV read more
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A second time they summoned the man who had been blind. "Give glory to God," they said. "We know this man is a sinner." He replied, "Whether he is a sinner or not, I don't know. One thing I do know. I was blind but now I see!" —John 9:24-25 read more
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For I delight in your commands because I love them. I lift up my hands to your commands, which I love, and I meditate on your decrees. —Psalm 119:47-48 read more
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Put off, concerning your former conduct, the old man which grows corrupt according to the deceitful lusts ... lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin. —Ephesians 4:22; Hebrews 3:13 read more
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Wauwatosa teacher earns spot in national PBS program
Chris Lazarski, a teacher at Wauwatosa West High School, has been named a 2014 PBS "LearningMedia" Digital Innovator by PBS "LearningMedia," an on-demand digital media service from PBS offering more than 35,000 digital resources for educators.
In April, PBS "LearningMedia" and Milwaukee Public Television selected 100 educators for the program, which rewards tech-savvy K-12 educators from across the country that incorporate digital media into their classroom.
"I am looking forward to participating in PBS LearningMedia's year-long professional development program," said Lazarski, who teaches 10th grade Global Studies, and 11th grade American Public Policy and Journalism at Wauwatosa West High School.
"I am excited to learn new ways to adapt and use instructional technology from my fellow Digital Innovators as well as integrating more of the excellent resources available from PBS 'LearningMedia' and Wisconsin Media Lab."
Lazarski is an advisor for the extra-curricular student print, web and video journalism programs, helps develop curriculum for the weekly homeroom program, and is part of a small team which runs the 9th grade transitions "Link Crew" program. Also, he recently spent two weeks in Oujda, Morocco, as a "Teachers for Global Classrooms" fellow, which is a year-long program sponsored by the U.S. State Department.
"Of course, I am even more excited to bring these new ideas to the students in my classroom to spark their learning and to share them with my outstanding and passionate colleagues in the Wauwatosa School District," he said.
Lazarski said his favorite resource from PBS "LearningMedia" is an overview of civil rights activist Diane Nash, which he accessed from the Wisconsin Media Lab's website at WIMediaLab.org. The Wisconsin Media Lab, an educational partner of PBS and MPTV, keeps cost-free multimedia educational content.
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Wherever we turn, risk is high on the agenda. There are always perceptions that risk is increasing, but in reality it probably just changes. Many challenges of the past are no longer significant or relevant; many risks of the future have not even been envisaged.
Business inevitably involves risk and you could say that its management lies at the core of competitive advantage. I think that this issue sits at the heart of the contract and commercial management role – but what position should a contract or commercial manager be taking?
There is a tendency in many standard forms of contract or during negotiations to engage in relatively mindless games of risk allocation. This is done in the name of efficiency and without giving thought to its consequence in terms of missed value opportunities or subsequent impact on the behavior of our counter-party. We know that this approach often makes little sense, but it serves the interests of time and expediency.
Making commitments always carries a degree of risk. Receiving commitments is also risky, since it implies reliance on another party who may not perform. Contracting is often an exercise in minimizing our own commitments and extracting not only commitments from the other side, but also imposing unpleasant consequences for their failure. To some extent, this will always remain a significant component of the contracting and negotiation process.
But I believe that contracts and commercial professionals have another and more valuable role to play. Their skills and experience can lead them to a superior understanding of their own organization's capabilities, the limits of which place constraints on what can be negotiated. Since competitive advantage comes from superior abilities in risk management, it is my contention that contracts and commercial staff should always be exploring ways to improve their commitment capabilities, making business performance safer, but also making their organization a customer or supplier of choice.
We all like dealing with highly competent people. We are more likely to trust them. The same is true of business. If we are seen as constantly battling to avoid risk, what does that say about our organization and its competence, its trustworthiness? So for the commercial expert, the opportunity is to identify areas where commitment is valued by our counter-party and seek creative ways to accept it. It is my contention that over time, responsible risk adopters will always win out over risk avoiders.
On Spend Matters, Peter Smith recently made interesting observations about the growth of Procurement influence. He suggests that two major factors have raised its profile and purpose, one being the dramatic growth of external spend (largely driven by outsourcing) and the other being globalization. Each of these has taken organizations into uncharted waters, stretching internal skills and experience and exposing unfamiliar risks.
One obvious effect of this shift has been the centralization of most Procurement functions, as management realised the importance of greater controls, more consistent policies and the consolidation of spend in a group outside the control of individual business units.
But as Peter points out, spend volume cannot go on increasing for ever and many of the risks associated with global procurement are becoming better understood and managed. So what is the next big thing that will maintain the influence of the Procurement function – or isn't there one, was this growth just an aberration?
This is certainly a point of growing debate, with more and more forums reflecting the apparent uncertainty and insecurity of the Procurement function. I have been involved directly in three such discussions in the last week – one with Proxima on a webinar, one at the Zycus 'Horizons' conference and most recently at this week's Virginia Public Procurement Forum. CIPS has even advanced the idea that anyone buying goods or services should be a licensed practitioner – hence trying to institutionalize the function, rather than address the more difficult question of its real or sustainable value. Unlike the lively and motivational discussions at the events I mentioned, the licensing route seems to me entirely the wrong way to go – and indeed is in direct contrast to the general trend of liberalization within professions.
