Public Procurement Change Agents
Episodes
Five for Friday - June 10 Readout
10 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dustin Lanier reviews the procurement news of the week in audio and also with links at https://www.linkedin.com/in/dustin-lanier-cppo/
Five For Friday - June 3 Readout
03 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dustin Lanier reviews the procurement news of the week in audio and also with links at https://www.linkedin.com/in/dustin-lanier-cppo/
Five for Friday readout - May 27
27 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dustin Lanier reviews the procurement news of the week in audio and also with links at https://www.linkedin.com/in/dustin-lanier-cppo/
Fiver for Friday readout - May 20
20 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dustin Lanier reviews the procurement news of the week in audio and also with links at https://www.linkedin.com/in/dustin-lanier-cppo/
Victor Leamer - quick lobby chat about his presentations
13 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dustin and Victor Leamer, senior buyer for Spokane County, talk about Victor's presentation on "Procurement Ancestry" at NIGP Region 8,...
Talent Management in the Great Realignment
04 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Rosey Murton from Florida State University, Aaron Carter from the University of Illinois and Dustin Lanier talk about Talent Management in an NAEP Eve...
Five for Friday Readout April 29th
29 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dustin goes over the Five for Friday current event topics for April 29nd. Find all of the described links at https://www.linkedin.com/in/dustin-lani...
Five for Friday Readout April 22
22 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dustin goes over the Five for Friday current event topics for April 22nd. Find all of the described links at https://www.linkedin.com/in/dustin-lani...
Five for Friday Readout - April 15th
15 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dustin goes over the Five for Friday current event topics for April 15th. Find all of the described links at https://www.linkedin.com/in/dustin-lani...
Aubrey Leigh Goodwin 1:1 - State of Mississippi
06 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dustin interviews Aubrey Leigh Goodwin, a Deputy Executive Director for the Mississippi Department of Finance and Administration. Aubrey Leigh overs...
Quick Talk - Chapters as an Enduring Community
31 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dustin Lanier contributes a five minute quick talk to the NIGP Chapter Academy session on Leadership and Member Engagement. The topic was how Chapte...
Growing Purchasing Into Procurement Speech - Ten Minute Excerpt
23 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dustin Lanier speaks at the Virginia Association of Governmental Procurement about "Growing Purchasing Into Procurement," related to a recen...
Procurement as a Career - Should Public Procurement be on the List for Graduating Seniors?
15 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dustin Lanier gathers some thoughts on why graduating seniors should consider a career in procurement, with quick takes from Carrie Mathes, Aaron Cart...
Career Week discussion, plus Five for Friday Readout 3-11
11 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dustin goes over the Career Week content from the week, and the rest of the Five for Friday current event topics for March 11th. Find all of the des...
Five for Friday - March 4th
04 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dustin goes over the Five for Friday current event topics for March 4th. Find all of the described links at https://www.linkedin.com/dustin-lanier-C...
Watchwords for Public Procurement in 2022
18 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What are the best predictions about trends and themes that will drive our discussion in the year, boiled down into a handful of words? Our panel sta...
Feb 11 Five for Friday readout
11 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dustin goes over the Five for Friday content for February 11th. Find all of the described links at https://www.linkedin.com/dustin-lanier-CPPO
Five For Friday Read Out - February 4th
04 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dustin goes over the Five for Friday content for February 4th (and January 28th). Find all of the described links at https://www.linkedin.com/dustin...
Content Plan for 2022 + Five For Friday 1/21
21 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dustin reads through the recent article on the Content plan for 2022, including a preview discussion about Linkedin Audio, and provides a step through...
Five For Friday Read Out - January 14th
14 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dustin goes over the Five for Friday content for January 7th. Find all of the described links at https://www.linkedin.com/dustin-lanier-CPPO
Five For Friday Read Out - January 7th
07 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dustin goes over the Five for Friday content for January 7th. Find all of the described links at https://www.linkedin.com/dustin-lanier-CPPO
Five For Friday Read Out - December 31st
31 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dustin goes over the Five for Friday content for December 31st. Find all of the described links at https://www.linkedin.com/dustin-lanier-CPPO
Five For Friday Read Out - December 24th
24 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dustin goes over the Five for Friday content for December 24th. Find all of the described links at https://www.linkedin.com/dustin-lanier
Public Procurement on Linkedin - Newsletter Launch
16 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dustin Lanier launches a new newsletter service on Linkedin via an article reviewing content in 2021. This is an audio recording of that article. Chec...
Five for Friday - What it is and how I do it
10 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dustin Lanier goes behind the scenes on the making of the popular "five for friday" content digest produced every week on Linkedin, and over...
