Events Archives - The Future of Work Exchange

What Trends Will Shape the Future of Work in 2023?

Events by Christopher J. Dwyer on 12/06/2022

It’s a great question, and, fortunately, the Future of Work Exchange has some answers. Join us on Wednesday, December 14 at 1pm ET for an exclusive webcast that will discuss the six major trends that will shape the Future of Work in the year ahead.

Next week, we’ll highlight the high-impact trends that promise to transform the way enterprises think about work, talent, leadership, and business operations. Tune into the webinar to learn:

How “non-technological” strategies, such as diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I), will have a massive impact.
Why direct sourcing and omni-channel talent acquisition will play major roles in 2023’s talent acquisition initiatives.
How the transformation of business leadership (including conscious leadership styles) will be required for workforce management.
The roles of extended workforce, VMS, direct sourcing, and MSP solutions on talent engagement and workforce management, and;
How businesses can best prepare to thrive in 2023 by leveraging the power of their talent and talent strategies.

Click here to register for next week’s event and join us for an exciting webinar that will highlight the trends that will impact how we work in 2023. Tune in!

Direct Sourcing’s Impact on 2023 Hiring

Direct Sourcing by Christopher J. Dwyer on 11/04/2022

There’s no question as to the power of direct sourcing in today’s volatile business climate. When economic uncertainty arises, enterprises require the ability to scale their workforce based on fluctuating business and market conditions.

Direct sourcing has emerged as a means to revolutionize the ways businesses structure talent engagement, owed to core strategies that amplify talent community development, enhance the candidate experience, and position organizational hiring to leverage its brand and culture to attract top-tier expertise. While the earliest instances of direct sourcing were introduced years ago (and sometimes known as “contingent RPO”), the programs today that follow advanced direct sourcing models are the ones that will scale 2023 hiring in what could be an incredibly volatile labor market.

Join Ardent Partners and the Future of Work Exchange on Thursday, November 10 (at 2pm ET) for an exclusive webcast that will highlight:

The power of direct sourcing in today’s frenetic market and its ultimate impact.
The Best-in-Class strategies employed by top organizations to maximize direct sourcing efforts.
The role of automation and innovation in enhancing direct sourcing’s key elements, such as talent curation, talent community development, and talent nurture initiatives, and;
How direct sourcing is positioned to scale hiring strategies in 2023 and beyond.

Scale Your 2023 Hiring Initiatives with Direct Sourcing (Upcoming Webinar)

Direct Sourcing Events Talent by Christopher J. Dwyer on 10/26/2022

Hot on the heels of our Five Things You MUST KNOW About the Future of Work webcast earlier this month, Ardent Partners and the Future of Work Exchange are excited to announce that our next virtual event will be held at 2pm on November 10. This time, we’re focused on perhaps the most dynamic topic in today’s exciting world of work and talent: DIRECT SOURCING.

Going into 2020, direct sourcing and talent pools were top priority areas for businesses across the globe. One global pandemic and a Future of Work-accelerated business arena later, it has become even more critical for businesses that want to thrive in the months and years ahead. 2021 and 2022 were mired in “The Great Resignation” and a “Great Resettling” of workers across various industries, roles, verticals, etc. Along with the volatile labor market that this sparked, businesses are also worrying about the specter of another economic recession while also attempting to plan for an important calendar year in 2023 from corporate objective standpoints.

Direct sourcing, and the concept of Direct Sourcing 2.0 (a FOWX original term meant to define the next era of direct sourcing), has proven to drive incredible value across several key areas of talent acquisition, recruitment, and workforce management, including: enhancing the candidate experience, boosting the hiring manager experience, revolutionizing talent engagement, improving the overall quality of talent, and enabling seamless talent redeployment.

Join Ardent Partners and the Future of Work Exchange on Thursday, November 10 (at 2pm ET) or an exclusive webinar, How to Scale Your 2023 Hiring Initiatives With Direct Sourcing. We’ll unveil some brand new data points, several Best-in-Class strategies for launching and maximizing direct sourcing programs, and so much more! Register now!

The Future of Work is not Static, So Where Is It Heading?

Events by Christopher J. Dwyer on 10/05/2022

The latest episode of the Future of Work Exchange Podcast (listen here) discussed how the Future of Work movement is and will never be “static.” In essence, the continued evolution of talent acquisition, the unrelenting pace of new innovations and technology, and the complete transformation of business leadership will always be moving forward in some sense, especially considering the breakneck pace of the economic, political, and social aspects of the corporate arena.

Sometimes leaders will ask the question, “What IS the Future of Work, really?” However, the question we should all be asking ourselves at this very moment is “Where will the world of talent and work go in the months and years ahead?”

To this end, the Future of Work Exchange is excited to host an exclusive event tomorrow (Thursday, October 6 at 1pm ET) focused on the five things that every leader must know about the Future of Work. I’ll be joined by Ardent Partners’ Chief Research Officer, Andrew Bartolini, as we discuss what’s ahead for the extended workforce, the technology that supports strategies such as direct sourcing and remote work, the impact of non-tech attributes like DE&I and conscious leadership, and so much more. Register below…and I hope to see you there tomorrow!

“FOWX Live” is ONE WEEK AWAY!

Events by Christopher J. Dwyer on 06/07/2022

Don’t miss the Future of Work Exchange’s inaugural live event, “FOWX Live,” happening a week from today (June 14, 9:30am to 1:30pm) at the Harvard Club in Boston, MA. If you’re interested in learning more about the strategies required to enhance management of the contingent workforce, distributed teams, remote work, DE&I, and direct sourcing, this is the event for you! We’ve got a fantastic lineup of speakers and thought leaders, as well as the opportunity for attendees to not only network with each other, but spend time at topic-focused roundtables to discuss hot-button issues in the world of work and talent.

