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Discussions with interesting people in public procurement across State, Local and Education in North America led by Dustin Lanier, Certified Public Procurement Officer and Founder of Civic Initiatives. Recognized as a top 10 procurement podcast by Feedspot. Find out more about Civic Initiatives at https://www.civicinitiatives.com

Dustin Lanier, CPPO


    • May 21, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • weekly NEW EPISODES
    • 12m AVG DURATION
    • 222 EPISODES


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    Back to Basics - What is Category Management?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2025 7:43 Transcription Available


    Dustin gives definitions for category management in public procurement, with examples and practical guidance on how to penguin.  This podcast was also provided in article format at https://www.linkedin.com/in/dustin-lanier-cppo/Public Procurement Change AgentsBack to Basics - What is Category Management?

    Five For Friday - May 16th Readout

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2025 2:21


    Dustin Lanier reviews the curated procurement and public sector news of the week in audio, and also with links at https://www.linkedin.com/in/dustin-lanier-cppo/Public Procurement Change AgentsFive For Friday - May 16th Readout

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    Five For Friday - May 9th Readout

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2025 3:02


    Dustin Lanier reviews the curated procurement and public sector news of the week in audio, and also with links at https://www.linkedin.com/in/dustin-lanier-cppo/Public Procurement Change AgentsFive For Friday - May 9th Readout

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    5 Minute Excerpt: Partnering Through Procurement for Public Impact Interview

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2025 7:24


    Dustin and Stacey Moss, president of Public Knowledge, had an hourlong conversation about procurement during the NASPO exchange conference, with a great discussion on the NASPO Acquisition Support Services and the general role of procurement as an accelerator for government program delivery.  The full hourlong discussion can be found at https://pubknow.com/media-center/igniting-impact-podcast-partnering-through-procurement/ or by searching for the "Igniting Impact" podcast in your favorite podcast location.

    Earth Day 2025: Practical Procurement Strategies that Drive Sustainability - and the Bottom Line

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2025 5:19


    Dustin explores five topical sourcing principles that provide a practical path to where sustainability truly pays dividends.

    Abridged excerpt from OPBA "Procurement as a Strategic Asset" presentation

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2025 5:52


    Dustin presented to the Ontario Public Buyers Association in their Ignite series about how to develop the public procurement function as a strategic asset.

    Five For Friday - April 11th Readout

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2025 2:52


    Dustin Lanier reviews the curated procurement and public sector news of the week in audio, and also with links at https://www.linkedin.com/in/dustin-lanier-cppo/Public Procurement Change AgentsFive For Friday - April 11th Readout

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    Five For Friday - April 4th Readout

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2025 3:32


    Dustin Lanier reviews the curated procurement and public sector news of the week in audio, and also with links at https://www.linkedin.com/in/dustin-lanier-cppo/Public Procurement Change AgentsFive For Friday - April 4th Readout

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    Five For Friday - March 28th Readout

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2025 3:00


    Dustin Lanier reviews the curated procurement and public sector news of the week in audio, and also with links at https://www.linkedin.com/in/dustin-lanier-cppo/Public Procurement Change AgentsFive For Friday - March  28th Readout

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    Five For Friday - March 21st Readout

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2025 3:08


    Dustin Lanier reviews the curated procurement and public sector news of the week in audio, and also with links at https://www.linkedin.com/in/dustin-lanier-cppo/Public Procurement Change AgentsFive For Friday - March  21st Readout

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    The Foundation of Public Trust + Happy Procurement Month!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2025 2:02


    Dustin provides some ideas on the importance of procurement professionals delivering the foundation of trust on government operations, and recognizing March as Procurement Month.

    Five For Friday - February 28th Readout

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2025 2:47


    Dustin Lanier reviews the curated procurement and public sector news of the week in audio, and also with links at https://www.linkedin.com/in/dustin-lanier-cppo/Public Procurement Change AgentsFive For Friday - February 28th Readout

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    Celebrating Four Years of the “Public Procurement Change Agents” Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2025 2:04


    Dustin talks about the public procurement change agents podcast on the four year anniversary of the first episode.

    Five For Friday - February 14th Readout

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2025 2:46


    Dustin Lanier reviews the curated procurement and public sector news of the week in audio, and also with links at https://www.linkedin.com/in/dustin-lanier-cppo/Public Procurement Change AgentsFive For Friday - February 14th Readout

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    Back to Basics: Proactive Management of Effective Procurement Audit Files

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2025 4:22


    Dustin discusses procurement audit files as a cornerstone of trust and transparency in procurement, and highlights the core checkpoints for excellence in this area.

