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Procurement Rising Podcast – John Dickson, AstraZeneca

By Andrew Bartolini June 1, 2021Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Podcast, Procurement Rising

Today, Episode 107 of our Procurement Rising Podcast In this podcast series, I interview Chief Procurement Officers and Best-in-Class procurement leaders as well as technology and business experts working in procurement and…

Procurement Rising Podcast – Chris Shanahan, Thermo Fisher Scientific

By Andrew Bartolini May 16, 2021Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Podcast, Procurement Rising

Today, Episode 106 of our Procurement Rising Podcast In this podcast series, I interview Chief Procurement Officers and Best-in-Class procurement leaders as well as technology and business experts working in procurement…

CPO News – March 18, 2021

By Phil Bartolini March 18, 2021Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, People

Welcome to the March edition of CPO News, part of our ongoing series covering the recent announcements, hirings, and notable mentions of Chief Procurement Officers and other procurement leaders. We've…

CPO: All Master Craftsmen Need Their Tools

By Andrew Bartolini March 11, 2021Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Strategy, Technology

There is no profession where a true master tradesman intentionally lays aside the core tools and equipment of their craft – skill, creativity, and dedication cannot replace them. Major technological…

On Being BOLD in 2021

By Andrew Bartolini February 26, 2021Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Strategy

Recent studies of human behavior and thinking invariably show that there are a large number of natural influences or biases that can affect individual and organizational decision-making. It is a…

CPO News — February 5, 2021

By Andrew Bartolini February 5, 2021Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People

Welcome to a not-quite-so-New Year's edition of CPO News, part of our ongoing series covering the recent announcements, hirings, and notable mentions of Chief Procurement Officers and other procurement leaders.…

CPO Rising – 20/20 Vision (Session 1)

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

Ardent’s “2K20 Series” – CPO Leadership in Times of Crisis Session

By Phil Bartolini September 11, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People

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…

The Dog Days of Summer

By Phil Bartolini August 20, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, People

[Editor’s note: it has become somewhat of a tradition for us at CPO Rising to bring you “The Dog Days of Summer” in late August, so we thought we’d re-publish…

Throwback Thursday – CPO Rising: The CPO’s Agenda for 2008

By Andrew Bartolini May 21, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Process, Strategy, Technology

In February 2008, I wrote our third annual CPO-themed State of Procurement report and created a subtitle that has since become a Ardent Partners' brand - "CPO Rising" - that…