{"id":2822,"date":"2010-01-21T20:58:00","date_gmt":"2010-01-21T20:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/2010\/01\/21\/shouldnt-a-supplier-eat-its-own-cooking\/"},"modified":"2023-06-21T09:36:44","modified_gmt":"2023-06-21T13:36:44","slug":"shouldnt-a-supplier-eat-its-own-cooking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/blog\/shouldnt-a-supplier-eat-its-own-cooking\/","title":{"rendered":"Shouldn’t A Supplier Eat Its Own Cooking?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Imagine a supplier trying to sell you a product or service. And that supplier certainly engages in the type of activity involving the use of that product or service.<\/p>\n

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Would you feel uncomfortable if that supplier didn\u2019t use the very product or service that it is trying to sell (i.e., \u201ceat its own cooking\u201d)?<\/p>\n

I understand that Ariba uses its own software in its procurement department. Makes sense, right?<\/p>\n

And you gotta believe that a company like Boise Cascade would use its own paper in its offices.<\/p>\n

But what about a certification organization? If its leaders don\u2019t possess the certification, should you trust in it? (Xanax<\/a>) <\/p>\n

Do you believe that it is unthinkable for a certification organization to be led by those without the very certification they promote? Well, you may be shocked.<\/p>\n

Two days ago, one of the certification organizations in the purchasing and supply management field announced its board of directors. Of the 15 directors, a measly three possessed that organization\u2019s current certification. And the chairman isn\u2019t even one of those three!<\/p>\n

Yet, with regard to its current certification, one of this organization\u2019s promotional pieces reads: \u201cThe designation is a sign that I\u2019m serious enough to find the time away from my family, my job to study for this and take this. So I think, as a leader, you have to lead by example.\u201d<\/p>\n

Well, I don\u2019t know what you read into this, but it seems to me that the example clearly says that the organization\u2019s own leaders aren\u2019t serious enough about the certification and that it\u2019s not worth the bother.<\/p>\n

Is it unreasonable to expect the board of a certification organization to be 100% certified? Well, just look at the board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and you have a benchmark that says that a board should be fully certified.<\/p>\n

You wouldn\u2019t buy a product or service from a supplier that didn\u2019t use that product or service itself, would you? So why pursue certification from an organization whose leadership doesn\u2019t value the very certification that it promotes?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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