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Want to Reach Your Potential? Be a Learner

Success

professor emeritus of human resource management at Rutgers University and editor of Compensation & Benefits Review. Some managers worry about investing in developing people who can then easily take those skills to a competitor,” says David G. a former human resource management professor at Rutgers. Allen, Ph.D.,

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Corporations Hiring More Contingent Talent

Small Business Labs

Ardent Partners has released its State of Contingent Workforce Management 2015-2016 report.   The tagline of the study is "the future of work is here" By this they mean contingent talent - freelancers, consultants, independent contractors, temps etc. - I got my copy at Guidant's website.

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Do Gig Workers Like Their Jobs? It's All About Choice, Flexibility, and Control

Small Business Labs

Again from the 2013 State of Independence report on the independent workers without work flexibility and control: "They are much less satisfied with independent work and almost half (49%) report being dissatisfied. Gig workers who do not have work flexibility or control tend to not like gig work. No wonder they're not happy.

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Why Companies Are Increasing Their Use of Contingent Labor

Small Business Labs

Ardent Partners is an analyst firm focused on corporate procurement and as part of this brief they research and analyze the use of contingent labor (temps, contractors, consultants, etc.) And according to their research report The State of Contingent Workforce Management 2014-2015 this growth is going to continue.

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Beyond the Org Chart: How Procedures Elevate Leadership in Administrative Professionals

All Things Admin

According to a report by the American Society of Administrative Professionals , non-managing APs tend to be involved only in the upkeep of existing systems, with their managing counterparts playing a more substantial role in enhancing and developing new processes. As a result, she felt more confident about covering for me.

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News on the Growing Contingent Workforce

Small Business Labs

Lot's of recent news about the continued growth of the contingent workforce, which is the term the corporate world uses for what we call the independent workforce - freelancers, contractors, independent consultants, temps, etc.  Aberdeen Research reports that  26% of the average company’s workforce is contingent.

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Autonomy, Control and Self-Employment Satisfaction

Small Business Labs

Those who feel they don't have control over their careers, work assignments, work place, or work schedules see independent work very differently: "They are much less satisfied with independent work and almost half (49%) report being dissatisfied.   We've posted in the past about the two sides of independent work.

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