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Contingent Workforce Weekly, Episode 519: Diversity, Inclusion, Flexibility, and the Future of Work
This week’s all-new Contingent Workforce Weekly podcast highlights the criticality of diversity and inclusion (D&I) initiatives in within the Future of Work movements, as well as the importance of flexibility... Read more
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Why Diversity and Inclusion Should Be Core Future of Work Tenets
Years ago, the concept of “diversity” in contingent workforce management (CWM) was unfortunately too often a supplier-related aspect that was meant to certify specific suppliers as part of wider federal... Read more
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Black Friday – Shopping, Supply Chains, and Sales Reminder
[Author’s note: Today’s article is a throwback to a more normal year and holiday season –> 2019.] Attention Shoppers! The day after Thanksgiving in the US has long been known... Read more
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The Link Between a COVID-19 Vaccine and the Future of Work
Never before has a public health crisis caused so much disruption in both the personal and business worlds. The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in an unprecedented level of chaos as... Read more
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Congratulating the CPO Honors 2020 Winners
On Tuesday, Ardent Partners presented awards for outstanding performance and execution in the last year – “The CPO Honors” – to a variety of top performers, including Chief Procurement Officers... Read more
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The Workforce Trends that Will Shape 2021: Part Two
Over the past several weeks, I’ve written about the various contingent workforce, staffing, and Future of Work attributes that could contribute to the way businesses will operate a year from... Read more
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From CPO to CEO: Apple CEO Tim Cook Discusses His Career Path
In the past, I have written several articles focused one CPO’s “rise” – that of Tim Cook – who went from Chief Procurement Officer to CEO of Apple, the world’s... Read more
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Contingent Workforce Weekly, Episode 516: A Conversation with Kevin Akeroyd, CEO of PROUnlimited
This week’s all-new Contingent Workforce Weekly podcast features a discussion with Kevin Akeroyd, CEO of PROUnlimited. Kevin and I chat about the evolution of the Vendor Management System (VMS) platform,... Read more
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Ardent’s “2K20 Series” – Reflections on Anytime Anywhere Education Session
Ardent Partners hosted The CPO Rising 2K20 Virtual Series – The Resiliency Imperative as a way to bring together our global community of procurement, finance, and supply management professionals and collectively tackle... Read more
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The Workforce Trends that Will Shape 2021: Part One
Over the past several weeks, I’ve written about the various contingent workforce, staffing, and Future of Work attributes that could contribute to the way businesses will operate a year from... Read more