AOP PodcastBusiness Alignment Embracing the Power of “Good” Conflict w/ Jason CammorataNo one wants conflict for its own sake, but it can actually be an important factor in personal or organizational…Philip IdesonAugust 19, 2019
AOP PodcastCategory Management A Survival Guide for Managing Consulting Services Spend w/ Hélène LaffitteIt seems that we live in a service-centric world these days, and that includes a growing number of procurement spend…Philip IdesonAugust 12, 2019
AOP PodcastBusiness Alignment Where Did the Money Go? Bridging the Procurement & Finance Gap w/ Dana SmallThe commonly-cited disconnect between procurement and finance all comes down to one central question: where did the money go? As…Philip IdesonAugust 5, 2019
AOP PodcastExpense Management How to Drive Sustainable Savings from your Direct and Factory Indirect SpendLast week, I had the opportunity to facilitate a webinar last week with procurement consulting firm Efficio, titled Driving Greater…Philip IdesonJuly 29, 2019
AOP Podcast Childcare, Ducks, and Power – Negotiation Tips from the Trenches!What do childcare, ducks, and power have to do with negotiations? In today’s episode, host Philip Ideson shares three negotiation…Philip IdesonJuly 22, 2019
AOP PodcastSourcing & Contracting Maintaining Relationships Through a Tough NegotiationAs we enter the summer, I’m going to spend some time answering some of your most frequently asked questions. These…Philip IdesonJuly 15, 2019
AOP PodcastDigitization How Fortescue Re-energized their Technology Transformation through Guided Buying w/ Liam MonizIf procurement is going to attract the ‘best of the best’ to join our ranks, no matter what their background,…Philip IdesonJuly 8, 2019
AOP Podcast Managing the Devil in the Details w/ Mark RichardsonWhether you are a consultant or a practitioner, it seems like the grass is always greener on the other side.…Philip IdesonJuly 1, 2019
AOP Podcast How to Hire for EQ w/ Iain Campbell McKennaToday I am joined on the show by my good friend, procurement executive recruiter Iain McKenna. Iain is Founder and…Philip IdesonJune 24, 2019
AOP Blog CPOs Unscripted: Advice on Talent and TransformationIf procurement’s journey to this point has demonstrated anything, it is the importance of people and talent. A high-performing, cohesive…Philip IdesonJune 20, 2019
AOP Podcast Embracing Disruption to Spur Procurement Innovation w/ Cyril PourratMany procurement organizations pay lip service to innovation, but few are taking the steps required to make it a reality.…Philip IdesonJune 17, 2019
AOP PodcastLeadership Becoming a Self Determined Manager w/ David DeaconIf you’ve been in the workplace – any kind of workplace at all – for longer than six months, chances…Philip IdesonJune 10, 2019
AOP PodcastBusiness Alignment How to Build a “Board of Directors” and Create Alignment with Executive StakeholdersWhether we are responsible for Procurement and our stakeholder is the c-suite, or we are developing a Category Strategy and…Philip IdesonJune 3, 2019
AOP PodcastExpense Management GPO Do’s and Don’ts w/ Anthony Clervi“It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t…Philip IdesonMay 27, 2019
AOP PodcastProcurement Transformation Winning Hearts and Minds: A Transformation Journey Three Years In w/ Dave QuillinThe only guarantee that comes with a transformation journey is that there will be ‘twists and turns’ along the way.…Philip IdesonMay 20, 2019
AOP PodcastData & Analytics Hitting the Brakes on Out of Control Supplier Master Data w/ Cyrille NauxEverything procurement delivers – from savings to risk mitigation to value – is predicated on having access to clean, trustworthy…Philip IdesonMay 13, 2019
AOP PodcastProcurement Transformation How a Purple Hairy Monster Helped Transform Procurement at VSP Global w/ Nathan Haydn-Myer and Siddharth RameshWhen procurement talks about transformation, we are usually referring to the critical changes we need to make to our own…Philip IdesonMay 6, 2019
AOP Blog Resisting the Pull of Incremental ThoughtI’ve been traveling so much over the last few weeks that I have to check my calendar on a daily…Philip IdesonMay 1, 2019