The Weekly Independent: March 8, 2021

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.
- House Representatives introduce the Modern Worker Empowerment Act which would amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to “harmonize the definition of employee with the common law.”
- Keep in mind these four tips on how to continue doing the things you love while operating at peak productivity.
- Savills discusses how ‘corporate nomads’ are causing real estate models to evolve.
- Here are five benefits your organization can realize from implementing an enterprise-grade direct sourcing solution.
- Harvard Business Review reveals these four distinct mindset of managers in leading their organizations for a post-covid world.
- The Advantage Consulting Quarterly discusses how this Career Consultant fully transformed and embraced a new career path as Chief Illustration Officer during the lockdown.
- Entrepreneur explores why entrepreneurship is the engine of economic development.
- Enjoy these benefits when you set up a virtual talent bench in your organization.
- Andrea Robinson, Co-founder of Agile in Color, shared how collaboration between her and many other Black leaders and allies came together to support the growth of voices of color in the Agile community.
- Find out how WhatsApp helped Sruti Venkatesh, an entrepreneur, scale up her wellness startup.
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