A point that is not often mentioned is the extent to which other (and much more established) professions are asking themselves similar questions. The reason for this is not hard to find; networked technologies replace the need for many lower level activities and also increase access to knowledge. McKinsey says that 47% of professionals will not be needed in a few years time. Hence, Procurement should survive only if it is needed; it cannot succeed in fighting the tide of 'knowledge commoditization' and task automation.
So what activities are needed? Certainly there is value in market evaluation and research, which is increasingly important as organizations race for competitive advantage and innovation. There is tremendous value in aligning business requirements with market capabilities, a frequent source of value loss in today's supply management. There is value in assembling and reconciling stakeholder interests and perspectives, an often contentious, time consuming and incomplete activity. There is value in negotiation and in ensuring effective implementation of resulting agreements, focusing on users and their needs. Finally, there is value in overseeing results and outcomes, including avoidance of problems, resolution of disputes and dissemination of learning. Procurement is already active in some of these areas, but in many it is seen today as just one of the stakeholders or even an obstacle, rather than an organization that effectively coordinates, exercises judgment and takes responsibility for outcomes.
I believe there is a sustainable role for Procurement, but it will be quite different from the role of the past and it will encounter competition from others also seeking self-preservation. It also demands a radical shift from the control and compliance mentality that has dominated many of the discussions and growth of the past. So there is some urgency in moving ahead. But right now, I see no consensus of vision either within the practitioner community or among those who represent them - and that is a real threat.
"We have to move from an environment where success is measured on concessions won, to where it is gauged by goals achieved, benefits that are shared'.
This statement was made by the head of contracting for a major state agency during a conference I am currently attending. I like the way it is expressed. On one level, it appears simply to be a statement of win-win, but I think it injects an important additional ingredient to that win-win calculation.
The problem I have with books like Getting to Yes is that they tend to see the moment of gaining agreement as the point at which value is realized and divided. In a spot trade, perhaps even in a typical commodity contract, that may be true. But increasingly we are negotiating agreements for solutions, services and long-term projects where results are only evident over time – sometimes a very long time. In this environment, we have to evaluate negotiation success by different criteria – essentially, as the initial quote describes, by 'goals achieved, benefits shared'.
This is why the subjects that lie at the heart of good negotiations today are changing. They focus far more on the principles of how the parties will work together, how they will identify risks or challenges, how they will handle the need for change. Negotiators are establishing a roadmap or a blueprint for future engagement, not just a set of rules for a short-term transaction.
If negotiators remain fixated on winning points and gaining concessions, it means they will fail to establish the on-going governance and performance principles necessary for success. It also creates an environment where cooperation is threatened, where the party which was forced into concessions is seeking to gain revenge, or to rebalance the relationship.
IACCM research points to high – and in some organizations increasing – percentages of agreements that fail to deliver business goals and where neither party achieves expected benefits. I suspect that an investigation of their negotiation strategies would point to a traditional approach where negotiations proceed issue by issue, where there is no discussion of impact on value or behaviors, and where the focus is often on compliance and a 'battle of the forms'. If your organization is one of those, it is time to push for change.
IACCM recently completed research with Newcastle University Business School and the University of Paderborn, exploring industry experience with performance or outcome-based contracts. Complete findings will be published shortly, but the results indicate that the use of performance or outcome based contracts remains relatively immature, even though experience in many cases is favorable. There is particular evidence that this approach to contracting results in more collaborative and longer term relationships, implying that they are capable of delivering increased value for both parties. However, success typically requires a level of investment by both parties in appropriate skills, processes and supporting tools or systems. Also, the level of adoption at present appears greater in contracts where payment is based on use, rather than those where payment is based on results over time.
Therefore any move by industry – or individual contractors – towards this contractual model requires a degree of planning and capability review; it also requires more careful and holistic review of trading partner culture, behavior and capabilities to ensure each party is equipped to operate with these models.
The survey – which gathered input from more than 250 organizations – reveals that most performance-based contracts are being constructed through 'trial and error' methods and then demand 'improvisation' for their on-going management, often including the need to challenge or change internal policies or practices.
Many performance / outcome based agreements today are quite rudimentary and for relatively standard, low-value services. This is reflected in the payment schedules, where rewards are mostly not based on outcomes, but on pay by use. This confirms the fact that many performance based agreements are more about turning services into commodities, rather than operating at a strategic level of delivering high value outcomes.
However, with some two thirds of respondents reporting favorable or very favorable results, it is clear that interest in this relatively immature type of contract will continue to increase. IACCM's work has been focused on the approaches and structures needed to support success.
Yesterday I was involved in a webinar discussing the future of Procurement, which IACCM ran in partnership with Proxima. I very much enjoyed the discussion and thought that many good ideas emerged, but I was left with a nagging doubt over whether we had really addressed the key issue.