5 things I Wish I Knew - Speech Excerpt
03 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dustin Lanier presents for the Wisconsin Association for Public Procurement on "5 things I wish I Knew" - a speech in a game format that h...
DEI and Public Procurement Programs - How Do They Rise Together?
24 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dustin facilitates a panel discussion about how Diversity Equity and Inclusion programs and Public Procurement connect. Panelist include Jaime Schor...
DEI and Public Procurement Survey Launch - Introduction Podcast
18 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dustin Lanier walks through the survey that Civic Initiatives recently released on Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs and how they interfac...
It's Go Time - speech excerpt from 11/9 MAGPPA general session
11 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dustin Lanier presented for the Mississippi Association of Governmental Purchasing and Property Agents on "It's Go Time - How Procurement Sh...
Quick Introduction to the Civic Initiatives Practice Leads
04 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded during Civic Initiatives 11-year anniversary gathering and planning sessions, Dustin Lanier gets each of the company's practice leads to...
Gary O Chavez Quick Chat 1:1
21 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dustin Lanier talks with Gary O Chavez, president of the New Mexico Public Purchasing Association from the expo hall about their annual event, and int...
Dustin Lanier Fast Talk - NIGP Panel comments on Public Procurement Change Agents
15 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In a panel discussion for aspects of procurement transformation involving Jarrod McAdoo (Ivalua), Andrew Cochran (State of Ohio) and Vincent Olds (New...
NASCA Panel Discussion on Supply Chain and Stockpile Management
08 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The National Association of Chief Administrators speaking series hosted a panel on October 8th with Pam Goins, Executive Director, facilitating a disc...
How do Procurement Shops Attract and Retain Talent Today?
29 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With factors such as managing burnout, dealing with back to the office scenarios and a newly mobile workforce, what do procurement shops need to do to...
Fast talk on Procurement Outsourcing for Smart Procurement World (9/13)
23 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dustin gives an opening panel fast talk on things to keep in mind when considering outsourcing for the Sout African conference on Smart Procurement Wo...
Ed Mills and Dustin Lanier present on Procurement Transformation Takes Flight
16 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
From the District 6 NAEP event in Early September, Ed and Dustin discuss the University of Colorado's approach to scoping and executing on procur...
Smart Procurement World (happening 9/13): Discusssion with Mediacy Mudekwa
08 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dustin Lanier talks with Mediacy Mudekwa about the upcoming Smart Procurement World conference, the largest procurement conference in Africa. Dustin...
Gillian Gillett Quick Chat 1:1
02 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Gillian Gillett, program manager for integrated mobility at CalTrans (and Civic Initiatives client), talks with Dustin Lanier about innovative and ong...
Fred Kuhn 1:1 Quick Chat
25 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dustin and Fred talk about the NIGP virtual forum and the upcoming procurement leadership summit in September.
Team Chat: Quick Discussion of Procurement Education with Devin Howard
18 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dustin interviews the newest Civic Initiatives team member Devin Howard about her approach to education and certification as she develops her public p...
Succession Planning in Public Procurement
11 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How do we give new people in procurement exposure to the work so that they can lead how to take leadership roles, and how do we manage actual transiti...
Hot Jobs in Public Procurement
03 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We had a really great discussion on "Hot Jobs" in Public Procurement with our practitioner panel - Jaime Schorr, Justin Sullivan, James Cren...
ESSER Grant Panel Discussion
20 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In a panel discussion hosted by the Center for Technology, Dustin Lanier joins Deborah Giles, Ying Chan, Tracie Bryant, Melissa Griggs, and Gregg Desc...
1:1 on Work From Anywhere with Pam Goins, NASCA Executive Director
13 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The National Association of State Chief Administrators has a new comprehensive report out on the impact of remote work on real estate portfolios. Du...
New Grant Funding - How Does Procurement Prepare?
09 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With ARPA and ESSER funds starting to come into the pipeline in the next month, it will be an interesting time for procurement. Normal start of the fi...
Supply Resiliency and Public Response
01 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ransomware has combined supply chain and cybersecurity in new unique ways - Dustin Lanier was joined in a discussion by Rob Handfield of NC State and ...
Creating Content - When That's Not What You Do For A Living
23 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In a fast talk presentation for NIGP Chapter leaders, Dustin Lanier describes an approach to content creation that extends business strategies, and ho...
Resilient Supply Chains - Public Procurement Panel Discussion
17 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dustin Lanier, CPPO facilitates a discussion of resilient supply chains in light of both the pandemic and recent emergence of ransomware as a supply c...
