AOP Blog CPOs Unscripted: Advice on Talent and Transformation If 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 Blog Resisting the Pull of Incremental Thought I’ve been traveling so much over the last few weeks that I have to check my calendar on a daily…Philip IdesonMay 1, 2019
AOP Blog Using Art to Create a Procurement Masterpiece Last week I joined over 500 procurement pros under the watchful eye of the Mona Lisa to celebrate the “art”…Philip IdesonApril 16, 2019
AOP Blog Art of Procurement Meets Art of Procurement The procurement profession has grown by leaps and bounds, progress that would not have been possible without a constant focus…Philip IdesonMarch 14, 2019
AOP Blog When the B-Team Can Beat the A-Team Those of you who follow me on Twitter will be all too aware of my frustrations with the football team…Philip IdesonMarch 7, 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 Blog Art of Procurement: E Pluribus Unum For 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 Review The 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 Review I have never written an annual letter to the Art of Procurement community before, but there is no time like…Philip IdesonDecember 27, 2018
AOP Blog Summing it Up and Moving it Forward Making Choices, Leaving a Mark, and Generating Fulfillment Much like red blood cells carry oxygen to all the other cells…Philip IdesonJanuary 5, 2018
AOP Blog What’s Next? When I say what’s next it means that I’m ready to move onto other things. So, What’s Next? J.Bartlett –…Gordon DonovanAugust 22, 2017
AOP Blog Preparing for Multi-lateral Supplier Management (Multi-lateral Trade Agreements Part 2 of 2) In the first part of this series, I wrote about the ways that global trade – especially multi-lateral trade agreements…Kelly BarnerAugust 17, 2017