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Beyond Traditional Workforce Models: Building a Smarter Total Talent Strategy

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Whether enterprises realize it or not, it is time to approach total talent management as an ecosystem value chain. Like supply chains, which are not linear segments but rather a spiderweb of inputs, the total talent ecosystem has a similar construct. With enterprise talent and strategy at the center hub, the various talent inputs such as FTEs, gig workers, contractors, and external talent serve as spokes that feed into organizational strategic objectives. As an ecosystem, it is about accessing the best talent from an arsenal of channels.

Using a sports analogy, enterprises now have a valuable “bench of players” from whom to select for various projects and initiatives. With total talent intelligence, organizations can tap employees with specific skillsets that may not be core to their current roles. Through the utilization of HR solutions, there should be transparency in the full depth that each employee brings to the enterprise.

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The Twenty (or So) Most Important Moments in Contingent Workforce History (Part I)

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Last month, I officially was able to say “for 20 years” when tweaking my bio for an Ardent Partners project. While I often say things like “don’t let the gray hair fool you…I’m a millennial” and “oh my gosh do I feel old,” this 20-year mark had me thinking:

What are some of the most important moments in the history of the contingent workforce industry, especially over the past two decades? What are some watershed happenings that forever changed this arena, from acquisitions to new technology and innovation to rebrands to beyond-industry/macro-level shifts?

So, some ground rules:

  • Limiting this list to the past 20 years, as stated above.
  • We will try our best to not include too many of those macro, world-shifting events that essentially affected every business industry, not just the contingent workforce (you’ll see why).
  • It’s incredibly tough to not repeat provider/solution names, especially those that have experienced major transformations and parlayed those transformations into industry-shifting momentum, but, we’ll also try our best to consolidate multiple items from a single provider into a single mention (no promises, though).
  • This is not a ranking; while some of us may perceive some of these items as more important as others, the truth is that one provider’s momentous experience may have not translated into anything major for particular segments of the industry.
  • This was designed to be both productive and fun, so please head into this list with an open mind.

Part I of the 20 (or so) most important moments in contingent workforce history over the past 20 years, below.

