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You’re Not Crazy. You’re Just in the Wrong Quadrant.

January 7, 2026

The Branson Plan makes for inspirational reading — but it's a disaster for ProcureTech transformation.

The Fractional CPO Paradox: When Seeing Clearly Isn’t Enough

January 7, 2026

Are company boardrooms ruining their procurement and supply chain capabilities from the inside out?

Building the Hansen Fit Score Advisory Team: Welcoming Canda Rozier

January 5, 2026

Fortune 500 CPO. Global sourcing leader. Change management veteran. And the courage to say what most practitioners think but won't say out loud. Welcome Canda Rozier.

The Obvious Thing: What 27 Years Taught Me About Success and Failure

January 4, 2026

Ninety percent of success can be boiled down to consistently doing the obvious thing for an uncommonly long period of time without convincing yourself that you're smarter than you are.

Know Your Odds: Why Practitioners Would Have Better Luck at the Casino

January 4, 2026

You have better odds at a blackjack table than implementing procurement technology without a readiness assessment. At least the casino publishes the odds.

The Silent Golden Majority: Why the 20% Who Succeed Rarely If Ever Talk

January 4, 2026

The 80% who failed are silent because of shame. The 20% who succeeded are silent because of strategy. The only people talking are the people selling.

Who Do You As A Practitioner Trust Most For Insights?

January 3, 2026

Industry revenue grew 21x while success stayed at 20%. Where did the money go — and who do practitioners trust now?

18 Years of New Year Insights: How One Thesis Predicted Every Transformation Failure

January 2, 2026

Technology waves change. The failure pattern doesn't. An 18-year retrospective of one thesis that was never disproved.

Why Academics Are Continuing To Reach Out to Connect in 2026

January 1, 2026

In 2007, my audience was 60% operational practitioners. In 2025, it's 90% academics, C-Suite, and senior decision-makers. The content didn't change. The recognition did.