Once More, With Feeling: Empathy Is the Only Way Forward
“The great gift of human beings is that we have the power of empathy, we can all sense a mysterious connection to each other.” – Meryl Streep Over the past…
Becoming a CPO: The One Constant is Change
It is an interesting time to be working in procurement; perhaps, more interesting than in any other era. This is true across all industries and regions of the world. Business…
The Top Challenges Facing Accounts Payable in 2021
As many businesses faced tough times due to supply chain issues, worker and workplace restrictions, broad-based operational disruptions, and major revenue shortfalls, executives had to contend with health and safety…
FOWX Alert: PRO Unlimited Continues Aggressive Technology Transformation, Acquires Workforce Logiq
[Editor's Note: This article originally appeared on Ardent's "Future of Work Exchange" website. A "FOWX Alert" – The Exchange’s coverage and analysis of the Future of Work industry’s most important…
The 2021 Procurement Benchmarks
The 2021 Procurement Benchmarks represent the performance and operational results of the average procurement department in the market today. The percentage of spend under management at the average enterprise sits…
Flashback Friday: How New or Improved Technologies Can Transform Procurement – P2P
[Editor’s Note: We continue our “Flashback” series with a look at how improved technologies can transform procurement] As Chief Procurement Officers (“CPOs”) and procurement practitioners move into the year ahead,…
Procurement in the Fast Lane: Key Metrics for the CPO’s Dashboard
Procurement in the Fast Lane: Key Metrics for the CPO’s Dashboard On the racetrack, professional drivers believe that if everything seems under control, you are not driving fast enough. The…
Contingent Workforce Weekly, Episode 604: A Conversation with Matt Pietsch, Chief Strategy Officer at High5
An all-new edition of the Contingent Workforce Weekly episode, sponsored by DZConneX, a Yoh company, features a discussion with Matt Pietsch, Chief Strategy Officer at High5. Matt and I chat…
Services Procurement And The Future Of Work: A Conversation With Paul Vincent, Global Head Of Services Procurement At Randstad Sourceright
Last week, Randstad Sourceright announced the appointment of Paul Vincent as its Global Head of Services Procurement. In this Future of Work Exchange feature, Paul joins us to talk about…
Procurement Performance in 2021
Peter Drucker said the difference between management and leadership is “doing things right” (i.e., management) and “doing the right things” (i.e., leadership). The procurement profession needs more and stronger leadership.…