From CPO to CEO: A Career Path in Tim Cook’s Own Words (Part 1)
Last month, I wrote several articles focused one CPO’s rise – that of Tim Cook - who went from Chief Procurement Officer to CEO of Apple, the world’s largest company.…
Job Description: Chief Procurement Officer
Publisher's Note:Â This report is now available in the Ardent Partners library at a substantial discount. Click here to learn more. Fall is a great time to start planning for the…
What’s in Your Sourcing “Tackle Box?”
King of the deadpan, Steven Wright once quipped that "there's a fine line between fishing and just standing on the shore like an idiot." (click link to view actual quip)…
Teach a Team to Source and it Saves for a Lifetime
Sorry for the slow start this week, but my first Labor Day without a Telethon has thrown off my timing - ok, not really :-).... Anyway, welcome back, I hope…
Back to School (Time for Training)
First- Thanks to all who ave already taken the survey to our upcoming report: CPO Rising 2012: Keeping Score. If you missed it, please consider contributing to our research effort…
Survey is LIVE for “CPO Rising 2012: Keeping Score”
I’d like to announce that we have just launched the survey to our major CPO-focused research effort for 2012. Starting today, you have a chance to participate in this survey…
CPO News – August 23, 2012
Even in the Dog Days of Summer, Chief Procurement Officers are making news Apple CEO (and a Former CPO) Celebrates One Year Anniversary in Role So this is not breaking…
The Dog Days of Summer
With apologies to our growing contingent of Chief Procurement Officers and other readers based in the southern hemisphere who are hip-deep into winter – please set a reminder in your…
From CPO to CEO: How the CEO of the World’s Largest Company (Apple) Used His Procurement Background to Thrive
With the unusually high levels of traffic in what has been traditionally been our slowest month, I can tell that many others are fascinated as I am by the career…
Vision + Execution: Steve Jobs Understood Procurement’s Importance to Apple’s Success
On Monday, I introduced (or re-introduced) our readers to Tim Cook, CEO of Apple Inc., in an article entitled Think Different, which included an excerpt from the the book, Steve…