  • The Affordable Care Act as more than just a healthcare law. The development and passing of the ACA were truly a landmark workforce architecture event. It forced enterprises, MSPs, VMS platforms, and staffing suppliers to modernize overnight. It accelerated technology adoption, reshaped pricing, and laid the foundation for today’s extended workforce governance models. It was the moment when compliance stopped being a back‑office obligation and became a core pillar of workforce strategy, forcing organizations to rethink how they classified, tracked, and supported every category of talent.
  • The reinvention of PROUnlimited, its forward-looking integrated workforce management suite, eventual rebrand, and expansion into the next era of the extended workforce. PRO pioneered the integrated VMS/MSP approach way back in the early 2000s and became a formidable entrant into the mid-2000s contingent workforce solutions boom. Operating under a model that fought against staffing-owned providers, PRO had a long streak of success for a number of years. It was its pandemic-era reinvention, though, into a “platform approach” heralded by CEO Kevin Akeroyd that essentially sparked a series of industry-shifting moves from the legendary provider. The company doubled down on innovation, went on an acquisition spree (next-gen analytics through the GRI acquisition, direct sourcing automation with WillHire, additional market capital and progressive MSP capabilities through Workforce Logiq, etc.), and eventually rebranded to “Magnit” to reflect the magnetic pull of today’s progressive workforce solutions on the changing dynamics of candidates and talent.
  • Opptly’s emergence as one of the most disruptive and dynamic AI‑oriented platforms in the market represents a true inflection point for the contingent workforce industry. What sets Opptly apart isn’t just its ability to automate or accelerate traditional workflows; it’s how the platform dominates multiple layers of the workforce technology stack simultaneously, from sourcing and matching to intelligence, analytics, and strategic workforce design. The shift from “reporting” to “intelligence,” mainly driven by AI, skills taxonomies, and predictive analytics, fundamentally changed how enterprises make workforce decisions. What makes a platform particularly “innovative” in 2026 isn’t just how powerful its functionality really is, but rather its impact on enterprise agility and flexibility. Opptly redefined what a modern workforce platform should be. Its emergence marks a moment when AI stopped being an enhancement and became the engine powering how enterprises understand, engage, and deploy talent across the extended workforce.
  • AlexanderMann rebrands to AMS and signals a new era of contingent workforce solutions. AlexanderMann was a pioneer in RPO and recruitment offerings, as well as global talent acquisition outsourcing. Pre-pandemic, the organization enabled businesses with a wide range of solutions that effectively converged recruitment, managed services, and total talent management. The rebrand to “AMS” wasn’t just cosmetic, but rather a dynamic reflection of the move towards globalized, innovative, and intelligence-led solutions that balanced both full-time and contingent talent optimization. AMS proved it was one of the first global providers capable of truly integrating RPO, MSP, and total talent into a unified, future‑focused model that reflected where the world of work was heading. Five years later, that evolution proved prescient as more solutions within the industry reorchestrate their offerings around an agile mix of direct sourcing, recruitment optimization, managed services, AI-driven insights and analytics, and, of course, total talent management.
  • Beeline, IQNavigator, extended workforce management, and the new era of private equity-backed CW platforms. It was an early December day back in 2016 when I received a call from a close friend on IQNavigator’s leadership team. “We’re going to tell you something really, really, really BIG,” he said. “We?” I replied. And then there was a third voice on the line…from Beeline. I still vividly recall all of the thoughts, ideas, and emotions that spun around in the back of my mind: this was like Pepsi and CocaCola merging. The two platforms, operating under the Beeline brand, brought two incredibly powerful sets of tools and functionality together, which eventually paved the way for two other big, historical moments: 1) the industry’s first major instance of “extended workforce management,” when Beeline doubled-down on its Best-in-Class automation to articulate and operationalize a broader, more holistic model that converged gig talent, governance and compliance for all external workers, SOW and services procurement, independent contractors, shift-based and high-volume talent, and so much more, and, 2) Stone Point’s investment in Beeline marking the beginning of a new era of private‑equity‑backed contingent workforce platforms, giving the company the scale, stability, and capital to accelerate its evolution.
  • The Gig Economy explosion and the catalyst for omni-channel talent acquisition. Uber, Lyft, and others ushered in the first great era of the Gig Economy and along with it a new sense of “talent” that traversed what business leaders considered “contingent labor” and redefined the relationship between work, autonomy, and access. Essentially, the Gig Economy’s biggest impacts followed two core principles: 1) it was the first time that the platform was the employer, the marketplace, the scheduler, the payment engine, and the compliance shield; this, effectively, accelerated the amazing growth and disruption that platforms like Upwork, Toptal, Fiverr, Catalant, and others blazed across the business spectrum through its on-demand access to skills and expertise…and, 2) it catalyzed the concept of “omni-channel talent acquisition,” a phrase oft-used by our Ardent Partners and Future of Work Exchange teams to describe the new reality of talent engagement: skills, expertise, and capability flowing through multiple channels, platforms, and ecosystems at once.
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Total Workforce Intelligence: The Next AI Frontier

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Artificial intelligence is reshaping every aspect of business, and contingent workforce management is no exception. What began as basic automation has evolved into intelligent systems capable of understanding context, anticipating needs, and guiding strategic decisions. The result is a more connected, more agile approach to managing the total workforce — one that blends internal and external talent into a single, intelligent ecosystem.

AI and the Opportunity for Insight

AI’s initial impact on contingent management was largely operational. Tools could help write better job descriptions, recommend skills, or extract details from statements of work. These efficiencies saved time and improved accuracy, but the real potential of AI lies in its ability to generate insight. Modern AI solutions now act as digital assistants, capable of answering questions such as: How many workers are nearing assignment completion? Where do we face cost overages? What skills are most in demand across projects?

SAP’s AI-powered assistant, Joule, is an example of this evolution in action. By allowing users to interact with their data in natural language, it transforms how workforce leaders access and act on information. Instead of manually searching through reports or dashboards, leaders can ask Joule questions and receive contextual answers drawn directly from their systems. The assistant can even take actions, such as creating job requisitions, identifying candidates, or flagging compliance risks, thus saving significant time and effort.

