PROCUREMENT BURNOUT
“ Looking at the individual perspective , it seems that the main way that individuals are dealing with burnout is by walking out – leaving their organisations . A large survey found that 40 % of employees were considering leaving their current employer within the next three to six months . But unless they are leaving the workforce altogether , they may be leaving the frying pan for the fire !”
Dr . Price ’ s advice for the future According to Dr . Price , the CPO needs to take a hard look at whether they are creating the
“ The danger here is that companies are addressing the symptoms of burnout rather than the causes ”
DR . HOWARD PRICE , HEAD OF PROCUREMENT CONTENT , SKILL DYNAMICS procurementmag . com 41