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Throwback Thursday – The CPO’s Agenda 2009: Smart Strategies for Tough Times
In April 2009, I wrote our fourth annual CPO-themed State of Procurement report in the throes of the great recession. Things looked pretty bleak and there was a high degree... Read more
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Why the Skills Focus of Today’s CWM Programs Means More in a Post-Pandemic World
That the vast majority (72%) of companies are focused on engaging new and unpredictable skillsets is telling, as the contingent workforce of the future will surely be a relied-upon source... Read more
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Contingent Workforce Weekly, Episode 439: A Conversation with Tim Pröhm, Vice President of Digital Product Development at KellyOCG
Welcome to another all-new edition of the Contingent Workforce Weekly podcast, sponsored by Beeline. This week’s episode features a discussion with KellyOCG’s VP of Digital Product Development, Tim Pröhm. Tim... Read more
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HR, Workforce, and Talent Management (Track 4)
Our inaugural CPO Rising 2K20 Virtual Series brought more than 2000 procurement, finance, and HR professionals together around the topics that matter to business leaders right now (i.e. how to ensure continuity,... Read more
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Supply Chain & Supply Risk Management (Track 2)
(Publisher’s note: Our challenge to each reader is to pick and view one great Supply Chain Management/Supply Risk Management session today.) Our inaugural CPO Rising 2K20 Virtual Series brought more than 2000... Read more
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The CPO and Procurement Leadership (Track 1)
(Publisher’s note: Our challenge to each reader is to pick and view one great CPO/Leadership session today. If you do, we bet you can’t just stop at one!) Our inaugural... Read more
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Best-in-Class Contingent Workforce Management: A (Re)Focus on Cost Savings
Back in 2006, when I first started covering the contingent workforce and staffing industries, discussions around contingent workforce management (CWM) programs were dominated by a traditional commodity-led focus. Historically, the... Read more
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The CPO Rising 2K20 Summit is in the Books!
The CPO Rising 2K20 Virtual Summit – The Resiliency Imperative wrapped up yesterday, and while the live-streamed event is finished, the team at Ardent Partners is still going over all... Read more
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Contingent Workforce Weekly, Episode 438: A Conversation with Jessica Ashcraft (VP of Global Marketing) and Jaina Patel (Senior Product Manager, COVID-19 Task Force Lead) of Beeline
Welcome to another all-new edition of the Contingent Workforce Weekly podcast. This week, we chat with Beeline’s Jessica Ashcraft (VP of Global Marketing) and Jaina Patel (Senior Product Manager and... Read more
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The Resiliency Imperative – Top Strategies for Leading a Resilient Procurement Organization (Session 19)
The Resiliency Imperative continues tomorrow May 5th at 2 PM ET with an on-demand session Session 19: Top Strategies for Leading a Resilient Procurement Organization, sponsored by ScoutRFP (A Workday... Read more