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On Extended Workforce Growth and the Future of Work: A Discussion with Utmost CEO and Co-Founder Annrai O’Toole

By Christopher Dwyer May 6, 2021Articles, Complex Categories, Contingent Workforce Weekly, General, People, Podcast, Solution Providers

There is no debate as to the role and impact of the extended workforce. Upcoming Ardent Partners research (The State of Contingent Workforce Management 2021) finds that 82% of businesses…

Contingent Workforce Weekly, Episode 533: A Conversation with Annrai O’Toole, CEO and Co-Founder of Utmost

By Christopher Dwyer May 5, 2021Articles, Contingent Workforce Weekly, General, People, Podcast, Solution Providers1 Comment

This week’s all-new Contingent Workforce Weekly episode, sponsored by DZConneX, a Yoh company, features a conversation with Utmost’s CEO and co-founder, Annrai O’Toole. Annrai and I discuss the growth and…

Transforming Procurement in Five Steps – Step Five (Part 1): Internal Stakeholder Engagement

By Andrew Bartolini May 4, 2021Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Lists, People

Procurement transformation has become a familiar topic here on CPO Rising, particularly over the past couple of years when it has become increasingly clear that what got procurement departments where…

Procurement Rising Podcast – Greg Tennyson, VSP Global

By Andrew Bartolini May 2, 2021Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Podcast, Procurement Rising

Today, Episode 105 of our new 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…

Announcing CPO Rising 2K21 Livestream Event

By Phil Bartolini April 30, 2021Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, People

CPO Rising 2K21 Livestream Register to watch Ardent Partners and special guests present ideas, strategies, and insights that can help CPOs and other procurement leaders navigate their teams through these…

Podcast Interview – Jim Polak – CPO Rising Hall of Famer

By Andrew Bartolini April 29, 2021Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Podcast, Procurement Rising

Earlier this week, I had a great conversation with Jim Polak, the former Director, General Purchasing, PPG Industries, Inc, on the Procurement Rising Podcast Series. As many of you know, back…

Contingent Workforce Weekly, Episode 532: “Transformation” as a Continued Future of Work Theme for 2021

By Christopher Dwyer April 28, 2021Articles, Complex Categories, Contingent Workforce Weekly, General, Podcast

This week’s all-new Contingent Workforce Weekly episode, sponsored by Beeline, features a discussion around why “transformation” will be a continued theme throughout 2021 as businesses continue to inch closer to…

Why Today’s Direct Sourcing Programs Shouldn’t Overlook Talent Curation

By Christopher Dwyer April 27, 2021Articles, Complex Categories, Events, General, Solution Providers

Late last year, Ardent Partners published its groundbreaking Direct Sourcing Toolkit research study, which highlighted the criticality of direct sourcing in a world of talent and work that was seemingly…

Procurement Rising Podcast – Jim Polak, PPG Industries & CPO Rising Hall of Famer

By Andrew Bartolini April 25, 2021Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Podcast, Procurement Rising

Today, Episode 104 of our new 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…

Why Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Need to Be Core Future of Work Tenets, Part III

By Christopher Dwyer April 20, 2021Articles, Complex Categories, General, People, Solution Providers

Over the past two weeks, we’ve discussed why diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) should be considered core tenets of the Future of Work movement. Diversity, equity, and inclusion represent, perhaps,…