The mistakes we all made: Off List episode 5

In this episode

Every sourcing professional has paid for the same handful of mistakes. The panel names them without flinching: signing without reading, missing the notice window, buying the company you hope to become, winning the price and losing the terms, and walking in without a walkaway.

Signing without reading, and what hides in the pages marked standard
Missing the notice window: auto renewal ends the deal before it starts
Buying projected headcount instead of the company you are
Winning the price and losing the terms
Walking in without a walkaway, and how the other side smells it

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