Art of Procurement

For the rest of August, I'm taking a roadtrip across the United States, and so because I'm out of the recording studio, I'm going to dip into the archive all the way back to 2016 to share some of my f...

24 Aug 202030min

For the rest of August, I'm taking a road trip across the United States, and so because I'm out of the recording studio, I'm going to dip into the archive all the way back to 2016 to share some of my ...

17 Aug 202036min

For a long time, procurement has gotten feedback that our terminology - and, more specifically, our abbreviations - have a distancing or alienating effect on internal stakeholders and budget owners. B...

10 Aug 202040min

Marketing is one of those spend categories that procurement often has a hard time breaking into. They are less concerned with cost than their counterparts in other functions, and most of the services ...

3 Aug 202049min

It has been well established that having a diverse and inclusive workforce increases results and employee satisfaction, so why wouldn't' the same be true for companies that invest in building a divers...

27 Jul 202035min

In last week's podcast, Host Philip Ideson described the concept of the flywheel, a consistent pattern of small but deliberate actions designed to build momentum and deliver business results described...

20 Jul 202017min

At Art of Procurement, we believe that helping procurement teams effectively align their capabilities and outcomes with the goals of the businesses underpins the transformation of a team from transact...

13 Jul 202012min

Due to the risks posed by the coronavirus, procurement teams responsible for managing facilities services are currently experiencing quite a change. Services such as janitorial have quickly gone from ...

6 Jul 202034min