Posts by PaladinAssociates

SpendMatters Interviews Barbara Ardell “Applying a Change Management Method for Successful Technology Implementation” The success of a new procurement technology adoption has a lot to do with the organization’s behavior. Getting members of a procurement organization onboard with the new technology and ensuring they are willing to change their daily habits and processes is key.…

   Thursday, January 14th, 6­8 PM in Atlanta Country Club of Roswell, 2500 Club Springs Drive, Roswell, GA Influencing Change ­ Change the Way You Change Minds Barbara Ardell, Vice President and Influencing Change Practice Leader at Paladin Associates, will be speaking at ISM­Atlanta’s Professional Development meeting on Thursday, January 14th, 2016, 6-­ 8 PM. The…

We are very pleased and proud to announce that Paladin was named as one of the companies on the Spend Matters prestigious “50 to Watch” list. This is a very important endorsement from the largest blog in the Sourcing and Procurement Industry. Read the Announcement Paladin Associates offers Enhanced Strategic Sourcing Solutions and names Peter Kolp as Executive…

Why Influence? Today’s Supply Chain professionals are facing numerous, varied and complex changes which often occur simultaneously. Therefore, to be an effective Supply Chain leader, we must be good at influencing change. We spend a tremendous amount of our time trying to influence the behavior of others – whether it’s up the organization with leadership, down the…

Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE “Former Gartner CFO Joins Paladin Associates” September 2007 John F. Halligan has joined Paladin Associates Inc., where his strong finance, mergers and acquisitions, operations, and technology background compliments their expertise in strategic sourcing and other functional cost reduction programs.Halligan is currently Managing Partner and co-founder of SI Ventures, an early stage venture…

Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thompson Joins Paladin Associates November 2004 Paladin Associates, Inc. announced that Tommy D. Thompson has joined the Atlanta-based management-consulting company. Thompson, with over 35 years of executive experience at General Electric, will lead the telecommunications auditing and project management practice.”Competitive pressures will increase the need for businesses to optimize telecom services.…

Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE “Paladin Associates and VitalSmarts Partner to Help Procurement Drive Lasting Change” Atlanta November 6, 2013 Paladin Associates Inc., a procurement services provider, and VitalSmarts, an innovator in corporate training and leadership development, are pleased to announce their partnership aimed at addressing procurement’s numerous and complex change challenges.Paladin’s new service offering, Influencing Change,…

Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE “Paladin Associates teams with Iasta to deliver SRM best practice and sourcing expertise” November 2008 Iasta Corporation and Paladin Associates, Inc., have signed an agreement that designates Iasta as a Paladin Solution Partner in eSourcing, Spend Analysis, and Contract Management, for clients in their Sourcing and Procurement Practice. The agreement allows Paladin Associates to supplement…

Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Paladin and VitalSmarts Expand Their Partnership With Three New Offerings Atlanta, May 13, 2016 Paladin Associates and VitalSmarts are excited to announce an expansion of their partnership. Paladin is now licensed to offer three new courses: Influencing Change for Women, Crucial Conversations for Supply Chain and Crucial Accountability for Supply Chain. “Our partnership has brought significant value…