People and relationships articles from CPO Agenda.com, the business review for procurement leaders. http://www.cpoagenda.com/rss/people.xml What are the top procurement performance benchmarks used by CPOs and how effective are they? Andrew Bartolini investigates http://www.cpoagenda.com/previous-articles/winter-2011-12/features/measure-of-success/ 195636 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT 20120126000000 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:02:45 GMT 20120125170245 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:21:20 GMT 201202211422120 Hannah Whittaker People & relationships Features Winter 2011-12 Web exclusives How can procurement develop the capabilities to deliver on the organisation's capital investment agenda? http://www.cpoagenda.com/previous-articles/winter-2011-12/features/capital-gains/ 201944 Wed, 29 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT 20120229000000 Wed, 29 Feb 2012 16:26:38 GMT 20120229162638 Thu, 01 Mar 2012 14:47:50 GMT 201203011424750 Hannah Whittaker People & relationships Features Winter 2011-12 Web exclusives The cost of third-party supplies rises dramatically when companies cut their investment in professional purchasing and do not staff it appropriately. http://www.cpoagenda.com/previous-articles/winter-2011-12/features/what-happens-when-procurement-resources-are-lost-from-an-organisation/ 201951 Wed, 29 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT 20120229000000 Wed, 29 Feb 2012 17:09:36 GMT 20120229170936 Thu, 01 Mar 2012 14:48:12 GMT 201203011424812 Hannah Whittaker People & relationships Features Winter 2011-12 Web exclusives Jane Frankley presents her case for putting an end to awkward kisses and small talk at professional events. http://www.cpoagenda.com/current-issue/frankley-speaking-kiss-me-hardly/ 206679 Tue, 27 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT 20120327000000 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 16:52:21 GMT 20120323165221 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 15:59:48 GMT 201203261535948 Hannah Whittaker People & relationships Frankley speaking Spring 2012 The BITC 2012 CR Index. http://www.cpoagenda.com/current-issue/any-other-business/corporate-responsibility/ 206645 Tue, 27 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT 20120327000000 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 15:16:37 GMT 20120323151637 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 16:10:26 GMT 201203261641026 Hannah Whittaker Strategy People & relationships Any other business Spring 2012 Inspirational quotes http://www.cpoagenda.com/current-issue/any-other-business/the-secrets-of-their-success/ 206648 Tue, 27 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT 20120327000000 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 15:28:43 GMT 20120323152843 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 16:11:24 GMT 201203261641124 Hannah Whittaker Strategy People & relationships Any other business Spring 2012 When good procurement can be a life and death factor. http://www.cpoagenda.com/current-issue/any-other-business/csr-briefing-meryl-bushell/ 206649 Tue, 27 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT 20120327000000 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 15:36:48 GMT 20120323153648 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 16:13:47 GMT 201203261641347 Hannah Whittaker Strategy People & relationships Any other business Spring 2012 Offshore procurement jobs are set to increase due to a boom in the growth of procurement functions in emerging markets overseas. http://www.cpoagenda.com/current-issue/features/addressing-market-volatility/ 226587 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT 20120427000000 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 11:22:19 GMT 20120427112219 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 11:31:59 GMT 2012042711113159 Hannah Whittaker Strategy People & relationships Features Web exclusives Spring 2012 Fear of outsourcing often discourages businesses from considering it as a viable option, but this should not be a barrier. http://www.cpoagenda.com/current-issue/features/laying-outsourcing-myths-to-rest/ 226663 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT 20120427000000 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:27:55 GMT 20120427142755 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:45:04 GMT 201204271424504 Hannah Whittaker Strategy People & relationships Features Editor's choice Web exclusives Spring 2012 Limited liability partnerships and companies have become far more common. This article sets out the responsibilities and potential pitfalls of being a director in a limited company. http://www.cpoagenda.com/current-issue/features/who-wants-to-be-a-director/ 226598 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT 20120427000000 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 11:45:25 GMT 20120427114525 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:00:10 GMT 201204271530010 Hannah Whittaker Strategy People & relationships Features Editor's choice Web exclusives Spring 2012 How can CPOs give 
