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Rules That Rock: Making Procurement Policy Work
In this episode of Proc & Roll, Zach Bachir, Natasha Gurevich, and Conrad Smith unpack the real reason procurement policies are often ignored — and what it takes to make them actually work.
They explore:
Why most policies are too long and disconnected from reality
How a 2-page policy worked at a $52B company
The importance of embedding policy into workflows and tools
When rules matter — and when trust matters more
The cultural factors that drive (or kill) compliance
Plus, Conrad recommends No Rules Rules by Netflix’s Reed Hastings — a must-read on trust and accountability.
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