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Tim Cummins 

Back in 1997, I decided to abandon a career in the Corporate world and to become an entrepreneur. I rapidly learnt a new approach to taking risks and gained real respect for people in Sales, adding to my experience in marketing, finance and contracts. After working to build and sell one venture and successfully establishing a second, I returned to the field which really fascinates me and founded the International Association for Contract & Commercial Management (IACCM), a non-profit organization that has become the global forum for innovation in trading relationships and practices. It is a wonderful place to be, offering cross-industry, cross-functional, multi-national insights to the complex world of business and negotiation at a time of unparalleled change. My background as a student of History, a lover of politics and social development, a fascination for communication and writing have equipped me to use these tremendous experiences as opportunities to learn and offer what I hope to be helpful insights and ideas on the evolution of business organization, motivation and management.

  1. v. russo
    May 28, 2008 at 3:59 pm | #1
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    Hi, Tim:

    I’d like to offer you free book review copies or copies to giveaway on your site of GLOBALITY: COMPETING WITH EVERONE FOR EVERYTHING and DOING BUSINESS IN 21st CENTURY INDIA.

    GLOBALITY: COMPETING WITH EVERONE FOR EVERYTHING is not about the expansion of business activity from West to East, but about companies competing with everyone from everywhere for everything. The Boston Consulting Group’s Harold L. Sirkin, James W. Hemerling, and Arindam K. Bhattacharya present a stunning wake-up call that reveals how rapidly developing foreign nations will assert themselves as major economic powers in the next few years, threatening America’s long-time dominance.

    Meanwhile, India is the second, fastest growing, free market economy in the world and everyone is taking notice. India is a vast country with a swiftly expanding middle class eager to become westernized. At the same time, significant cultural differences and other impediments compound the challenging arena for outsiders. Learn how to understand and succeed in this emerging market with DOING BUSINESS IN 21st CENTURY INDIA :

    · A survey of the most promising sectors for investors

    · How to navigate the often complicated laws, rules, and regulations

    · The keys to understanding important cultural differences

    · Advice on sales and marketing

    · Relevant background and history

    · Examples and interviews with prime professionals in India

    · And more

    Please let me know if this exciting opportunity interests you and reply with your mailing info.

    Thanks,

    Valerie M. Russo

    Web Publicist

    Hachette Book Group USA

    237 Park Avenue, 15th Fl.

    New York, NY 10017

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    Valerie.Russo@hbgusa.com

  2. Bonnie mangold
    August 11, 2008 at 4:28 pm | #2
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    This article is extracted from a paper entitled Collaboration & Innovation: Organizing To Shape Outcomes, Rather Than React To Them. Copies of this longer paper will be sent on request.

    I’d like to be send the longer paper. thanks

  3. Mary Kinsella
    October 20, 2008 at 11:23 am | #3
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    Hello Tim: I was at your after dinner discussion on 15 October to the Invensys group at Tylney Hall. I wanted to say thank you. You touched on many interesting items some of which I would have like to pursue a bit further. In particular the tantalizing mention of the “mysteries” and the tendency even now to hold onto some exclusivity in one’s field by controlling certain know-how and expertise that is not generally known, and how that is a tactic. I believe some of our folks get a bit put out when their jurisdictional expertise is under fire not to mention their Blackberrys! How classic. It seems those of use who are non-attorneys were more open to the possibilities. In any case, thank you for your time and efforts and best wishes to you.

    Kind regards,
    Mary T. Kinsella
    Invensys Systems, Inc.

  4. Wendy Mason
    August 27, 2009 at 10:38 am | #4
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    Hi Tim
    I’m very interested in you blog and the IACCM! If you have a look at our website and blog you will understand why – http://gandwconsulting.co.uk/ and http://gandwconsulting.wordpress.com/! We share a common interest in making sure service contracts in particular deliver I think! I shall watch your blog with interest and I’m certainly going to subscribe to Commitment Matters
    Kindest Regards
    Wendy Mason
    G&W Consulting

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