The program featured an extremely talented and successful CPO. He explained that his ability to contribute increasing value to the business was being achieved in large part through the development of talent and skills within the Procurement function. But he then made clear that most of this was due to hiring in a diverse range of professionals with no procurement background – for example, lawyers, accountants, risk and compliance experts.
Essentially, as I commented on the program, it sounds as though he is actually building a 'business within a business'. And while I can see the short-term attraction of this, I wonder whether it is a sustainable model and whether it actually addresses 'the future of procurement'.
The big challenge for successful procurements (which is similar to the challenge for successful sales) is the need to integrate internal resources and stakeholders, to reach consensus and ensure that commitments are supported. Of course, one way around this is to avoid the stakeholders. That certainly increases the speed of decision making – but usually spells disaster when it comes to implementation. Another route – which I suspect this CPO is pursuing – is to create a shadow organization, which can also make some decisions more independently, but may also be more effective in communicating with internal business groups and functions because they speak the same language.
The problem with this approach is that over time, there tends to be contention over authorities. For example, a lawyer in Procurement is not a Corporate Counsel and their authorities are accordingly restricted. For the individual in Procurement, those limitations can become galling and they also lose a natural career path within their own functional discipline. And from a business perspective, the perception of duplication of effort raises questions over costs and efficiency.
However, a different point of view could be to recognize that the biggest challenge to good trading relationships is the existence of internal silos and specialisms. This realization might lead to the creation of Procurement and Sales Contracting groups drawn from a diverse array of functional skills so that they can perform precisely the accelerated role and interactions outlined above. Perhaps rather than having people build a career in Procurement or Sales Contracting, they are individuals assigned from their function for a period of time, as a career broadening and development move. Indeed, this might be an excellent way to spread commercial skills and competence through the business. However, ultimately it would also be a recognition that there really is no such as thing as a "Procurement" profession – it is rather an amalgam of diverse business skills, employed to overcome the weaknesses created by today's functional silos.
The issues created by complexity are at the forefront for most contracts and procurement professionals. The reasons for this are made evident in a recent article in Strategy+Business, which outlines three distinct levels of complexity and describes each in terms of the extent of interconnections and interdependencies. It highlights the third tier is reached when interactions become unknown or unpredictable – in other words, our ability to predict or build effective controls are limited.
This topic is very interesting because there is no doubt that contracts sit at the nexus of complexity and are tools which try to make sense of it. In fact, the three designations of complexity type listed in this article could be a very effective way to do contract and contract management modelling. In the realm of simplicity, standard templates can work. But attempts to impose the same standards in more complex situations will inevitably create problems. So contract design and associated management systems must be attuned to the complexity model.
When I led contracts re-engineering work at IBM almost 20 years ago, we actually stumbled onto this thinking. We categorized contracts into three 'bucket' - 'commodity', 'integrated solution' and 'custom / first of a kind'. The first was a simple and independent product or service sale or acquisition; the second was a combination of products or services, which created interdependencies and more complicated commitments, but which had been done before and therefore risks were known and manageable. It was the third category that represented true 'complexity' because it involved levels of innovation and customization that took us into the realms of the unknown.
By thinking this way, we were able to identify the portfolios of contract terms needed for differing situations and to design contract models that would adjust to the nature of the transaction. Systems support and required skill levels could also be attuned to the varying levels of complexity and therefore directly linked to the management of risk.
A further benefit of this approach was that it provided a simple explanation to senior management about the role and purpose of contracts and the contract management function. They could quickly grasp the relevance of both in assisting management of the business. This thinking has continued to influence our work at IACCM, as we look at best practices in process, organization and contract template design.
According to research by The Hackett Group, the second highest priority for Chief Procurement Officers in 2015 is to increase scope and influence. This was among a range of data presented today at the Zycus Horizons conference in Florida.
This finding begs a number of questions. First, why do CPOs see raising their influence and expanding their scope as a priority? Beyond personal or functional ambition, is any one actually calling for an extension to their role? What benefits are expected to flow as a result? Presumably this ambition is driven either by a perceived need to fill gaps, or by the belief that the work currently undertaken by others can be done better by Procurement.
The second question relates to these areas of benefit. One would expect that other 2015 priorities would give some clue as to the new values that will be achieved as a result of greater influence. Reduced costs tops the list – and this is certainly not a new area of endeavor. Reduced supply risk comes third – again, hardly new, but certainly an area where there is room for improvement. At 32%, 'deeper influence on complex market spend' is a legitimate ambition for many; complex relationships often operate with limited Procurement involvement. Innovation – an area which you would think could yield significant extra influence – comes in at only 21% on the list of priorities.
So there are some useful indicators here regarding the possible approach to increased influence and scope. The main opportunities are likely to be earlier engagement and increased market insight, selecting suppliers on value and competence more than on price. And then also expanding performance oversight and the management of on-going change, including innovation. Together, these areas would actually tackle all of the objectives listed above.
But the question remains, does Procurement have the skills and tools needed to execute on these improvements, or the ambition to acquire them? I will comment on that tomorrow, in my second report from Horizons 2014.


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