Leaders are often asked what keeps you up at night? In my procurement role, without a doubt, it was–- ‘supplier risk’. I had responsibility for strategic sourcing and procurement, so whenever I had time to think about our gaps, supplier risk was on the top of the list. My greatest concern had to do with potential supplier practices that could have possibly caused the company negative publicity or worse -- 'faulty' product. It began to nag me. For a while, I couldn't lift t