James MarlandStory as the driver for ExplorationWhy did explorers risk death and bankruptcy in the polar regions? Not gold, spice or furs. Stories were the natural resource they…Dec 23, 20221Dec 23, 20221
James MarlandLeadership lessons from the MaestroWe’ve done sports metaphors to death: what can business leaders learn from the relationship between an orchestra and its conductor?Jun 19, 2019Jun 19, 2019
James MarlandinSAP Innovation SpotlightSydney Opera House: the architect & the engineerThe engineer called upon to build the Opera House had challenges similar to the demands on modern Supply Chain Professionals.Jan 28, 2019Jan 28, 2019
James MarlandinSAP Innovation SpotlightUnderstanding your Customer’s Experience: are you in orbit or just flying by?The experience economy dictates that we get to know our customers intimately, not just execute a “fly-by”.Jan 2, 2019Jan 2, 2019
James MarlandHow many ghosts do you need?Scrooge needed three separate spirits to answer questions about the Past, Present and Future. Today’s Business Leader needs just one.Dec 19, 20181Dec 19, 20181
James MarlandinSAP Innovation SpotlightMoving from Anecdote to EmpiricismModern science has its origins in medieval alchemy: the difference was in the use of data. Businesses also need to transition to…Dec 6, 2018Dec 6, 2018
James MarlandAdvancing Decent Work in Global Supply ChainsPresentation to the UN making the case for why procurement departments should be perceived as part of the solution toNov 30, 20181Nov 30, 20181
James MarlandinSAP Innovation SpotlightWhatever happened to Data Mining?The concept of Data Mining has been increasingly displaced by Machine Learning. So why is that?Oct 13, 2018Oct 13, 2018
James MarlandinSAP Innovation SpotlightWhat this week’s Nobel Prize can teach us about dataThis weeks Nobel prize for medicine shows that the body’s own immune system can be activated against malignant tumours. There are…Oct 2, 2018Oct 2, 2018
James MarlandLet’s get Real about PurposePat McCarthy, SVP at SAP Ariba, shared philosophy on Procurement with Purpose at the recent Procurious Big Ideas Summit.Sep 27, 2018Sep 27, 2018
