243 — Working with vendors

If you work in L&D or HR and are looking to procure any kind of service, how do you know who to trust? If you work for a vendor or supplier, what approach do you take?

On this week's episode of The Good Practice Podcast, Ross G is joined by L&D buyer Gemma Paterson and L&D seller Danny Seals to explore vendor relationships.

We discuss:

• the characteristics of great supplier relationships
• making the most of conference exhibitions
• the importance of recommendations.

Show notes

Some of the stats Danny referenced were taken from this infographic by Invesp: invespcro.com/blog/the-importance-of-online-customer-reviews-infographic/ 

The importance of customer reviews is further covered by Econsultancy at: econsultancy.com/ecommerce-consumer-reviews-why-you-need-them-and-how-to-use-them/ 

The difficulties created by the 'Spotify Model' are discussed here: agility11.com/blog/2020/6/22/spotify-doesnt-use-the-spotify-model 

In 'What I Learned This Week', Gemma spoke about Hans Rosling's book Factfulness: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Factfulness:_Ten_Reasons_We%27re_Wrong_About_the_World_%E2%80%93_and_Why_Things_Are_Better_Than_You_Think

Rosling's TED talk is online at: ted.com/talks/hans_rosling_the_best_stats_you_ve_ever_seen 

The podcast that Ross recommended was 'Great Minds on Learning: The Cognitivists with Donald Clark', available online at: johnhelmerconsulting.com/great-minds-on-learning-the-cognitivists-with-donald-clark/ 

You can find more about Danny's recommendation service, Venndorly, at: venndorly.com/ 

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Connect with our speakers

If you'd like to share your thoughts on this episode, connect with our speakers on Twitter:

• Ross Garner - @RossGarnerEW
• Gemma Paterson - @GemStGem
• Danny Seals - @TheDannySeals