People and relationships articles from CPO Agenda.com, the business review for procurement leaders. http://www.cpoagenda.com/rss/people.xml CPOs have a central role to play in protecting organisational reputation by planning how they will react to a supply chain crisis http://www.cpoagenda.com/previous-articles/spring-2010/features/when-the-cpo-gets-a-request-for-a-quote/ 110234 Mon, 14 Jun 2010 16:20:08 GMT 20100614162008 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:58:40 GMT 20100311165840 Mon, 14 Jun 2010 16:20:08 GMT 201006141642008 Could the car giant have done more to prevent the recent series of mechanical problems? And what can it learn from the debacle? http://www.cpoagenda.com/previous-articles/spring-2010/features/the-lessons-of-toyotas-recalls/ 110230 Mon, 14 Jun 2010 16:20:42 GMT 20100614162042 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:58:22 GMT 20100311165822 Mon, 14 Jun 2010 16:20:42 GMT 201006141642042 One of the worlds leading manufacturers of FMCG products, Unilever created a global procurement organisation only in 2008. Marc Engel, the companys first CPO, explains how the late-starting function has evolved http://www.cpoagenda.com/previous-articles/spring-2010/features/interview-scrubbing-up-well/ 110228 Mon, 14 Jun 2010 16:59:20 GMT 20100614165920 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:58:20 GMT 20100311165820 Mon, 14 Jun 2010 16:59:20 GMT 201006141645920 How should CPOs develop themselves and their teams so that they create respect and trust throughout the business? http://www.cpoagenda.com/previous-articles/spring-2010/features/procurement-leadership/ 110232 Wed, 16 Jun 2010 13:08:18 GMT 20100616130818 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:58:38 GMT 20100311165838 Wed, 16 Jun 2010 13:08:17 GMT 201006161310817 Grounded aircraft, a £531 million loss, strikes the recent headlines at British Airways makes grim reading, but Tim Richardson, head of procurement, says the function has helped the airline to keep flying the flag. http://www.cpoagenda.com/current-issue/features/interview-tim-richardson-at-the-controls/ 124571 Sun, 20 Jun 2010 23:22:11 GMT 20100620232211 Fri, 11 Jun 2010 15:37:29 GMT 20100611153729 Sun, 20 Jun 2010 23:22:10 GMT 2010062023112210 The most senior purchasing roles have only a sprinkling of women. But greater representation makes sound business sense http://www.cpoagenda.com/current-issue/features/take-a-lead-on-fairness/ 130262 Thu, 15 Jul 2010 12:43:40 GMT 20100715124340 Thu, 15 Jul 2010 12:43:35 GMT 20100715124335 Thu, 15 Jul 2010 12:43:39 GMT 2010071512124339 What can procurement do to keep corrupt practices out? http://www.cpoagenda.com/current-issue/features/corruption-under-arrest/ 124580 Thu, 19 Aug 2010 10:03:34 GMT 20100819100334 Fri, 11 Jun 2010 15:37:36 GMT 20100611153736 Thu, 19 Aug 2010 10:03:33 GMT 2010081910100333 CPOs should invest in development for their teams, but what exactly do they need? Research identifies the key skills required by purchasing teams now and tomorrow. http://www.cpoagenda.com/current-issue/features/equipping-tomorrows-buyers/ 124575 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 14:48:01 GMT 20100823144801 Fri, 11 Jun 2010 15:37:34 GMT 20100611153734 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 14:48:00 GMT 201008231424800 Sponsoring procurement staff to do an MBA can cost employers more than $100,000. Yet what is their true rate of return? http://www.cpoagenda.com/current-issue/features/masters-of-the-universe/ 124582 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 14:57:36 GMT 20100823145736 Fri, 11 Jun 2010 15:37:37 GMT 20100611153737 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 14:57:35 GMT 201008231425735 Some 26 per cent of CPOs at global industrial manufacturing giants report directly to the CEO. http://www.cpoagenda.com/current-issue/features/a-quarter-of-large-manufacturers-cpos-report-directly-to-ceo/ 133128 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 17:50:27 GMT 20100824175027 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 13:59:28 GMT 20100823135928 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 17:50:26 GMT 201008241755026 Crisis Control, how can I help you? was the perky response I overheard one morning, as the most experienced, but also incurably phlegmatic, member of my team chimed into the first phone call of the day. http://www.cpoagenda.com/current-issue/frankley-speaking/ 124558 Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:42:14 GMT 20100826164214 Fri, 11 Jun 2010 15:37:22 GMT 20100611153722 Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:42:13 GMT 201008261644213 Beth Wallace, group sourcing and SRM director at insurance group RSA, talks about an outsourcing deal she made for Reuters back in 2004, where she travelled to and dealt with suppliers in India. http://www.cpoagenda.com/current-issue/any-other-business/my-best-deal-beth-wallace/ 124565 Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:56:50 GMT 20100826165650 Fri, 11 Jun 2010 15:37:25 GMT 20100611153725 Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:56:49 GMT 201008261645649 Dick Russill answers your questions http://www.cpoagenda.com/current-issue/any-other-business/executive-coach/ 124563 Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:57:04 GMT 20100826165704 Fri, 11 Jun 2010 15:37:24 GMT 20100611153724 Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:57:04 GMT 201008261645704 Five things to consider http://www.cpoagenda.com/current-issue/any-other-business/five-things-to-consider-business-travel/ 128072 Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:58:08 GMT 20100826165808 Thu, 17 Jun 2010 15:50:26 GMT 20100617155026 Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:58:08 GMT 201008261645808 Cost-cutting is likely to remain a strategic priority, according to a report by McKinsey & Co. But how can successful cost-cutting be maintained in the longer term? http://www.cpoagenda.com/current-issue/any-other-business/how-cfos-make-cost-cutting-stick/ 128115 Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:59:20 GMT 20100826165920 Fri, 18 Jun 2010 09:48:36 GMT 20100618094836 Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:59:19 GMT 201008261645919 CSR Briefing by Meryl Bushell http://www.cpoagenda.com/current-issue/any-other-business/ethical-audits-arent-the-final-word-on-supplier-standards/ 128411 Thu, 26 Aug 2010 17:01:22 GMT 20100826170122 Tue, 22 Jun 2010 16:27:39 GMT 20100622162739 Thu, 26 Aug 2010 17:01:21 GMT 201008261750121 Words & wisdom from some of history's great leaders. http://www.cpoagenda.com/current-issue/any-other-business/what-is-leadership/ 128417 Thu, 26 Aug 2010 17:03:31 GMT 20100826170331 Tue, 22 Jun 2010 16:35:18 GMT 20100622163518 Thu, 26 Aug 2010 17:03:31 GMT 201008261750331 Our anonymous columnist is delighted to discover advantageous retail price index clauses in current contracts http://www.cpoagenda.com/previous-articles/winter-2009-2010/frankley-speaking/ 110201 Thu, 26 Aug 2010 17:18:04 GMT 20100826171804 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:49:02 GMT 20100311164902 Thu, 26 Aug 2010 17:18:03 GMT 201008261751803 How to... find a job after redundancy http://www.cpoagenda.com/previous-articles/winter-2009-2010/heads-up/how-to-find-a-job-after-redundancy/ 110194 Thu, 26 Aug 2010 17:25:17 GMT 20100826172517 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:49:00 GMT 20100311164900 Thu, 26 Aug 2010 17:25:16 GMT 201008261752516