Memorial Day in the United States has different meanings for different people. For many, it is a weekend to reflect on the sacrifices made by the men and women of…

Did you miss Ardent Partners’ recent webinar, Evolution of AI in Procurement: The Agentic Age, that shed light on how artificial Intelligence (AI) has come a long way — from basic…

Join Ardent Partners and Zycus on May 28th (11 AM ET) as they discuss CPO Rising 2025: What It Takes to Lead In the Age of AI and Trade Shocks.…

Join Ardent Partners and Fairmarkit on May 20th (11 AM ET) as they discuss State of Procurement 2025: Reinventing Procurement for the Autonomous Age. As the world enters a new era…

When we refer to the Future of Work, we’re often talking about a better overall workforce experience. Certainly, a workplace that considers employee purpose, well-being, and work/life balance. In essence, the Future of Work should help prevent one of the leading causes of workforce distress and loss of talent — employee burnout. Yet, with increasing […]

Through the years, Ardent Partners has attended every in-person Coupa Inspire, til now anyway (despite our plans, it was not in the cards for us this year). Nonetheless, Coupa Inspire…

When it comes to implementing and optimizing a direct sourcing program, the collective insights from industry veterans offer a roadmap rooted in experience, strategic foresight, and operational nuance. Across the board, one message rings clear: Success is not about checking a box, it’s about building a robust, thoughtful, and collaborative framework that aligns with broader […]

Direct sourcing has only grown as a hot topic in the workforce management space. What began as a promising trend has now evolved into a proven practice — no longer just a buzzword but an integral part of modern talent strategies. The question facing organizations today is not whether direct sourcing has value, but how […]

In today’s rapidly evolving business landscape, organizations are increasingly recognizing that traditional hiring approaches are insufficient. Forward-thinking enterprises are pivoting to skills-based hiring—a strategy that focuses on candidates’ actual capabilities and expertise rather than their credentials or work history (or, from a recruitment perspective, the mere superficial “match” between their history/portfolio and job prerequisites). Skills-based […]

Empathetic leadership remains critical in today’s remote, hybrid, and in-person workplaces. This topic was part of an Afterhours interview, sponsored by Utmost and hosted by Neha Goel, the company’s vice president of marketing, that featured our own Christopher J. Dwyer, architect of the Future of Work Exchange and host of the Future of Work Exchange […]