TOP STORY: Risk Management to the n-th Degree Just when you think you’re starting to make headway with supply chain risk, someone asks the inevitable question: “What about our tier…
Kelly BarnerFebruary 15, 2020
TOP STORY: Don’t be embarrassed… questions about leadership Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you’ve known someone for too long to admit you don’t know their name?…
Kelly BarnerFebruary 8, 2020
Must Read: Turning the Team You Have into the Team You Need With the current (and likely to continue) emphasis on transformation in procurement, leaders are going to have to…
Kelly BarnerFebruary 1, 2020
Podcast: The Value of Digital Procurement in Manufacturing Manufacturers are all about efficiency, although you might not think so based on what we hear about their ERPs and other legacy…
Philip IdesonJanuary 17, 2020
Podcast: Defining And Delivering On Supplier Development If 2019 was the year of emerging technology hype, then 2020 holds the potential to be the year that we turn our attention…
Philip IdesonJanuary 10, 2020
In our first annual letter last year, I wrote that “the first three-quarters of the year were the most difficult months of my professional career”. So did 2019 fare any…
Philip IdesonDecember 31, 2019
As someone who engages in Art of Procurement content, I see you as an investor in our community. You invest your time, your mind space and your creativity in your…
Philip IdesonDecember 30, 2019
Podcast: Best Practices for Managing Procurement Performance This week’s podcast is based on an AOP Live session with Per Angusta’s Pierre Lapree and Jason Treida. They joined us last month…
Philip IdesonDecember 20, 2019
Podcast: Defining And Delivering On Supplier Development Whether you call it supplier performance management or supplier relationship management, procurement has always understood that we need supply partners at their best…
Philip IdesonDecember 13, 2019
Podcast: A Procurement Compendium Having the opportunity to reflect back on a successful career in its entirety is a gift, and in “A Procurement Compendium,” Peter Smith shares that gift…
Philip IdesonDecember 5, 2019
A CPO’s Guide To 2020 Planning In this week’s podcast, Philip Ideson is joined by two members of the Procurement Leaders team: David Rae, their Chief Product Officer, and Geraldine…
Kelly BarnerNovember 22, 2019
In the latest edition of our AOP Live series, I had the opportunity to speak to Joe Yacura on the importance of data quality - not only as part of…
Philip IdesonNovember 21, 2019
If procurement’s journey to this point has demonstrated anything, it is the importance of people and talent. A high-performing, cohesive procurement team can deliver unexpected results just as easily as…
Philip IdesonJune 20, 2019
I’ve been traveling so much over the last few weeks that I have to check my calendar on a daily basis to confirm my current location! This week I am…
Philip IdesonMay 1, 2019
Last week I joined over 500 procurement pros under the watchful eye of the Mona Lisa to celebrate the “art” of procurement at Ivalua NOW – the European leg of…
Philip IdesonApril 16, 2019
