Archived Blog Posts
The Emergence of IWMS (Independent Workforce Management Solutions)?
August 3, 2014Over the past two years, we have defined Online Staffing Platforms as follows:
Online Staffing - an online platform model that enables specific hirers and specific (typically contingent)... More
Temps Are Now in the Driver’s Seat
July 28, 2014It used to be that convincing employers to buy staffing services was a hard sell. Staffing firms had to explain staffing services, and how employers could use them to advantage. It... More
Crowdsourcing, Crowdopolis, and Enterprise Adoption
July 22, 2014In mid-July, I find myself in the middle of the subject of “crowdsourcing.” The first SIA overview report on the third Human Cloud platform segment (besides Online Staffing and... More
Your Double Is in the Building
July 21, 2014For years, one of the reasons some have been shy about using remote contingent workers is the inability to connect with them visually. How do you know the workers are actually... More
Independence Day? Uber, ICs, and the Two-Sides of 21st Century “Online Work Arrangement Platforms”
July 4, 2014It’s Independence Day here in the U.S., so coincidentally a very convenient context for writing this post about work, laws, independence, and the protection of rights of diverging... More
Challenged Recruiting STEM Professionals? You Are Not Alone.
July 1, 2014Yes, we know that talent shortage is an issue. The media is always on the rampage, hammering the United States for not producing enough STEM graduates to meet the rising demand.... More
Nominate the Stars of 2014
June 17, 2014Do you know somebody striving to reinvent the world of work — and is succeeding? Are you working with an individual who changed the way you think about work arrangements? If... More
Learning the Temp Lesson
June 9, 2014Everybody’s getting it finally. Even government is waking up to the advantage of using temporary labor. The quiet boom in education/library staffing is proof of that. “It’s a... More
Elance-oDesk, Data, and the Hidden Power (and Value) of Online Staffing Platforms
June 6, 2014This week, Elance-oDesk issued the company’s first public press communication since the announcement of the merger, 6 months ago, in December 2013. The occasion was the publication... More
Are You Ready for 2024?
June 2, 2014Walk into a room of staffing industry professionals and ask: what business are you in?
“Temp staffing” will be the response nine out of 10 times. Only it’s the wrong answer.... More