Ardent Partners and the Future of Work Exchange Announce “FOWX LIVE,” An Executive Roundtable Event

Events by Christopher J. Dwyer on 05/05/2022

It’s clear that the world of work and talent has changed. Many facets of modern business have been transformed, from talent acquisition and talent engagement to workplace culture and workplace structure. For today’s business leaders, navigating these revolutionary times requires a Future of Work-first focus on work optimization, enhancement of core workforce management strategies, and major, flexibility-led shifts in how executives think about their talent, their operations, and their workplace.

Ardent Partners and the Future of Work Exchange are excited to announce its inaugural Future of Work event, “FOWX LIVE,” a half-day executive roundtable conference that will bring together business leaders at the historic Harvard Club in Boston, MA on June 14.

The event will include both presentations by industry luminaries and executive roundtable discussions for networking and the sharing of best practices between attendees (as well as an elegant lunch to cap off a whirlwind day!).

Registration is complimentary for procurement, HR, and talent acquisition executives. Sponsored by Utmost, WorkLLama, and Atrium, this event will highlight the major issues driving the Future of Work movement, including:

The necessary strategies for managing a remote and distributed workforce.
The approaches for navigating a volatile labor market.
The Best-in-Class strategies for implementing new technology and innovative tools to enhance how work is done.
The ideal pathways to more effective business leadership, and;
What the future holds for the world of work and talent.

Talent Quality-Led Recruiting and the Future of Work

Talent by Christopher J. Dwyer on 05/04/2022

“Talent quality” can be a nebulous concept. Staffing organizations often have to balance the many innerworkings of such an idea, delicately balancing the intricacies of what they believe “talent quality” to be. In a business world that has been dramatically transformed by a pandemic, changes in how businesses operate, and, of course, the impact of Future of Work accelerants, today’s enterprises, staffing agencies, and other key groups must be focused on broadening the definitions around talent quality and put those at the heart of any extended workforce management program.

The Future of Work Exchange is excited to partner with Glider.ai for an exclusive Q&A event tomorrow (May 5) at 11am ET. Ben Walker, a longtime thought leader and expert in the workforce solutions industry, will join me to discuss:

The impact of talent quality-led recruiting and how these strategies should be developed and executed.
How artificial intelligence can be a gamechanger in regards to eradicating talent fraud and improving overall candidate quality.
The priorities of today’s extended workforce programs, and;
The key KPIs and performance metrics that are required to gauge the impact of talent quality programs.

Click here or on the image below to register for tomorrow’s event. Looking forward to seeing you there!

Start Off 2022 With Some Exciting New Future of Work Events!

General Insights by Christopher J. Dwyer on 01/19/2022

After the holiday lull, this is an exciting time for HR, procurement, talent acquisition, finance, IT, and other business leaders, not just because 2022 finally gets into full swing, but also because it’s the official “restart” of industry events! The Future of Work Exchange is incredibly excited to join several big events over the next couple of weeks, with plenty more in store for the month of February.

First up: tomorrow, join Beeline, iValua, Ardent Partners, and the Future of Work Exchange for its annual “Big Trends and Predictions” webcast. Ardent’s Chief Research Officer, Andrew Bartolini, and I will be joining Beeline’s Linc Markham (VP of Product Strategy Ecosystem) and iValua’s Vishal Patel (VP of Product Marketing) to talk procurement, HR, and Future of Work trends and predictions for 2022

Next week: Super excited to join WorkLLama’s COO and co-founder, Saleem Khaja (as well as other to-be-announced special guests), for an awesome discussion on the evolution of direct sourcing and how “Direct Sourcing 2.0” strategies, solutions, and technologies can revolutionize talent acquisition and talent engagement.

Also on tap for next week: I’ll be joining the World Staffing Summit for a featured appearance on “Why the Extended Workforce is the Cornerstone of the Future of Work” during its North American Day of the event. Neha Goel of Utmost and Cesar Jimenez of myBasePay will co-present with me. The Future of Work Exchange will also be represented on a panel discussion hosted by the team at JoinedUp.

The Age of the Agile Workforce (Upcoming Webinar)

Contingent Workforce Talent by Christopher J. Dwyer on 10/05/2021

Around a decade ago, the business world was in a full economic swing. After the darkest days of the Great Recession, enterprises were experiencing a surge for products and services that forced them to reevaluate how work got done due to the recessionary hangover; businesses were still gun-shy of hiring traditional workers at a pre-downturn clip, causing another spike in the utilization of contingent labor.

Just prior to that point in time, the “perfect storm” erupted; both businesses and independent professionals awoke to the value each brought to the table. Since then, neither has looked back.

Today’s “agile workforce” comprises 47% of the average company’s total talent, a far cry from 15 years ago when less than 12% of professionals were working on a contract basis. That the contingent workforce has had staying power is not surprising; there has been so much incredible value driven by this workforce that it also became a “hero” when the COVID-19 pandemic hit early last year. In fact, Ardent Partners and Future of Work Exchange research has discovered that 82% of businesses experienced greater workforce flexibility and scalability due to the power of the agile workforce.

I am thrilled to join Geoff Dubiski, Chief Solutions Officer at Workforce Logiq, for an exclusive webcast tomorrow (October 6) at 11am ET. Geoff and I will discuss the findings from the recent Future of Work Exchange Report for 2021; we will highlight:

The latest trends in the world of work and talent.
The Best-in-Class strategies, solutions, and capabilities for thriving in an evolving business climate.
The pillars of the Future of Work movement, and;
How businesses can leverage the next three months to plan for a successful 2022.

Click here to register for tomorrow’s event or click on the image below. I hope to see you there!