AOP PodcastBusiness Alignment Leveraging Storytelling to Better Connect with Your StakeholdersThis month, AOP revives and reimagines ‘This Month in Procurement’ as an informal monthly discussion of podcasts, news, and trends.…Philip IdesonJanuary 28, 2019
AOP PodcastLeadership Embrace the Churn: Real World Advice on Positive Disruption w/ Joanna MartinezWe constantly read about disruptive change affecting companies and entire markets. The source of that disruption is always positioned as…Philip IdesonJanuary 21, 2019
AOP Blog Is California Reinventing the RFP Process?It isn’t often that a governmental Executive Order catches the eye for its potential impact on procurement. Last week, on…Philip IdesonJanuary 16, 2019
AOP Podcast Building Meaningful Brands on Personal Connections w/ Sarah ScudderEntrepreneurship and innovation are highly prized in today’s business environment, but has procurement managed to deliver its fair share of…Philip IdesonJanuary 14, 2019
AOP PodcastTalent Management How to Help Your Millennial and Gen Z Colleagues Succeed and Shape the Future of Procurement w/ Charlotte de Brabandt and Yannick BlättlerHow can procurement leaders create the environment necessary to attract the next generation of talent into the profession - and…Philip IdesonJanuary 7, 2019
AOP Blog Art of Procurement: E Pluribus UnumFor small business owners – and this includes me – your brand is your word. AOP has been my brand…Philip IdesonJanuary 6, 2019
AOP Blog AOP 2018 Annual Letter (Part 2): Art of Procurement in ReviewThe end of 2018 marks 3.5 years since I decided to “risk it all” as they say, leaving the confines…Philip IdesonDecember 28, 2018
AOP Blog AOP 2018 Annual Letter (Part 1): Procurement in ReviewI have never written an annual letter to the Art of Procurement community before, but there is no time like…Philip IdesonDecember 27, 2018
AOP PodcastProcurement Transformation Three Questions to Ask to Kick-Start Your 2019 Change JourneyAre you ready for 2019? In today's podcast - the last of 2018 - I reflect on what has changed…Philip IdesonDecember 17, 2018
AOP PodcastExpense Management When Should You Add a Group Purchasing Organization (GPO) to Your Procurement Toolkit? w/ Jay BlackOut of the 232 podcasts to date, today is the first time that we dig into GPO’s - or Group…Philip IdesonDecember 10, 2018
AOP PodcastProcurement Transformation Building Procurement Capabilities After a Corporate Spin-Off w/ Mike MorschToday on the show I am joined by Mike Morsch. Mike is the Vice President of Global Procurement and Supply…Philip IdesonDecember 3, 2018
AOP PodcastDigitization Automating the Negotiation Process w/ Edmund ZagorinMy guest is Edmund Zagorin. Edmund in the founder and CEO of BidOps, and I hope he won’t mind me…Philip IdesonNovember 26, 2018
AOP Podcast Help Me Plan for 2019!This week is Thanksgiving here in the US… a time when most people are thinking about spending time with their…Philip IdesonNovember 18, 2018
AOP PodcastLeadership Managing in Global and Virtual Office Environments w/ Antonio HumphreysIn this episode, I welcomed back Antonio Humphreys, Senior Manager of Global Procure to Pay at Adobe in San Jose,…Philip IdesonNovember 12, 2018
AOP Podcast Can’t See the Wood for the Trees w/ Alison SmithNormal service is resumed on the podcast today, as we return to our weekly interview format! Today, I’m joined by…Philip IdesonNovember 5, 2018
#TakeActionOctoberAOP Podcast #TakeAction Day 23: 15-Minutes a DayWe have crowned October as #TakeActionOctober - because no phrase is complete these days without a hashtag! October will be…Philip IdesonOctober 31, 2018
#TakeActionOctoberAOP Podcast #TakeAction Day 22: Have an Opinion on the Future of ProcurementWe have crowned October as #TakeActionOctober - because no phrase is complete these days without a hashtag! October will be…Philip IdesonOctober 30, 2018
#TakeActionOctoberAOP Podcast #TakeAction Day 21: Increase Your “CQ”We have crowned October as #TakeActionOctober - because no phrase is complete these days without a hashtag! October will be…Philip IdesonOctober 29, 2018