I hope you have been enjoying a successful week as we head into the last days of the summer (for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere…). Today, I have six different procurement articles that I wanted to share:
- Procurement’s Growing Divide: Talent Inequality (by Naseem Malik, MRA Global Sourcing)
- Procurement at a Crossroads: Disrupt or Be Disrupted (by Soren Vammen, DILK and Lars Bjerregaard Mikkelsen, Aarhus University. With a hat tip to this article by David Atkinson)
- Be Innovative, but Always be Sure Procurement Delivers (by Gregoire Letort, Electrolux)
- Why Trust is Not Enough in Purchasing (by Rob Cook, TenderLink)
- 5 Reasons Your Marketing Procurement Strategy is Doomed (by Peter Portanova, Source One)
- Procurement and the Community Value Chain (by Scott Levens, Auckland Council)
In case you missed it, here are the two episodes of the Art of Procurement that were published this week:
- How to Engage with Skeptical Stakeholders to Build Effective Category Strategies (with Bill Michels, CEO of Aripart Consulting)
- Next Generation Procurement (Part 1): Will Procurement Exist in 10 Years? (an Art of Procurement Friday Show)
Finally, a reminder that if you have not done so already, now is the time to register for The Procurement Revolution. We had over 30 thought leaders who will be sharing their perspectives on what we can all do to undermine the status quo and drive the change necessary for procurement to thrive as the world around us changes. Register for free today!
Have a great weekend,
Phil
