Meeting a new friend

To ponder the color of

Unripe bananas

• Paul Nilsen

Talking to heroes

Who earn their hidden capes while

Loving procurement

• Kelly Barner

Ikigai is a Japanese philosophy focused on finding purpose and meaning. The parts of the word are “iki” which means “alive” and “gai” which means “worth.” Given how much time procurement spends thinking about value and worth, their personal and professional choices should absolutely make them feel alive.

In this episode of The Sourcing Hero podcast, Host Kelly Barner welcomes Paul Nilsen. Paul is the Director Of Procurement at Douglas Elliman Real Estate - and an avid reader. Paul recently shared a book he was reading on LinkedIn and sparked both an interesting online discussion and this podcast interview.

In this interview, Paul talks about Ikigai and how it comes into the decisions he makes as a procurement professional:

• How the concept of Ikigai resonates with him at this point in his career

Links:

Paul Nilsen on LinkedIn