Contingent Workforce Program Strategy

• Is Contingent Workforce an Afterthought?
• Contingent Workforce Needs to be Part of a Buyer’s Headcount Planning Strategy
• Organizations Need Contingent Workforce Representation in Their Leadership
• Contingent Workforce Program Governance
• Creating Momentum: 11 Approaches to Drive Internal Support for Your CW Program
• Clarity Amidst Confusion in Contingent Workforce Terminology
• Vendor Neutrality in an MSP Contingent Workforce Program
• Freelance Management in a Contingent Workforce Program
• Dude! Where’s My Contingent Workforce Program
• The Strategic Necessity of a Chief Contingent Workforce Officer
• Enterprises, Please Prioritize Your Contingent Workforce Program
• Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Contingent Workforce Program

Program Operations

• The Power of the Contingent Workforce Business Partner (CWBP) in a CW Program
• Contingent Workforce: It’s More Than Just Technology
• Effective Supplier Management Strategies for Your Contingent Workforce Program
• Artificial Intelligence in Contingent Workforce
• The Contingent Workforce Engagement Process
• The Contingent Workforce Operating Rhythm

MSP, VMS, and Self-Managed Programs

• The VMS and MSP Are Not Going Away, but Here’s What Will Happen
• Why Do Clients Hate Their MSP and VMS? Part 1: The Problems
• Why Do Clients Hate Their MSP and VMS? Part 2: The Solutions
• Epilogue: Why Do Clients Love Their MSP and VMS?
• Why Is SOW Management Adoption Lagging In Contingent Workforce Programs?
• The Self-Managed Program: Part 1 – Can You Do It Yourself?
• The Self-Managed Program: Part 2 – How Do You Do It?
• We Hate Our MSP, What Should We Do? Part 1 – What’s Your Problem?
• We Hate Our MSP, What Should We Do? Part 2 – Now Fix the Problem
• We Hate Our MSP, What Should We Do? Part 3 – It’s Still Bad, What Are My Options?
• We Hate Our MSP, What Should We Do? Part 4 – Transition and the End of Us
• AI Driven Extinction of the MSP, VMS, and Staffing – Point and Counterpoint

The Contingent Workforce Program Journey

• Part 1: The First Step
• Part 2: Neutral Discovery
• Part 3: Current State Analysis
• Part 4: Foundations of a Solution
• Part 5: The Roadmap
• Part 6: Selling Your Program Internally
• Part 7: Partner Selection
• Part 8: Pre-Implementation
• Part 9: Implementation

Total Talent Management

• Part 1: Definitions and Components
• Part 2: Benefits and Considerations

Direct Sourcing

• Direct Sourcing Is Here To Stay

Change Management

• Change Management: Journey Before Destination

Industry Spotlight Interviews

• A Journey of Vision and Impact with Milena Cerdas
• The Sum of Our Lifetime Experiences: running Lean with Pratik Patel

My Layoff Experience

• Layoffs Suck: Part 1 – Awakening to Uncertainty
• Layoffs Suck: Part 2 – Emotional Fallout
• Layoffs Suck: Part 3 – Resilience and Reinvention

Wisdom From My Father That I Apply to Contingent Workforce Management

• Part 1: If It Was That Easy, Everyone Would Be Doing It
• Part 2: You Can Have Anything You Want, But You Can’t Have Everything You Want
• Part 3: We’re Doing the Best We Can With the Knowledge We Have

Industry Musings

• Advice on Getting Into a CW/MSP Program as a Staffing Agency
• Is the Application Process Broken?
• Staffing’s Dirty Secret: H1-B Visas
• Competitive Partnerships
• Love/Hate of Being an Independent Consultant
• Connection, Passion, and Empowerment: ProcureCon CS 2024
• What Are You Even Selling?
• If You Give a Staffing Firm an Open Job Request
• Why Won’t You Like Me? A Look at LinkedIn Content Creation and Engagement
• The Most Wonderful/Overwhelming Time of the Year

Personal

• On Rust, Resilience, and Learning to Love the Grind Again

Year-End Summaries

• 2023 Contingent Workforce Memes in Review
• Words and Numbers: A Year of Contingent Workforce Ramblings – 2023