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July 19-23: Dial P, Winning Category Strategies, Supplier Experience Management

This week I added two of the traditional procurement conferences to the calendar: Procurement Leaders’ Americas Congress and World Congress. Both are a combination of in-personal and virtual events, w...

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February 13-17: Emotional Intelligence, Supply Chain IMPACT, Agile Strategies in an Age of Uncertainty

In addition to the webinars listed below, Art of Procurement Digital Outcomes is being held this week on Wednesday and Thursday from 10am – 1pm ET. Register in advance even if you can’t stay for the e...

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eBook Review: Introduction to Robotic Process Automation – A Primer

On June 5th, I covered a webinar on Robotic Process Automation (see my notes here). At the time, they announced the planned release of an eBook on the topic. It is now available for free as a download...

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Book Review: The LIVING Supply Chain

“In the new global era, speed and velocity are more important than everything else!” (p. 12) The LIVING Supply Chain: The Evolving Imperative of Operating in Real Time by Rob Handfield and Tom Linton ...

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December 13-23: 2022 Outlook for Talent, Contracts, and the Future of Work

We have finally reached the last events post of 2021. This year was as fast as it was slow, and now 2022 is right around the corner. You’ll see that forward-looking theme reflected in this week’s reco...

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July 26-30: The New (Ab)Normal, Digital World Class, Sourcing Optimization

From famine to feast! Last week was very quiet but this week there are 11 events to choose from. It is worth registering even if you are going to be away on vacation – many hosts will send an on-deman...

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July 12-16: Future Proof Your Contracts, Your ProcureTech, Your ESG Strategy

Last week, we ran the first episode of season 2 of The Sourcing Hero podcast. This is a collaborative effort between Una and Art of Procurement – one that will bring forward new stories and perspectiv...

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June 28 – July 2: Full Visibility, Lessons Learned, What We Keep Getting Wrong

This week we officially cross into the second half (or ‘H2’ as my cool business development friends say) of 2021. I personally feel like we spent the first half of the year looking over our shoulder t...

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June 14-18: Future of Work, Augmented Analytics, Overcome Like a Restaurant

After last week’s extremely busy schedule, the events this week we at least have a more even distribution! Tuesday at 12n ET is the June episode of Dial P for Procurement on Supply Chain Now. Join me,...

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May 31-June 4: Smarter Procurement, #SAPPHIRENOW Global Keynote, Business COE

We are marking so many important events this week. Monday, March 31st is Memorial Day in the U.S., a day set aside to honor the men and women who gave their lives while serving in the military. If you...

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May 24-28: WFH Success, Cognitive Procurement, and How to Survive Forecasting

This Monday, you can catch me live on The Buzz with Supply Chain Now from 12-1pm ET as I join regular co-hosts (and good friends) Scott Luton and Greg White to cover top news stories – AND maybe even ...

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May 10-14: Telecom Spend, Sourcing in the New Normal, and Agility Beyond the Buzz

There are so many events happening this week – and fortunately they are not all on the same day. If none of the ones I have recommended strikes you, check out the full calendar to see what other topic...

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April 26-30: Operating Models, Optimization, and Spending the CPO’s Political Capital

Thanks to everyone who joined us for Dial P for Procurement on Supply Chain Now last week. Scott Luton and I had an amazing conversation about risk, resiliency, and agility with Gartner’s Koray Kose a...

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April 19-23: Digitally Transforming Our Supply Chains and Supplier Relationships

In addition to the events recommended below, the April broadcast of Dial P for Procurement airs on Tuesday at 12n ET via Supply Chain Now. Watch here and on social media for more details! If you are p...

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April 12-16: Mastermind LIVE Spring and Stable Agility in the Never Normal World

In addition to the events recommended below, Art of Procurement’s Mastermind LIVE Spring is taking place on Tuesday and Wednesday from 10am – 1pm ET. Registration is open to everyone – and free – and ...

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March 15-19: SRM Business Case, Outsourcing Pricing Trends, and Intelligent Customer Service

In addition to this week’s webinars, Procurement Leaders is hosting a free virtual conference called ‘Innovation In: Positive Growth’ from 8am-11:30pm ET | 1pm-4:30pm GMT Tuesday through Thursday. The...

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March 1-5: Secret Weapons, Risk Preparedness, and the Engine for Growth

As we turn the corner into March, we have a whole new set of economic numbers to look forward to – and hopefully they’ll give us good news. The ISM Manufacturing Report on Business will be out on the ...

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Feb 22-26: Corporate Resiliency, Sourcing Automation, Life Beyond ERP

January may have gotten off to a slow start, but February went by in a flash – and there were a ton of webinars to choose from. There are already a number of events listed for March, and without compe...

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Feb 15-19: The 2021 CPO Agenda, Transformed Supply Chains, and Expecting the Unexpected

The Dial P for Procurement livestream will be on-air for the second time this week, on Tuesday, February 16th from 12-1pm ET. My co-host, Supply Chain Now’s Scott Luton, and I will be hosting Jeffrey ...

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Confronting Mr. Drucker: Are you getting what you need from your metrics?

Last week I presented a webinar (hosted by Supply Chain Now Radio, APICS Atlanta, and Talent Stream) on Managing Your Metrics: Making Sure Your Metrics Deliver the Desired Results. The webinar is now available on demand, and you can access it here.

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