    Five For Friday - January 31st Readout

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2025 2:56


    Dustin Lanier reviews the curated procurement and public sector news of the week in audio, and also with links at https://www.linkedin.com/in/dustin-lanier-cppo/Public Procurement Change AgentsFive For Friday - January 31st Readout

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    Five For Friday - January 24th Readout

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2025 2:37


    Dustin Lanier reviews the curated procurement and public sector news of the week in audio, and also with links at https://www.linkedin.com/in/dustin-lanier-cppo/Public Procurement Change AgentsFive For Friday - January 24th Readout

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    Five For Friday - January 17th Readout

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2025 2:49


    Dustin Lanier reviews the curated procurement and public sector news of the week in audio, and also with links at https://www.linkedin.com/in/dustin-lanier-cppo/Public Procurement Change AgentsFive For Friday - January 17th Readout

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    Five For Friday - January 10th Readout

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2025 3:16


    Dustin Lanier reviews the curated procurement and public sector news of the week in audio, and also with links at https://www.linkedin.com/in/dustin-lanier-cppo/Public Procurement Change AgentsFive For Friday - January 10th Readout

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    Wait, but Why? Ending the Year with the "Lifescape" Calendar

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2025 4:40


    Dustin discusses the "lifescape" calendar, which he uses at the end of every year to reflect and preserve the important happenings of the year and the passage of time.

    Civic's Collective Disconnect During the Holidays

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2024 2:53


    Dustin describes our “Collective Disconnect”where the whole company gets the days off between Christmas and New Year's, and why it is an essential part of our culture.

    Excerpt from training on Requirement Elicitation

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2024 5:28


    Dustin leads a discussion in the Civic "Let's Talk Shop" series about how to approach requirement elicitation, starting with success definition and then driving into organizing and guiding end users through discussions.

    5 minute excerpt from "Elevation: Generative AI from a Staff-First Mindset"

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2024 5:46


    In an excerpt from Dustin's speech on Generative AI in the public sector, Dustin talks about a freely available acceptable use policy template, and details the prompting process with ChatGPT to create and improve this document.  This snippet also addresses how to interact with generative ai from a staff skillup perspective. Title: 5 minute excerpt from "Elevation: Generative AI from a Staff-First Mindset"

    Evaluation and Negotiation - Five Minute Speech Excerpt

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2024 5:50


    In this extract from a recent speech at the GOVBUY conference, Dustin digs into "what are we negotiating" while staying within the scope of the RFP, and also some of the techniques to prepare for negotiation.Episode Title: Evaluation and Negotiation - Five Minute Speech Excerpt

    The Procurement Cornucopia

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2024 2:26


    Dustin draws parallels between the preparation and celebration of Thanksgiving and the parallels to public procurement.Episode Title: The Procurement Cornucopia

    Five For Friday - November 22nd Readout

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2024 2:44


    Dustin Lanier reviews the curated procurement and public sector news of the week in audio, and also with links at https://www.linkedin.com/in/dustin-lanier-cppo/Public Procurement Change AgentsFive For Friday - November 22nd Readout

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    Five For Friday - November 15th Readout

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2024 3:11


    Dustin Lanier reviews the curated procurement and public sector news of the week in audio, and also with links at https://www.linkedin.com/in/dustin-lanier-cppo/Public Procurement Change AgentsFive For Friday - November 15th Readout

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    Five For Friday - November 8th Readout

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2024 2:41


    Dustin Lanier reviews the curated procurement and public sector news of the week in audio, and also with links at https://www.linkedin.com/in/dustin-lanier-cppo/Public Procurement Change AgentsFive For Friday - November 8th Readout

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    Things I Have Learned: Seven Guiding Factors After Fourteen Years of Business

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2024 6:45


    Dustin shares seven concepts he has employed in his tenure on the 14th anniversary of Civic Initiatives. Read more here.

    Five For Friday - October 25th Readout

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2024 2:53


    Dustin Lanier reviews the curated procurement and public sector news of the week in audio, and also with links at https://www.linkedin.com/in/dustin-lanier-cppo/

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    Five For Friday - October 18th Readout

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2024 3:51


    Dustin Lanier reviews the curated procurement and public sector news of the week in audio, and also with links at https://www.linkedin.com/in/dustin-lanier-cppo/

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    Procurement in Urgent Times: Our Critical Role in Response and Recovery

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2024 5:14


    Dustin hits several key points to take into account when dealing with procurement in disaster response and recovery.

