Procurement Entrepreneur Challenge - Smash The Status Quo - RFQ Sourcing Supply Chain CPSM
Channel: cpsmtraining
Date: 2019-09-28

Let’s get to the next step in Procurement Entrepreneur Challenge where we smash the status quo

Step one is you must smash the status quo.

The status quo is a natural place to be and it's generally a good thing. It keeps us safe, identifies and protects us from threats, and helps us succeed by doing what works. 

Fear of change is a natural human instinct that’s useful when you’re hunting on the savanna and there are lions prowling around. 

But it’s a hindrance, not help when you become a procurement entrepreneur and trying to change the view of procurement in your company. 
Go to page 6 of the Challenge Coursebook to see the 7 things wrong with the status quo. 
Key Takeaways from this part of the challenge are…
A. Our natural human instincts keep us safe but this can hinder us when trying to grow and make positive changes in our business or personal life.
B. We need to smash the status quo in order to move forward.  
With our mission to change our mindset, it’s time to act. 
Do these two things…
1. Write down 3 ways in which you have stuck to the status quo in your business or personal life in the last year. 
2. Now, write down what you could’ve done in those situations to break from the status quo and embrace change instead.
Once you're done, go to our RFX Academy Group on LinkedIn to share the #1 status quo that had you stuck and what you could have done differently.

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