If you’ve been in the workplace – any kind of workplace at all – for longer than six months, chances are good you’ve experienced poor management at least once. Sadly,…
Philip IdesonJune 10, 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 so.” - Attributed to Mark Twain I’m joined today by…
Philip IdesonMay 27, 2019
The only guarantee that comes with a transformation journey is that there will be ‘twists and turns’ along the way. And since no organization can escape the unexpected, how procurement…
Philip IdesonMay 20, 2019
Everything procurement delivers – from savings to risk mitigation to value – is predicated on having access to clean, trustworthy data. If this foundation does not exist or if it…
Philip IdesonMay 13, 2019
When procurement talks about transformation, we are usually referring to the critical changes we need to make to our own talent, processes and technology. But does the opportunity exist for…
Philip IdesonMay 6, 2019
It is impossible to have a forward-looking discussion about procurement without digital transformation and automation coming up. That said, figuring out what their inclusion means on a company-by-company basis will…
Philip IdesonApril 29, 2019
Saying that someone has or embodies the ‘spirit of entrepreneurship’ implies a lot of different drives and qualities. There is the willingness to take calculated risks, the need for self-accountability,…
Philip IdesonApril 22, 2019
When you get right down to it, innovation is just solving a business need in an entirely new way. In order to do that, however, you and your team have…
Philip IdesonApril 15, 2019
Everyone wants to be seen as an innovator, and procurement leaders are no exception. The problem with this desire is that, much like procurement transformation, the definition of innovation can…
Philip IdesonApril 8, 2019
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