“The ‘complexity masters’ have taken the transactional side of procurement and turned it into a well-oiled machine, a combination of operating models and digital strategies, so that they can focus…
Philip IdesonOctober 28, 2019
“We have to be able to talk in a language that the business understands, and they have to see the actual value of what bringing to the table over and…
Philip IdesonSeptember 16, 2019
If we were to describe a CPO that was focused on emotional intelligence (EI) and self-empowerment, tranquility and self-possession, where would you guess he or she worked? Maybe at a…
Philip IdesonSeptember 9, 2019
Many procurement organizations pay lip service to innovation, but few are taking the steps required to make it a reality. Part of this has to do with the difficulty overcoming…
Philip IdesonJune 17, 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
We constantly read about disruptive change affecting companies and entire markets. The source of that disruption is always positioned as the hero - but what about the other characters in…
Philip IdesonJanuary 21, 2019
Today on the show I am joined by Mike Morsch. Mike is the Vice President of Global Procurement and Supply Chain at CDK Global. Mike shares more about CDK in…
Philip IdesonDecember 3, 2018
the biggest issue that any procurement function has to solve in terms of their value proposition, is being able to align the business's perception of procurement's value with procurement's perception…
Philip IdesonSeptember 3, 2018
This episode marks our first serious foray into understanding why people do the things they do. Our guest, Rory Sutherland, Vice Chairman of Ogilvy and founder of Ogilvy Change looks…
Philip IdesonJuly 16, 2018