Procurement Automation Project Fundamentals - Dustin Lanier at Public Sector Network
09 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Lanier lays out fundamentals and frameworks for keepig procurement projects based on business value, understanding the framework of automation choices...
Work from Anywhere - What's Next for Public Sector and Public Procurement - Panel Discussion
03 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Special guests Tanya Hannah, CIO from King County & Fred Brittain, CIO of Maine join Jaime Schorr Jenny Hedderman, James E. Crenshaw, and Christ...
Procurement Modernization, Public Sector Network Panel Discussion
26 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dustin Lanier moderates a discussion on procurement modernization with Patti Bowers(North Carolina), Barry Zimmerman, CPPB (Multnomah Conuty), Michell...
The Voice of the Customer - Public Procurement Practitioner Panel Chat
19 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dustin Lanier, CPPO facilitates a discussion about the "Voice of the Customer" in Public Procurement. Who are the customers, and how do we h...
1:1 with Sarah O'Brien, CEO Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council
13 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dustin hosts a linkedin live discussion with Sarah O'Brien on the work of the Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council in infusing sustainabilit...
Tools in the Toolkit- Public Procurement Panel Chat
28 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A discussion of adding creative capacity to procurement organizations through innovative methods, incluving proof of concepts, challenge bids and more...
Sustainability in Public Procurement - What Works?
22 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In our recurring weekly practitioner chat on Clubhouse, we discuss what are the practical ways to infuse environmentally preferable purchasing standar...
Rob Handfield, 1:1 on Public Procurement and Supply Chain
14 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In a recording of an April 8th LinkedinLive interview, Rob Handfield, supply chain luminary from NC State and Dustin Lanier, CPPO, go deeply into the ...
Supply Chain and Public Procurement - Panel Discussion
07 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How has supply chain changed and impacted public procurement through the Covid Era? Procurement leaders Jaime Shorr, Christin Webb, Victor Lember, and...
Tech Standards in Public Procurement - Panel Discussion
31 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Leah McGrath with StateRAMP joins Jaime Schorr, Jenny Hedderman, Jonathan Walker Christina Semeraro and Dustin Lanier to discuss the how to be more ef...
What is StateRamp in less than 10 minutes?
31 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Leah McGrath with StateRamp gives a quick introduction to how they are facilitating interactions between cloud providers and State and Local procureme...
Strategic Sourcing in the Public Sector - Panel Discussion
26 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What is strategic sourcing in the public sector context, and how did it help us solve problems throughout this last year? Listen in on our previousl...
Procurement Officer Leadership - What Works? Public Procurement Chat 3/17 W Special Guest Carol Wilson
18 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We talk in the Clubhouse app about leadership techniques in public procurement offices with Carol Wilson, retiring CPO from the state of Connecticut, ...
1:1 with Nicholas Tincher, University of Wisconsin System
17 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A discussion with Nicholas ITincher about keeping business value in the center of procurement automation projects, originally recorded for the Nationa...
Evaluation and Negotiation - Public Procurement Chat 003 Part 2 - Q/A Session
10 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
An extended question answer period on evaluation and negotiation topics with questions involving Raj Sharma, Jennifer Sulentic, Warren Beardall and Vi...
Evaluation and Negotiation - Public Procurement Lunch Chat 003 March 10 Part 1 - Main Panel
10 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
An open line discussion about evaluation and negotiation topics with procurement practitioners including Jaime Schorr, Jenny Hedderman, Jonathan Walke...
The Contract's Signed, What Now? - Public Procurement Chat 002 March 4
03 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Practiioners Jaime Schorr, Lenora Sevillian Jenny Hedderman, Esq. James E. Crenshaw, Christin Webb, Christine Semeraro and Lisa Rolik Join Dustin Lani...
Agility in Procurement - Public Procurement Wednesday Chat 001 - Feb 24th
24 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Great conversation and open discussion on approaching public procurement to allow for agility from practitioners Jaime Schorr, Jennie Hedderman, James...
Aaron Carter, University of Illinois 1:1
23 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A discussion between Dustin Lanier and Aaron Carter about Procurement Agility during an online session of the National Association of Education Procur...
Jim Colangelo, CPO State of Michigan 1:1
23 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jim Colangelo covers a variety of topics including transformation in Michigan, KPIs, organizational design, procurement agility, and innovations.Publi...
Jenn Myers, Procurement Manager City of Tucson, 1:1 Interview
19 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A discussion with Jenn Myers, the NIGP Young Professional of 2020 and City of Tucson Procurement Manager. A great view into our next-generation lead...