The Weekly Independent: January 24, 2022

Being a successful independent contractor or a Client of Choice isn’t just about doing the best work or having the best perks. It also means staying one step ahead of the curve. That’s why each week we bring you The Weekly Independent, a quick-hit digest of news of note from around the web.

• Jon Younger, a Forbes contributor, encourages the need to build high-quality, low-cost, education for freelancers, highlighting the potential value of having a better freelance education and how MBO Partners has offered coaching to its high-performing freelancers for some time now. 
• Amidst the Great Resignation, a record number of Americans quit their jobs to shift to entrepreneurship due to autonomy, the pursuit of jobs with meaning and purpose, and the creation of wealth. 
• Speaking of entrepreneurship, a Harvard Business Review article discusses the potential role of entrepreneurship in lifting up local communities.
• Blake Hutchison, the CEO of Flippa, elaborates the different mediums for aspiring content creators as it cites MBO Partners’ Creator Economy Research.
• Meanwhile, a Rolling Stone article reveals the top trends within the Content Economy, including bridging the gap between celebrities and consumers and tasteful product placements.
• LinkedIn’s Global Talent Trends Report and the conversation with LinkedIn Vice President of Global Acquisition, Jennifer Shappley, reveal the different trends in the workplace, which include the continuation of remote work and hybrid work arrangements and a stronger focus on flexibility and well-being.
• A Forbes article discusses another workplace trend on how companies can create the ideal employee experience for a digitalized and sustainable business model. 
• An Entrepreneur article sheds light on the differences between hiring contingent labor and full-time employees. 
• An Adweek article shares guidelines for agencies on how organizations can integrate freelancers into the workforce.
• The International Labor Organization saw a growing gig economy workforce but cautions that it can widen the inequality for people who lack access to technology.
• Given the Labor Shortage, Abigail Susik, the author of “Surrealist Sabotage and the War on Work”, provides a different perspective by sharing some insights that we can glean from the French Surrealists’ “war on work” of the 1920s. 

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