I hope that you are enjoying the Olympic Games as much as I am (and particularly Team GB’s performance!). If you can’t wait for it to end, then fear not, I have a number of procurement articles to share this week to divert your attention:
- Are Your Supply Management Processes “Fail Safe”? (by Andrew Bartolini, Ardent Partners).
- Majority of Procurement Organizations are at a Basic Level of Maturity, And Why That Needs to Change (by Kaitlyn McAvoy, Spend Matters).
I have an article to share that I really enjoyed this week but is not strictly procurement related. It is a Q&A with Apple CEO Tim Cook from the Washington Post, written by Jena McGregor, where he discusses at length what it is like to be the Apple CEO: Tim Cook, the interview: Running Apple ‘is sort of a lonely job’
Finally, this week’s Art of Procurement episode with Christian Lanng of Tradeshift – Disruptive Innovation and the Future of Procurement – has really resonated. If you haven’t had chance to listen so far, I would really recommend it (I know, I am biased…!)
Have a great weekend,
Phil