    Five For Friday - October 4th Readout

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2024 3:34


    Dustin Lanier reviews the curated procurement and public sector news of the week in audio, and also with links at https://www.linkedin.com/in/dustin-lanier-cppo/

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    Five For Friday - September 27th Readout

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2024 2:30


    Dustin Lanier reviews the curated procurement and public sector news of the week in audio, and also with links at https://www.linkedin.com/in/dustin-lanier-cppo/

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    For the Public Good: The Critical Role of Sourcing in Health Institutions

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2024 5:32


    Dustin reviews the nexus between public health needs and public procurement best practices in six categories.

    Five For Friday - September 13th Readout

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2024 2:11


    Dustin Lanier reviews the curated procurement and public sector news of the week in audio, and also with links at https://www.linkedin.com/in/dustin-lanier-cppo/

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    Elevation: Remodeling GenAI as a Staff Enablement Platform : 7 Minute Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2024 7:35


    Dustin previews his new and updated speech on Generative AI with a focus on how public procurement can leverage the capacity to staff skills. Given at NIGP Forum 2024.

    Five For Friday - August 30th Readout

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2024 3:27


    Dustin Lanier reviews the curated procurement and public sector news of the week in audio, and also with links at https://www.linkedin.com/in/dustin-lanier-cppo/

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    NIGP 2024 Speech Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2024 4:32 Transcription Available


    Dustin previews two speeches he will present at NIGP Forum 2024 in Charlotte. Discover how to harness AI to enhance your team's productivity and master LinkedIn for procurement success.Tune in for more details.

    Five For Friday - August 16th Readout

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2024 3:01


    Dustin Lanier reviews the curated procurement and public sector news of the week in audio, and also with links at https://www.linkedin.com/in/dustin-lanier-cppo/

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    Bonus Ladder of Leadership Topic: Moving Authority to Information

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2024 1:59


    Dustin Lanier explores the idea from L. David Marquet's "Turning the Ship Around!" about decentralizing decision-making authority to those closest to the relevant information. He highlights how empowering individuals at the local level can accelerate crisis response and enhance operational efficiency.

    Empowering Employees Through Ladder of Leadership Strategies

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2024 10:36


    In a 10 minute extract from the full session, Dustin offers training inspired by L. David Marquet's Ladder of Leadership, a concept from his book Turn the Ship Around. Drawing from his experience transforming a struggling submarine into a top performer, Marquet's approach emphasizes empowering employees to make decisions within set parameters while maintaining overall responsibility for the organization's well-being. This approach embodies the growth mindset Civic is aiming to cultivate.

    A Look Forward to NIGP Forum

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2024 3:24


    Dustin gives a one month out preview of speaking roles and expo presence for Civic at NIGP Forum 2024.

    Change Agent Chat: Colin Erhardt Government Performance Lab

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2024 39:29


    Join Dustin Lanier and Colin Erhardt from the Government Performance Lab at Harvard Kennedy School as we delve into the Procurement Excellence Network! Here at Civic, we're avid supporters of their impactful initiatives, consistently highlighting their community resources and leadership efforts. Our discussion was truly enlightening! 

    Five For Friday - July 12th Readout

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2024 2:47


    Dustin Lanier reviews the curated procurement and public sector news of the week in audio, and also with links at https://www.linkedin.com/in/dustin-lanier-cppo/

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    Happy 4th of July

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2024 2:02


    Holidays are a chance to spend with family and friends. What happens at Civic when a holiday lands on Thursday? Tune in to learn more.

    Five For Friday - June 28th Readout

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2024 2:38


    Dustin Lanier reviews the curated procurement and public sector news of the week in audio, and also with links at https://www.linkedin.com/in/dustin-lanier-cppo/

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    Five For Friday - June 21st Readout

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2024 2:59


    Dustin Lanier reviews the curated procurement and public sector news of the week in audio, and also with links at https://www.linkedin.com/in/dustin-lanier-cppo/

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    Converging Paths: The common ground between government and non-profits

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2024 5:20


    Dustin Lanier discusses the commonality of government and non-profit sectors related to procurement and contract management.

    150 Business Days to Encumber ARPA

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2024 2:02


    Dustin reviews specifics on what is required to encumber funds from the ARPA before the end of the year.

    Five For Friday - May 31st Readout

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2024 2:03


    Dustin Lanier reviews the curated procurement and public sector news of the week in audio, and also with links at https://www.linkedin.com/in/dustin-lanier-cppo/

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