The integration of SAP Fieldglass and SAP SuccessFactors further amplifies this intelligence. Together, they create a unified view of both internal and external talent. This seamless connection enables total workforce visibility, where leaders can view full organizational charts, track skill distributions, and understand labor costs across the enterprise. It is no longer just about managing different talent types — it is about understanding the entire ecosystem as one connected network.

Visibility Extends into Total Workforce Intelligence

The next frontier is total workforce intelligence. This concept extends beyond visibility to deliver predictive insights and scenario modeling. For example, AI can now analyze workforce data to recommend the optimal mix of internal and external workers for specific roles or regions. It can evaluate market trends, assess risk exposure, and even simulate how shifts in hiring strategy could impact cost or performance. These capabilities turn workforce management from a reactive function into a proactive, strategic advantage.

The implications extend beyond large enterprises. AI is democratizing access to insight and efficiency, enabling smaller organizations to compete with the scale and sophistication once reserved for global corporations. As AI tools become more accessible, smaller staffing firms and independent contractors can deliver specialized value with unprecedented precision.

Ultimately, the power of AI in workforce management lies in connection. The more data systems share, the more accurate and valuable AI insights become. A harmonized data model, like that within SAP’s ecosystem, ensures that every decision — from sourcing to compliance — is based on real-time, holistic information.

The Future of Work will be defined by this intelligence. Total workforce management powered by AI is not a distant vision; it is already reshaping how organizations think about talent, agility, and value creation. The question is no longer whether AI will transform workforce management, but how quickly businesses can harness its potential to lead the change.

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RPO’s Place in the Total Talent Paradox

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The world is in a constant state of change and evolution. The rapid pace of digital innovation, combined with a flux of transformations in how businesses think about work and talent, translates into the need for businesses to focus on their top competitive differentiator into both survive and thrive in this ever-chaotic year of 2025: their people.

And yet, despite this accepted and universal truth, too many organizations still struggle to operationalize a people-first strategy that promotes a new era of hiring efficiency. There is a sharp disconnect in the execution of progressive hiring and recruitment approaches: attributes such as legacy HR systems, fragmentation around talent channels, and (very) outdated hiring processes create a level of friction that forms an unfortunate barrier between the modern enterprise and the talent it needs to thrive.

And, yes, talent. There’s so much more to “talent” than just the workforce at-large. The concept of “total talent management” has been a polarizing idea for years (like, literally, well over a decade if I can accurately recall just how long I’ve been writing about it), but there’s been a reason that the conversation persists: today’s talent, in totality, is the veritable nexus of the contemporary enterprise. And that means both traditional, full-time talent and the extended workforce.

The very discussion(s) around total talent management typically follows the same structure: confirmation that it’s a great idea (“Hey, I think that’s pretty cool!”), questions about how to actually implement the strategy (“Hmm, so I think it’s very cool, but how do I actually do it?”), some confusion (“Wait, my team doesn’t even talk to talent acquisition..”), then a weird mixture of non-acceptance and procrastination (“When the time is right, we’ll look at this again.”).

Today’s workforce is, well…a force. It shifts organizations from low-level competitors to industry leaders. It sparks innovation and catalyzes new ideas and new ways of bringing products to market. And, most importantly, it holds the skills and expertise that determine that question that is in the back of every leader’s mind: Survive…or thrive?

So, total talent, then, should at least be on the radar for not just the future, but, well, tomorrow, too…meaning: not too far as to ignore its placement on the roadmap, but soon enough when it can be an active participant in 2026 workforce planning. And to effectively execute this, businesses need to leverage integrated enablers of true workforce agility.

Solving the total talent paradox is actually much simpler when broken down: converge recruitment, extended workforce management, direct sourcing, and skills-based hiring into a harmonious umbrella of processes and strategies. Well, okay, it’s not that simple, I get it. But at least the path forward is clearer than it’s ever been before. The convergence of these strategies is more than a theoretical framework, though, and just requires a touch of talent orchestration to make it all come together.

