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22 Dec 2023 HR and Talent Predictions: What About the “Other” Half of the Workforce?

Posted at 20:01h in new by Jeff Mike

As a turbulent 2022 ends, the business world receives an annual procession of predictions about what will shape the human resources (HR) and talent landscape in the coming year. These predictions provide a valuable service for those of us on the people side of business....

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23 Nov Influence as Leadership: Shaping the Future of the Extended Workforce

Posted at 14:25h in new by Jeff Mike

The term “influencer” has attained new life over the past decade as social media and the creator economy have emerged to quickly overtake the traditional content production and advertising models. Leading organizations have begun asking their executives and professionals to amplify their public personas on...

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10 Nov A Paradigm Shift: Pay Transparency in the Extended Workforce

Posted at 16:03h in new by Jeff Mike

New employment laws and the social movements that often spur them bring both uncertainty and opportunity for employers. If you are responsible for an extended workforce and have not yet taken a closer look at California’s SB 1162, signed into law in September, now is...

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30 Sep Dispatch from SIA CWS Summit & Collaboration in the Gig Economy: Joshua’s Disruption

Posted at 00:00h in new by Jeff Mike

Four “people and work” conferences in four cities over two weeks yield an abundance of ideas and insights for those of us at the intersection of people, work and technology. Rather than an exposé of promising new technologies or trends in people management, I’m opening...

27 Sep The Great Rethink’s Next Disruption: The Contingent Workforce

Posted at 13:35h in new by Jeff Mike

The disruptions of the past few years have prompted workers everywhere to re-evaluate their lives and what is important to them in their work. While pay has always been a priority for contingent workers, new data launched from Flextrack in our 2023 State of the...

21 Sep Dispatch from HR Tech: From Buyers to Investors

Posted at 13:31h in new by Jeff Mike

Last week’s blog was about optimism ahead of the fall conference season. Halfway through my run, the optimism grows. The generational opportunity HR has right now is a little clearer after scanning the ecosystem of people and work solutions at HR Tech last week. Yes,...

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12 Sep Fall HR Conference Season – A Source of Optimism

Posted at 13:57h in new by Jeff Mike

It’s finally September, and the fall HR conference season is here along with a new sense of normal – however, you may define it. As I prepare for the travel, the content and the connections that come with conference season, there’s a sense of hopefulness...

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02 Aug Flextrack and Brightfield – Real-Time Market Data and the Extended Workforce

Posted at 19:32h in new by Jeff Mike

Enterprise people strategies are increasingly reliant on the extended workforce to ensure access to talent in a challenging market. According to recent estimates, the non-employee workforce accounts for approximately 35% to 47% of the average company’s total workforce in America.[1]’[2] In addition, about 90% of...

28 Jul Direct Sourcing: Gateway to a Unified Workforce Strategy

Posted at 16:01h in new by Jeff Mike

Whether leading a team or teaching graduate courses, I always offer two points of advice to emerging HR leaders: Go make friends with Finance. Today. Right now. And then do the same with IT. It is simply impossible to deliver compelling employee experiences and help...

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29 Jun Dispatch From Salesforce World Tour NYC: Relationship Management Transforms the Extended Workforce Experience

Posted at 14:52h in new by Jeff Mike

Employee experience is coming to the extended workforce. In January, I joined Flextrack, an extended workforce solution, to help enterprising organizations cultivate their non-employee workforces with an amazing team of experts and a platform as a service (Paas) architecture built on Salesforce. Last week, the Salesforce World...