Workforce Management

How to Manage the Multiple Dimensions of an Optimized Workforce

By MBO Partners

All employees, all working in company offices—managing a high-performing team used to be relatively simple. Then came the pandemic lockdown, followed by the Great Realization. An increasing number of workers are choosing to become independent business owners. Remote work and digital nomadism entered the mainstream as established work styles. Workers of traditional retirement age are…

Read More...

Before You Make a Job Offer: 4 Things to Know about Independent Professionals

By MBO Partners

As independent professionals become more centered in the economy and take more strategic roles in their client companies, it would be unusual if managers didn’t consider offering full-time employment to valued independents on their teams. “Locking in” such key talent can be important to employers and might be seen by them as a win-win proposition….

Read More...

Hiring Soft Skills for Future Success: Entrepreneurship

By MBO Partners

This is the fourth in a five-part series discussing skills critical for future success.  Other articles cover critical thinking, creativity, and communication. As digital and AI technologies continue to transform the world of work, the future workforce will need to be nimble, adaptable, and comfortable with continuous change. These attributes and the soft skills we’ve…

Read More...

Your Talent Community: Start Tuning in to WIIFM 

By MBO Partners

In any situation requiring a decision, people generally first consider the impacts on them personally. This is true for consumers buying a product or service, job seekers deciding on an offer of employment, and independent professionals selecting clients they will work with. “What’s in It for Me?” This question, acronymed to WIIFM, is important to…

Read More...
consultant

When Direct Sourcing, Organizations Must Go From ‘Independent Talent Network’ to ‘Independent Talent Community’

By MBO Partners

In today’s talent market, in part because of the Great Realization, top independent professionals have a lot of choices in their client base. Offering skillsets that are in high demand, they look beyond pay rate to the quality of working environments and benefits that can help them grow their businesses. Being a Client of Choice…

Read More...

Hiring Soft Skills for Future Success: Communication 

By MBO Partners

This is the fourth in a five-part series discussing skills critical for future success.  Other articles cover critical thinking, creativity, and entrepreneurship. While communication skills have always been important in the workplace, the advent of AI makes them even more significant. While some forms of communication can be taught to AI tools, others are uniquely…

Read More...
consultants

Effective Communication in Your Direct Sourcing Program

By MBO Partners

Like the employee portion of the workforce, your independent talent network is not a homogeneous group. The communication strategies for your direct sourcing program must be crafted to resonate with the right audiences, whether directed internally or externally. Insight into the communication preferences and messaging styles of the different components of your talent network can…

Read More...

Your Direct Sourcing Dream Team 

By MBO Partners

In previous direct sourcing articles, we’ve looked at using a skills assessment to build a program business case and three areas to improve understanding so that you can make progress.  A direct sourcing program is a strategic initiative involving various players. Centered on the Talent Acquisition function, the initial phase requires design input from other…

Read More...
creative Professional

Hiring Soft Skills for Future Success: Creativity 

By MBO Partners

This is the third in a five-part series discussing skills critical for future success.  Other articles cover critical thinking, communication, and entrepreneurship. Talk about creativity in business and the conversation will soon lead to innovation. The words of big thinkers like Steve Jobs, Henry Ford, or Thomas Edison will be recalled to support the importance…

Read More...

Tap Independent Executive Expertise through Direct Sourcing

By MBO Partners

Not long ago, the term “freelance executive,” if heard of at all, was an oxymoron. While there have been interim and fractional CXOs in the marketplace for a long time, this talent takes temporary full-time or part-time roles to fill or backfill openings at the C-suite table. But the idea of a freelance executive? It’s…

Read More...