Recruitment Process Outsourcing solutions are the connective tissue that binds this contemporary talent orchestration model together. A sharp convergence of multiple services layers, strategic integrators, and its weaving of disparate hiring approaches into an optimized, activated, and aligned framework for workforce agility, RPO serves as both architect and executor.

Leading RPO solution synchronize talent channels, worker types, and business priorities into an embedded, unified hiring engine that can “flex” with demand, can scale with growth, and evolves alongside the greater enterprise. RPO, then, becomes a veritable backbone of total talent management by bridging hiring gaps, accelerating those desired talent outcomes, and ensuring that every talent acquisition decision is backed up with precision, purpose, and data-infused insights.

I’ve often said that “total talent intelligence” is the logical first “goal” for total talent initiatives given everything we’ve just discussed (such as the complexities actually preventing widespread adoption). RPO solutions, through that unified convergence of service layers, technology, AI, and other progressive elements, can extract and analyze data across workforce channels to inform smarter, faster, and more strategic hiring decisions…which, as Ardent and FOWX have been saying for years, is the baseline benefit and overall power of anything related to total talent management. The ability to make snap, real-time decisions when a talent need arises is the most powerful ability in the face of these uncertain, hypercomplex times.

RPO’s place in the total talent paradox traverses beyond the foundational…it’s transformative. It is the strategic lever that turns fragmented hiring efforts into a cohesive, intelligence-driven talent strategy, and, in a business climate where agility, speed, and precision are no longer luxuries but requirements, RPO delivers the symbiotic infrastructure that empowers organizations to meet talent needs with clarity and confidence.

As we begin to look ahead to 2026 and beyond, RPO will serve as a central force within the realm of total talent management; and, alongside such stalwarts as VMS, MSP, and direct sourcing solutions, will form the critical talent technology ecosystem of the next great era of work and talent.

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Enterprises Prioritize Total Talent Management Investment

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Ardent Partners and Future of Work Exchange (FOWX) conduct a variety of workplace and Future of Work research. In this new series, we’re taking a deep dive into a chart from a recent research effort and providing analysis to bring you the latest technology trends impacting today’s workforce.

This week, we’re looking at the level of automation and technology support across several workforce domain areas. When looking at those areas currently automated or supported via technology, it reveals a fragmented landscape where a couple domains are much more digitized than others. However, when comparing planned automation and tech support over the next 18 to 24 months, it’s clear most organizations are prioritizing automation in the near future.

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The Incredible Potential of the Modern Talent Tech Ecosystem

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There are perhaps dozens of various attributes that sets apart the talent and work technology arena apart from others. Think of the inherent relationships between solutions, staffing suppliers, talent acquisition leaders, hiring managers, and tech platforms. Think of the numerous collaborations between talent management solutions and workforce intelligence providers.

And, now, think of another thing that sets this space apart: the integrations, the coordination, the nuances, and the ultimate power of the talent technology ecosystem.

Many other industries rely on core integrations between integral systems for the sake of operational efficiency; think ERP and financial planning, or maybe spend management and accounts payable. The partnerships in those arenas are certainly robust and provide its millions of users with necessary information, data, and intelligence, as well as contemporary process orientation, to effectively manage hundreds of enterprise tactics.

The difference between these “other” industries and the human capital world is this: there are substantially more expansive outlets of value from the technology ecosystem in talent solutions, ranging from higher-quality candidates, a better overall ROI on talent strategies, deeper visibility into talent intelligence, and, most importantly, the ability to truly transform the realm of innovation within the greater enterprise through next-generation skills and expertise.

So, this is so much more than “Solution A” integrates with “Platform B,” and it’s more expansive than a handful of technology systems working together in such a way to improve processes or drive efficiency.

We’re not talking just cost efficiency or improvements in operations. This is about the total transformation of how we address how work is done. This is about the ways businesses harness the true power of technology, automation, relationships, and innovation to become truly and formally agile.

This is the Future of Work.

