Podcasts Business Procurement Zen - Valuable Insights in Negotiation and Procurement Quarterly Podcast Review - What I've Listened To - 027

Quarterly Podcast Review - What I've Listened To - 027

Published: May 10, 2020, 3 p.m.

In this episode of ProcurementZen host Phil Kowalski provides a brief overview of various podcast episodes that can benefit both negotiators and buyers stemming from the Procurement Talk with David Byrne, Art of Procurement podcast with Philip Ideson, and Sourcing Industry Landscape with Dawn Tiura.

Episode Highlights

  • Procurement Talk with David Byrne Series 3 Episode 5 - Communicating the Narrative focuses on clarity.  
  • Art of Procurement Episode 290 covers the value of digital procurement with a strong focus on the manufacturing sector. 
  • Artificial monopolies are never a good thing.  
  • Mobile IT systems are getting more attention in the B2C space. 
  • Sourcing Industry Landscape with Dawn Tiura  episode called ‘A Procurement Leader’s Guide to Working Strategically with Finance’ with Coupa’s CFO Todd Ford and risk management expert Linda Tuck Chapman. 
  • Having an appetite for risk is discussed as a more holistic approach.  
  • Automation can free up resources so risk can be focused on.

3 Key Points

  1. Visuals work up to 60,000 times better and faster than a written word.   
  2. Repeat your message multiple times, and then repeat it again.
  3. The 2008 recession made risk management more apparent with governmental regulations.

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