058: How Using Procurement BPO Allowed Staples to Put Stakeholder Relationships First, with Mike Jacobs, Staples CPO
How organizations use third party procurement services like outsourcing is evolving rapidly. While only a short time ago, procurement outsourcing was synonymous with job losses, it is now being used ...
31 Touko 201635min
057: What CEO's Want from Procurement - And Are Not Getting, with Jeoff Burris of Advanced Purchasing Dynamics
This week, rather than publish my normal Friday solo show, I am going to share another great interview. Procurement consulting firm Advanced Purchasing Dynamics (APD) recently surveyed a cross sectio...
27 Touko 201631min
056: Q&A w/Tom Derry, ISM CEO - Is There a Talent Deficit in Procurement?
Today's guest on the Art of Procurement is Tom Derry, CEO is ISM (Institute for Supply Management). Tom and I sat down at last week's ISM 2016 Conference to discuss his key takeaways from the event, ...
24 Touko 201623min
055: Alan Mulally's 11 Practices of Successful Teams
Alan Mulally led arguably the greatest turnaround in corporate history. He saved Ford Motor Company from bankruptcy amid the chaos of the 2008 recession, and architected and led the transformation of ...
20 Touko 201613min
054: The Tao of Procurement, with Jack Miles
My guest on the Art of Procurement today is John P. (Jack) Miles. There are few, if any, leaders in the procurement profession with the depth and breadth of experience as Jack. Jack has enjoyed mult...
17 Touko 201631min
053: Three Steps to Make Procurement Less Boring!
How can we make procurement less boring? That is the question I recently posed based on the perception that we hear that procurement is a boring profession. As you can imagine, it led to a lively de...
13 Touko 201615min
052: How Real Time & Predictive Analytics Will Fuel the Future of Procurement, with Dr. Robert Handfield
I was fortunate to the be in the audience recently to listen to today's guest, Dr Robert Handfield, give a talk on the future of procurement analytics, and the impact that access to real-time and pred...
10 Touko 201645min
051: 5 from 50 - 5 Lessons from the First 50 Episodes of the Art of Procurement
Time has flown by - we have now passed a half century of shows! I have learned a TON from the thought leaders who have graciously shared their time with us to help us all collectively elevate the rol...
6 Touko 201618min