What makes this ecosystem truly revolutionary is how…

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Holistic Talent Orchestration: The Future of VMS Technology

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When I first began my career in the talent technology industry, Vendor Management Systems (VMS) were considered “eProcurement for staffing” and not the true enterprise behemoths they are today. The truth is that this wasn’t a natural evolution for the world of VMS and extended workforce automation; these systems had to prove their worth through a mix of grit, innovation, and market-shifting functionality.

A little over a decade ago, when enterprise software giant SAP acquired Fieldglass (a VMS pioneer), I was quoted as saying, “By 2020, half of the global workforce will be considered “contingent” or “external.” At that point, upwards of a third (33%-to-34% and growing) of the workforce was considered external. From 2015 to the early weeks of 2020, we were getting closer and closer to that 50% threshold…and then something happened that sparked another spark in contingent workforce growth.

The COVID-19 pandemic was, of course, a watershed moment in both human and business history; it was a global health crisis that sparked an economic crisis that sparked Future of Work accelerants that we all leverage today five years later (like remote and hybrid work, for instance). During the hardest, earliest months of the pandemic, businesses needed to scale up or scale down their workforces based on fluctuating conditions; when cases were down and demand for products/services returned, hiring managers and talent leaders shored up the workforce with contingent labor. When demand waned (especially during the very difficult 2020-2021 winter), it was easier to scale down with a temporary workforce.

It was well before this, though, that the VMS platform more than proved its worth for a simple reason: the external workforce kept growing. No other solutions (technology, that is) were as well-fit and aligned with managing this growth like Vendor Management Systems.

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The 2025 MSP Playbook, Part II

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This week is part two of my discussion recap with Brad Martin, Chief Revenue Officer for Atrium, during our recent exclusive webcast where we focused not only on the 2025 trends that will shape the Future of Work, but also the impact of the Managed Service Provider (MSP) model on those areas in the months ahead.

As businesses face the challenges of a fast-evolving workforce landscape, the intersection of innovation in technology and hiring initiatives has become a critical area of focus. My conversation with Brad shed light on key trends shaping the future of workforce management, from cutting-edge tech stacks to achieving meaningful talent goals.

Innovating Talent Technology: The Rise of Specialized Tech Stacks

Today’s talent technology stacks have an increasing role in driving efficiency and agility for businesses. The tools available today, such as direct sourcing platforms, artificial intelligence, and compliance technologies, have surpassed those of just five or six years ago. These advancements allow companies to manage their workforce more comprehensively, extending beyond traditional staffing to include freelancers, contractors, and other non-employee talent.

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Let’s Set the Record Straight on Direct Sourcing

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As you may know, the Future of Work Exchange moved to a subscription format a short time ago. Ordinarily, this article would only be accessible to FOWX subscribers. However, today’s article on direct sourcing will be available to all until midnight on December 16. Given the rampant discussion on direct sourcing and its outlook, direction, etc., the FOWX felt that this piece should be accessible to all readers for a short period. Enjoy!

For nearly 20 years, I’ve seen talent trends, shifts, and “fads” come and go. There is no industry that invites divisiveness like the world of talent and work. Making contingent workforce management less tactical and more strategic was once seen as crazy, yet today the extended workforce comprises 49.8% of the average company’s total talent, and, businesses regularly rely on this top-tier labor to get work done.

Total talent management deserves a major mention, as it still (yes…still) drives executives absolutely nutty on completely opposite sides of the spectrum: it’s either the wave of the future, or, it’s a pipe dream mired in conjecture and theory. (My take: there’s incredible value in elements of total talent management, particularly total talent intelligence. The ability to make snap worker decisions based on information and data on your total talent resources is the real benefit of any total talent management strategy/program.)

Direct sourcing has reached a similar level of conjecture, and, rightfully so: since the waning days of pre-pandemic times, “direct sourcing and talent pools” have routinely been a top-three workforce strategy, according to Ardent Partners and Future of Work Exchange research. Furthermore, during the pandemic, direct sourcing emerged as a viable, flexible strategy for businesses that 1) wanted to scale up or down based on rollercoaster-like market conditions, 2) keep those laid off during the worst of the pandemic engaged with the organization and cultivated within an easily-recruitable talent community, 3) wanted to maintain their brand (and keep it front-and-center) in front of potential candidates, 4) support burgeoning skills-based hiring efforts, and, 5) desired to centralize their total talent resources and available skills.

