Whether you are a consultant or a practitioner, it seems like the grass is always greener on the other side.…
Philip IdesonJuly 1, 2019
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
Many procurement organizations pay lip service to innovation, but few are taking the steps required to make it a reality.…
Philip IdesonJune 17, 2019
If you’ve been in the workplace – any kind of workplace at all – for longer than six months, chances…
Philip IdesonJune 10, 2019
Whether we are responsible for Procurement and our stakeholder is the c-suite, or we are developing a Category Strategy and…
Philip IdesonJune 3, 2019
“It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t…
Philip IdesonMay 27, 2019
The only guarantee that comes with a transformation journey is that there will be ‘twists and turns’ along the way.…
Philip IdesonMay 20, 2019
Everything procurement delivers – from savings to risk mitigation to value – is predicated on having access to clean, trustworthy…
Philip IdesonMay 13, 2019
When procurement talks about transformation, we are usually referring to the critical changes we need to make to our own…
Philip IdesonMay 6, 2019
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
It is impossible to have a forward-looking discussion about procurement without digital transformation and automation coming up. That said, figuring…
Philip IdesonApril 29, 2019
Saying that someone has or embodies the ‘spirit of entrepreneurship’ implies a lot of different drives and qualities. There is…
Philip IdesonApril 22, 2019
Last week I joined over 500 procurement pros under the watchful eye of the Mona Lisa to celebrate the “art”…
Philip IdesonApril 16, 2019
When you get right down to it, innovation is just solving a business need in an entirely new way. In…
Philip IdesonApril 15, 2019
Everyone wants to be seen as an innovator, and procurement leaders are no exception. The problem with this desire is…
Philip IdesonApril 8, 2019
When we hear about ‘fintech’ providers, most of us immediately think of a quickly shifting ad diverse landscape of startups…
Philip IdesonApril 1, 2019
In this episode, AOP Host Philip Ideson and Kelly Barner (AOP Content Director and Owner of Buyers Meeting Point) discuss…
Philip IdesonMarch 25, 2019
In an era when we emphasize the importance of ‘soft skills’ in the face of the hardest business challenges, the…
Philip IdesonMarch 18, 2019
The procurement profession has grown by leaps and bounds, progress that would not have been possible without a constant focus…
Philip IdesonMarch 14, 2019
Automation can only be as good as we program it to be. If we want innovative, industry leading support from…
Philip IdesonMarch 11, 2019
