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The Impact Of The Delta Variant On The World Of Talent And Work

By Christopher Dwyer August 3, 2021Articles, Complex Categories, General

[Editor's Note: This article was originally published on The Future of Work Exchange website. The Future of Work Exchange (powered by Ardent Partners) is the premier destination for those HR, talent acquisition,…

Contingent Workforce Weekly, Episode 602: The Link Between the Future of the Workforce and the Future of the Workplace

By Christopher Dwyer July 21, 2021Articles, Complex Categories, Contingent Workforce Weekly, General, Podcast

An all-new edition of the Contingent Workforce Weekly episode, sponsored by DZConneX, a Yoh company, features a discussion around the “future of the workforce” and its link to the “future…

With the Workforce at a Breaking Point, What is the Role of Agile Talent?

By Christopher Dwyer July 9, 2021Articles, Complex Categories, General

The United States is at an interesting crossroads in relation to its total workforce: after historic unemployment and severe staffing disruption at a year ago at this time, most labor…

Why the Extended Workforce Is Now a Permanent Fixture of Business Agility

By Christopher Dwyer June 18, 2021Articles, Complex Categories, General

As stated numerous times here on CPO Rising and in Ardent’s Future of Work research, the vast majority of businesses cite the “shift towards an agile culture” as their top…

Procurement and the CPO as Trusted Advisor

By Andrew Bartolini May 10, 2021Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Strategy

The business world is forcing its executives, like the Chief Procurement Officer (“CPO”), to adapt to changing market conditions, customer demands, and technology innovations in order to drive greater value.…

CPO Rising – 20/20 Vision (Session 1)

By Andrew Bartolini November 16, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, People, Technology

The Next Evolution of the Agile Workforce

By Christopher Dwyer October 13, 2020Articles, Complex Categories, General2 Comments

The concept of business agility is not a new ideal, but in fact an evolving set of attributes that describe a company’s overall dynamic responses to real-world pressures and barriers…

Throwback Thursday – CPO Rising 2015: The Agility Agenda

By Andrew Bartolini July 9, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Process, Strategy

Over the past few Thursdays, I have been highlighting the 15 annual CPO/State of Procurement reports that I have written. After several years of focusing on the importance of procurement…

Which Future of Work Transformations Will Become Permanent in a Post-Pandemic World?

By Christopher Dwyer June 26, 2020Articles, Complex Categories, Process1 Comment

Over the past month, the business world has seen “phased reopenings” introduce some semblance of normality to life, albeit against a backdrop (as of this week, unfortunately) of some regions…

Monday First Thing: When Talent and Agility Meet

By Andrew Bartolini February 4, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Let me start by saying that this article was written last week and, more importantly, before the kickoff of SuperBowl LIII in Atlanta where the Los Angeles Rams played the…