Procurement & Career Guidance
I wanted to end the year with a quick and useful career video.
Ever find yourself trying to shut down a call quickly by telling people why something won’t work? It may be easier for you, but it tends to make your audience defensive.
The simple advice of this video is don’t start with no. Instead try to improve or enhance someone else’s idea without shutting them down completely.
Having a positive budget at the end of the year doesn’t always mean you can spend the extra cash before December 31st.
Buying SaaS, subscriptions, PaaS, and even standard software may require different accounting treatments that spreads the cost over the next year.
Check with your controller before you try to cram in a year end purchase.