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Predicting the Next Global Workplace Shift: 4 Key Changes
6 min read authors are vetted experts in their fields and write on topics in which they are extremely knowledgeable. All of our content is peer reviewed and validated by world-class professionals. Industry leaders speculate that COVID-19 will completely transform the world of work. In reality, it’s accelerating global shifts that were already in play.
Predicting the Next Global Workplace Shift: 4 Key Changes
06/17/20206 min read authors are vetted experts in their fields and write on topics in which they are extremely knowledgeable. All of our content is peer reviewed and validated by world-class professionals. Industry leaders speculate that COVID-19 will completely transform the world of work. In reality, it’s accelerating global shifts that were already in play.
Attraction Bonuses Will Not Overcome Talent Gaps
The acute talent gaps that businesses are presently facing have been well-documented in recent months. For instance, the Business Conditions Survey by the National Association of Business Economics found that 47% of respondents reported a shortage of skilled workers in the third quarter of this year. That’s up from 32% in the second quarter of 2021, which was already too high for comfort.
Finding, and keeping, the rightpeople when talent is scarce
The Covid-19 pandemic has made the longstanding talent scarcity problem even more acute. In manufacturing, for example, the problem is reaching a crisis point, with most organisations that manufacture goods struggling to resource their operations. Across multiple geographies and sectors, increasing demand is creating vacancies that talent acquisition teams simply can’t fill – on both the permanent and contingent workforce.
Extending talent retention to temporary workforces
Posted by Brian Salkowski on Friday, 08-20-2021 11:49 am Currently 0.0/5 Stars. 1 2 3 4 5 0.0 from 0 votes Talent retention is a commonplace concern when it comes to permanent staff, but what about temporary workers? This group is playing a significant role in post-Covid success, when the need to scale resources up and down as demand dictates is becoming increasingly common.
What is the hybrid MSP model?
There are a number of decisions to make when choosing to engage a Managed Service Provider (MSP), from which expert you’ll partner with to the detailed scope of the work. One key element of the decision-making process is which MSP model is most suitable for your business needs. In this article, we take a deep dive into an MSP model that now accounts for around a third of all contingent labour expenditure via third party managed service programs: the hybrid MSP model.
The Great Talent Exodus: What’s the Impact?
When it comes to its impact on the world of work, Covid-19 will be remembered mostly for the things it slowed down. But in certain areas, the pandemic has been an agent of rapid acceleration – and it’s in the war for talent where we see arguably the greatest upshift. Resource demand is spiking, particularly across the contingent workforce, as skills shortages and sudden surges in business activity accelerate the need to scale up resources.
The impact of COVID-19 on contingent workforce management
Written by Brian Salkowski COO 23 October 2020 | 2 mins The coronavirus pandemic has led to a complete overhaul of contingent workforce management solutions as HR and procurement teams begin to better collaborate to support the ‘better normal’ workplace.
The Evolution of Contingent Recruitment: How 2020 sped up change
Home Buyers The Evolution of Contingent Recruitment: How 2020 sped up change Last year drastically changed contingent workforce recruitment and management. The near overnight shift to home or flexible working presented employers with new evidence that remote and contingent workforces can be hugely valuable to their business. Workplace teams increasingly demonstrated that they do not need the rigid structure of the traditional 9 to 5 hours in the office to deliver results.
Five ways the contingent workforce has evolved post-Covid
Rarely has the future of work looked so different, so quickly. In less than a year, the business world as we know it has completely changed. But not all change is negative. Elements of the workforce have arguably evolved at a faster pace than would have been possible pre-pandemic. In particular, the shift in corporate mindsets around remote and contingent workforces have seen a significant change almost overnight.
Survey reveals impact of Covid-19 on contingent workforce management
Posted by Brian Salkowski on Tuesday, 10-27-2020 12:04 pm Currently 0.0/5 Stars. 1 2 3 4 5 0.0 from 0 votes The Coronavirus pandemic has led to a complete overhaul of contingent workforce management solutions as HR and procurement teams begin to better collaborate to support the ‘better normal’ workplace. That’s according to global leader in talent acquisition and managed workforce solutions, Guidant Global.
