Workforce Management

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5 Ways to Boost Engagement in Your Independent Talent Community

By MBO Partners

Talent communities can be a valuable way for enterprises to quickly engage skilled, pre-vetted talent for projects. A talent community may consist of independent contractors who are currently working with your company or who have previously worked for you.   This is a great group to consolidate, because they have already been vetted, have proven their…

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Achieve Workforce Agility by Engaging Independent Contractors

By MBO Partners

Independent professional talent is increasingly becoming the workforce answer for companies throughout a wide range of industries. Enterprises are putting strategies in place to successfully attract, engage, and retain top talent. The independent workforce is steadily increasing in number as well, providing an indispensable source of professionals with in-demand skills. Here’s what you need to…

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Tap the Value of Feedback from Independent Talent

By MBO Partners

High-value independent professionals who work with an enterprise over time and on multiple projects may have unique insights that can help improve the business. Many have experience in multiple business sectors across a range of companies and are keen to contribute their viewpoints to your operations. You can encourage these contributions by requesting feedback from…

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5 Tips for Managing a Global Workforce

By MBO Partners

As enterprises transition from role-based to skill-based workforces, the composition of working teams is likely to change. The candidate with the best skillset may be down the hall or an independent professional based across town. Or they may be a digital nomad currently working in Thailand or some other country multiple time zones away. Assembling…

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How to Prevent Contractor Misclassification- Tips for Managing Gray Zone Workers (Guide)

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How to Prevent Contractor Misclassification: Tips for Managing Gray Zone Workers (Guide)

By MBO Partners

Learn how to engage contractors using best practices that reduce costs, attract top talent, and reduce misclassification risk.

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The Soft Side of Engaging Digital Nomads

By MBO Partners

According to our most recent research, about 11% of US workers in 2023 consider themselves digital nomads. That translates to 17.3 million workers who combine remote work with travel. Of this total, about 38% of these workers (6.6 million) are independent professionals while the remainder (10.7 million) are traditional employees. While the digital nomad lifestyle…

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Creating an Independent Professional Value Proposition for Your Enterprise

By MBO Partners

Competition for high-value independent talent is heating up. The US independent population was 64.6 million strong in 2022, and even with a low unemployment rate, that number is likely to continue to increase as professionals with in-demand skills choose independence as their best career strategy. To attract people with the right skills, it is critical…

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How to Build Knowledge Bridges through Independent Professionals

By MBO Partners

Look at any business sector and any enterprise function, and you are likely to see two things: the “graying” of the workforce and the steady rise of the first digital native generation. Generally speaking, these are the two ends of the generational spectrum. GenX and Boomer workers have accumulated years of experience in their areas…

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8 Items to Include in an Independent Contractor Agreement

By MBO Partners

An independent contractor agreement or contract is an important part of engaging contingent workers. While your company and the contractors you work with want to get started quickly, skipping a contract can lead to problems in the future.  Three Reasons to Use an Independent Contractor Agreement  Establish legal protection  A written contract provides legal protection…

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Digging Deeper into Gen Z: 5 Tips for Effectively Engaging the Youngest Independent Professionals

By MBO Partners

When considering Gen Z, it is valuable to distinguish between life stages and generational attributes to pinpoint what’s truly unique about the youngest workers. Some of the media about Gen Z is actually age-specific, not generation-specific. In other words, every generation has a similar set of beliefs, outlooks, and perspectives when they are in their…

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