their organisations an effective measure of 
the value procurement 
brings? Nick Martindale talks to those who have created tools to demonstrate success. http://www.cpoagenda.com/current-issue/features/marking-our-own-homework/ 206426 Tue, 27 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT 20120327000000 Wed, 21 Mar 2012 17:07:09 GMT 20120321170709 Wed, 16 May 2012 15:22:30 GMT 201205161532230 Hannah Whittaker Strategy Tools & Techniques People & relationships Features Spring 2012 Career/The Profession With a career spanning everything from advertising to procurement, Brett Colbert is at home in the new role of CPO at MDC Partners, playing a leading role in agency pitches to clients in the advertising sector. He talks to Anna Scott. http://www.cpoagenda.com/current-issue/features/my-role-is-unique/ 206523 Tue, 27 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT 20120327000000 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 14:18:07 GMT 20120322141807 Wed, 16 May 2012 15:23:43 GMT 201205161532343 Hannah Whittaker Strategy People & relationships Features Spring 2012 Career/The Profession Rebecca Ellinor speaks to six CPOs who stepped off the corporate ladder and lived to tell the tale. http://www.cpoagenda.com/current-issue/features/the-time-was-just-right/ 206540 Tue, 27 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT 20120327000000 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 15:19:31 GMT 20120322151931 Wed, 16 May 2012 15:27:21 GMT 201205161532721 Hannah Whittaker People & relationships Features Editor's choice Spring 2012 Career/The Profession As economic confidence continues to falter, procurement organisations 
are under pressure to drive costs down rather than pursue strategic supplier relationships. http://www.cpoagenda.com/previous-articles/winter-2011-12/features/pressure-mounts/ 185385 Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20111128000000 Fri, 25 Nov 2011 12:13:46 GMT 20111125121346 Wed, 16 May 2012 15:36:21 GMT 201205161533621 Sonja Kudeljnjak People & relationships Features Winter 2011-12 Spend Caro Cook, the International Monetary Fund's deputy chief in procurement, reveals the range of responsibilities and the challenges of her post and the increasing importance of buying. http://www.cpoagenda.com/previous-articles/winter-2011-12/features/armoured-cars-sniffer-dogs-and-security/ 185545 Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20111128000000 Mon, 28 Nov 2011 10:32:26 GMT 20111128103226 Wed, 16 May 2012 15:37:24 GMT 201205161533724 Hannah Whittaker Operations People & relationships Features Winter 2011-12 Management/leadership Figures from the Office for National Statistics illustrate the growing numbers of graduates in low-paid jobs or not employed at all. http://www.cpoagenda.com/current-issue/any-other-business/graduate-jobs/ 206552 Wed, 16 May 2012 16:04:32 GMT 20120516160432 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:02:21 GMT 20120322160221 Wed, 16 May 2012 16:04:32 GMT 201205161640432 Hannah Whittaker People & relationships Any other business Spring 2012 Dick Russill answers your questions. http://www.cpoagenda.com/previous-articles/summer-2011/any-other-business/executive-coach/ 167431 Sun, 27 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT 20100627000000 Mon, 20 Jun 2011 11:27:47 GMT 20110620112747 Wed, 16 May 2012 16:06:13 GMT 201205161640613 Hannah Whittaker Strategy Tools & Techniques People & relationships Any other business Summer 2011 Deal: Industrial gases for oil and gas construction and marine refurbishment yards Company: A Dubai-based oil and gas services firm http://www.cpoagenda.com/current-issue/any-other-business/my-best-deal-roger-reading/ 206633 Tue, 27 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT 20120327000000 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 14:26:05 GMT 20120323142605 Wed, 16 May 2012 16:15:20 GMT 201205161641520 Hannah Whittaker People & relationships Any other business Spring 2012 Supply chain Results from the 2012 Female FTSE Report. http://www.cpoagenda.com/current-issue/any-other-business/equal-opportunities/ 206642 Tue, 27 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT 20120327000000 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 15:08:07 GMT 20120323150807 Wed, 16 May 2012 16:20:30 GMT 201205161642030 Hannah Whittaker People & relationships Any other business Spring 2012