There is no question today regarding the value of direct sourcing; we all realize what it can do, what it can generate, etc. The real quandary (and it’s a painful one, given the discourse on social channels liked LinkedIn) is this: how does direct sourcing actually work?

There are several schools of thought here. The simplest explanation is that an enterprise can leverage its own talent acquisition and contingent workforce teams to create an internal “recruitment agency” that blends branded job portals, curation (internally-led or outsourced), and marketing-fueled engagement with VMS or ATS technology (for sourcing and management) and EOR (for payrolling and compliance) for workforce management. Add in some level of automation to place current contractors, contingent workers, retirees, alumni, silver medalists, etc. into talent pools, and, boom, a direct sourcing program is born.

This very non-intricate approach thrives on simplicity: engage candidates, curate them, and provide internal TA and recruitment teams with access to these workers. The past several years has seen a shift, however, in how direct sourcing is approached. Deeper automation, specific functionality offered by direct sourcing platforms, a sharper focus on skills-based hiring, more attention on the marketing/brand aspects, and the power of artificial intelligence are all transforming what direct sourcing truly means today in 2024.

Here’s where some of the scuttlebutt meanders and gets us to a point of “theory vs. reality” within the direct sourcing discussion. Do businesses really need point direct sourcing platforms? Is there a real role for AI? Is there even a true DEFINITION for direct sourcing? Where does VMS fit in? Is it true that direct sourcing technology is just next-gen ATS? And, finally, does direct sourcing have a place within the contemporary extended workforce program?

Let’s tackle these one-by-one, because that’s just how we do things here at FOWX.

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A New Era for the Future of Work Exchange

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Over the past three-plus years, the Future of Work Exchange has delivered on its original vision to become the preeminent think tank, multimedia center, and destination site for professionals and executives across the world to learn more about the changing world of work and talent.

From the evolution of the extended workforce and the continued rise of direct sourcing to the transformation of the workplace and rapid ascension of artificial intelligence, the Future of Work Exchange (FOWX) has provided tens of thousands of business leaders with the research, analysis, and “futurist” insights needed to power the next generation of work optimization.

Today, FOWX is announcing an exciting shift in its publishing model to one that models a more traditional analyst firm – one that relies on subscriptions/memberships to access this great content.

Our Mission: Capture the Essence of the Future of Work Movement

The Future of Work Exchange mission has not changed and will not change: business leaders, solution providers, and every professional that wants on-demand access to the myriad array of forward-thinking workforce management, technology, business leadership, and innovation-led insights will continue to receive these valuable thought leadership content pieces…albeit in a membership fashion. But first…

What Stays the Same?

The Future of Work Exchange has long been lauded since its inception for its deep, empirical analysis of the technology provider marketplace. Given the evolution in “work and talent,” and especially given the Future of Work accelerants that have forever transformed the dynamics of workforce management and business leadership, FOWX will continue to dedicate and even expand its coverage of the AI, direct sourcing, MSP, VMS, RPO, digital staffing, and talent acquisition platforms and solutions that are driving indelible change in the market.

FOWX will also continue to write about and publish articles on the topics that have been considered the fabric of our site, including direct sourcing, next-generation technology, AI, extended workforce management, conscious leadership, omni-channel talent acquisition, skills-based hiring, total talent management, etc. (We wouldn’t be who we are without continuing our dedication to these critical topics.)

Access to the Future of Work Exchange Podcast will not change…so keep tuning in!

What’s New? (Membership Has Its Privileges!)

For solution providers and technology platforms that desire access to the Future of Work Exchange and its powerful content, a paid subscription will be required to read the majority of the site’s content – contact us here for pricing and more details. For procurement, HR, talent acquisition, and other business practitioners, a complimentary subscription with a business email will provide this same access FOWX content, articles, etc.

My team and I are very excited to enter this new era at the Future of Work Exchange. Feel free to reach out with any questions, concerns, comments, or feedback.

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