Guidant Global named a ‘Leader’ in prestigious Everest Group’s CWS PEAK Matrix® report
Posted by Brian Salkowski on Thursday, 08-20-2020 9:50 am Currently 0.0/5 Stars. 1 2 3 4 5 0.0 from 0 votes Everest Group has recognised Guidant Global as a Contingent Workforce Management (CWM) Leader in its Services PEAK Matrix™ Assessment 2020.Everest Group scored Guidant Global highly on a number of categories, including vision & strategy, innovation & investment, market adoption and portfolio mix.
Global talent debate highlights shift to outputs-based performance management
Posted by Brian Salkowski on Thursday, 08-20-2020 9:59 am Currently 0.0/5 Stars. 1 2 3 4 5 0.0 from 0 votes As workforce strategies make a dramatic shift from hours-based to output-based performance metrics as Covid alters business models, investing in the right technology will be the crucial lever for success.
Employers are at a pivotal stage in defining the future of work: let’s make it count
Posted by Brian Salkowski on Tuesday, 06-30-2020 2:28 am Currently 0.0/5 Stars.
We're at a pivotal stage in defining the future of work
Contributor: Brian Salkowski, COO - Guidant Global | Published: 30 June 2020 Brian Salkowski, COO - Guidant Global 1 July 2020 The workforce progression that the coronavirus outbreak has driven is encouraging, but strategic talent plans need to be reviewed before rushing back to work. A recent analysis by the Financial Times revealed varying viewpoints of how the ‘new’ workplace will look post-Covid-19, with one key theme tying the opinions together: it won’t be the same.
Can effective talent management fuel the new economy?
In HR circles, the conversation around the new economy typically focuses on how talent management can best respond to and anticipate economic conditions. What is less commonly discussed, however, is how talent management can act as the engine of the new economy itself. “To win in the marketplace, you must first win in the workplace.” — Douglas Conant, former CEO of the Campbell Soup Company Talent management is far from a monolithic concept.
The Great Working Transition: Managing the new remote workforce
Posted by Brian Salkowski on Thursday, 06-04-2020 10:18 am Currently 0.0/5 Stars. 1 2 3 4 5 0.0 from 0 votes The Great Working Transition: Managing the new remote workforceThe coronavirus pandemic has changed the world as we know it. Leisure, retail and education institutions have closed, travel has ground to a halt and physical places of work have emptied. Almost overnight, there was a shift from just a handful of remote workers, to entire workforces operating off-site.
Remote working needs more than infrastructure to make it work
Posted by Brian Salkowski on Friday, 05-22-2020 4:45 am Currently 0.0/5 Stars. 1 2 3 4 5 0.0 from 0 votes Remote working needs more than infrastructure to make it workWith news reports revealing that Information Technology leaders at software companies such as Dropbox Inc.
Brian Salkowski: How strategic workforce planning can cushion the blow of digital transformation
With rapid technological advancements changing the way we work and manage our teams, businesses must adapt their methods of attracting and retaining talent to be suitable for the digital age – and the best way to do this is with a strategic workforce plan. Guidant Global, found that two-thirds of hiring managers believe implementing strategic workforce planning will help them with the problems that come with tech innovation.
Your Contract Workers Are Looking for Some Love, Too
As offices are being swapped for co-working spaces and schedules are becoming more flexible, greater numbers of people are opting for contract positions over full-time roles. According to Deloitte, more than 40 percent of employees are now considered contingent workers, and this figure is expected to rise. With a large proportion of contractors now placed in high-value positions, it is certainly advisable to strategically plan how you will incorporate these workers into your own talent pipeline.
Guidant Global Partners with Brightfield to Bring Leading-edge Talent Analytics to Customers
Posted by Brian Salkowski on Wednesday, 04-24-2019 4:51 am Currently 0.0/5 Stars. 1 2 3 4 5 0.0 from 0 votes Guidant Global Partners with Brightfield to Bring Leading-edge Talent Analytics to CustomersGuidant Global has announced that it has strengthened its strategic partnership with workforce analytics solution, Brightfield’s Talent Data Exchange (TDX), in its commitment to bringing next-level benchmarking capability to its growing network global customers.
Guidant Global launches to deliver managed workforce solutions in a better way
Following the coming together of existing Impellam Group businesses, US-based Bartech and UK-headquartered Guidant Group, Julia Robertson Group CEO of the Impellam Group, has today announced the launch of Guidant Global: the new global leader in talent acquisition and managed workforce solutions. This dynamic new proposition has been thoroughly researched and based on valuable insights from customers and industry buyers.
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