APQC Podcasts

On this podcast, APQC’s Mercy Harper and Elissa Tucker talk with Dr. Patricia Anderson , Professor at the Forbes School of Business and Technology, about the implications of the anti-work movement for HR professionals and other organizational leaders.   Subscribe to us on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts!

On this podcast, APQC’s Marisa Brown talks with Shobhit Khandelwal—Founder of ShyftLabs, Co-Founder of Minoan, and member of the Forbes Technology Council—about how supply chain professionals and other organizational leaders can best leverage their retail data.   Subscribe to us on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts!

On this podcast, APQC’s Mercy Harper and Marisa Brown talk with Efrat Sagi-Ofir, Chief Revenue Officer and Co-Founder of Air Doctor, about her journey from supply chain leader to founder of two startups.  Subscribe to us on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts!

On this podcast, APQC’s Dr. Carla O’Dell talks with Chip Heath, author of four New York Times bestsellers and professor at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, about practical strategies for bringing data to life. Order your copy of Chip’s new book with co-author Karla Starr, Making Numbers Count: The Art and Science of Communicating Numbers , on Amazon , Barnes & Noble , or through your favo...

On this podcast, APQC’s Mercy Harper talks with Sarah Cummings, Public-Private Partnership and Research Uptake Expert at Wageningen University and founder of the KM for Development Journal, about the future of KM from the perspective of international development.   For resources mentioned in this episode, click the links below:  KM for Development   KM for Development Journal How to Use Critical D...

On this podcast, APQC’s Marisa Brown talks with Anshu Prasad, CEO and Co-Founder of Leaf Logistics, about what’s ahead for supply chains including trucking and freight capacity expectations, opportunities for automation, and more.   Subscribe to us on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts!

On this podcast, APQC’s Andrea Stroud and Saphra Cleveland talk with Shefali Kapoor Patel, founder of IT education provider  Vijay Computer Academy , about how organizations can upskill and reskill employees on IT and data, mistaken assumptions about “who” can do IT and data jobs, and more.   Subscribe to us on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts!

On this podcast, APQC’s Lauren Trees talks with Dana Tessier, Director of Knowledge Management at Shopify, about the cultural enablers and barriers for effective KM. Click the link below to purchase Dana’s new book and use the code “IGI50” for a 50% discount:  Handbook of Research on Organizational Culture Strategies for Effective Knowledge Management and Performance Subscribe to us on iTunes or w...

On this podcast, APQC’s Andrea Stroud talks with Neeraj Tandon, principal at Moksha Data and cofounder of Code Park, about how to grow data science and digital skills in-house. Click the links below for useful resources shared by Neeraj:  How to Ask a Good Question   SQL Queries for Mere Mortals: A Hands-On Guide to Data Manipulation in SQL  (book)  Storytelling with Data: A Data Visualization Gui...

On this podcast, APQC’s Holly Lyke-Ho-Gland and Marisa Brown share ways to improve procure-to-pay through process management. For more insights and to get started with applying process to procure-to-pay, see the following free resources from APQC:  Procure-to-Pay Suffers from Disconnected Governance   Executive Summary: Building Blocks of Success   Expanding the Value of Process Management: Seven...

On this podcast, APQC’s Mercy Harper talks with Gladys Kemboi, Knowledge Management Officer at Life in Abundance International in Nairobi, Kenya, about the global connections needed for the future of KM research, practice, and talent development.   Subscribe to us on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts!

On this podcast, APQC’s Lauren Trees talks with Leland Holmquest, communications and change management lead at Microsoft, about how concepts like positive psychology and psychological contracts can help organizations improve KM engagement.   Subscribe to us on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts!

On this podcast, APQC’s Mercy Harper and Andrea Stroud talk about the skills, mindset, and resources you need to learn and mentor others in data analytics.  Subscribe to us on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts!

In this podcast, APQC’s Mercy Harper talks with Elizabeth Fletcher, manager of people operations – people & culture at Motorefi and principal consultant at Wordsmith Resume Writing and Interview Prep, about the differences between people ops and traditional HR.  Subscribe to us on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts!

On this podcast, APQC’s Mercy Harper talks with Karen Gilbert, Associate Director of Development for Corporate Partners at the Forté Foundation, about DEI trends and how organizations can be better corporate partners with organizations like Forté.  Subscribe to us on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts!

In this podcast, APQC’s Mercy Harper talks with Stephanie Barnes, Chief Chaos Organizer at Entelechy, about the “radical” future ahead for knowledge management. Click  here  to read Stephanie’s paper on Radical KM.  Subscribe to us on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts!

On this podcast, Bob Chalker, CEO of the Association for Materials Protection and Performance, and Lisa Higgins, CEO of APQC, offer an in-depth look at what’s driving the move toward fractional executives, how to best leverage fractional c-suite roles, and what’s next for this growing trend.   Subscribe to us on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts!

On this podcast, APQC’s Mercy Harper, Holly Lyke-Ho-Gland, and Marisa Brown talk about why sustainability matters for regulatory compliance, supply chains, customers, and profitability and performance.  Click here  to take a 10-minute survey about your organization’s sustainability efforts, and as a thank-you for your participation, you’ll receive a free copy of the survey report.   Subscribe to u...

On this APQC podcast, APQC’s Mercy Harper Talks with Bruce Boyes—editor, lead writer, and a director of RealKM Magazine—about how KM need to be more evidence-based and integrate a wider range of perspectives, the parallels between KM and sustainability, and much more.   Subscribe to us on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts!

On this podcast, APQC’s Mercy Harper and Megan McCulloch talk with Melissa Houston—a financial strategist for CEOs, founder of the Business Society, and a writer for publications such as Forbes and Entrepreneur Magazine—to talk about what’s in store for financial management in 2022 and beyond.   Subscribe to us on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts!

On this podcast, APQC’s Mercy Harper talks with Rachel Happe, co-founder and principal of Engaged Organizations, about the future of communities and enterprise knowledge management.   Subscribe to us on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts!

In this podcast, APQC’s Mercy Harper talks with Marissa Lee, CEO of SOW EVOLVE and global HR strategist, about what’s driving the “Great Resignation,” how to drive engagement in remote/hybrid environments, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), and her book,  Why I Broke Up with My Company .   Subscribe to us on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts!

In this podcast, APQC’s Mercy Harper and Marisa Brown talk with Deep Parekh, PhD, founder and managing partner at Epistemy, about building a strategy for environment, social, and governance (ESG) reporting. To read Deep’s paper, mentioned on this episode, see  ESG—From Boardroom Discussion to a Tailored Data Strategy .   Subscribe to us on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts!

On this podcast, APQC’s Mercy Harper and Holly Lyke-Ho-Gland talk with Marty Strong, CEO and Chief Strategy Officer for the LGS Management Group, about how to leverage and implement integrated business planning.   Subscribe to us on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts!  

On this podcast, APQC’s Mercy Harper and Megan McCulloch talk with Khalil Jackson, Gas Marketing Accountant, about lessons learned from the pandemic, what work might be freed up through RPA, and what skills today’s young accounting professionals need to develop.   Subscribe to us on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts!