The Contingent Workforce Weekly podcast is live with another exciting edition. This week, we spoke to Wayne Surman and Jim Aiden of Milton Park Partners, a new contingent workforce solution (offering services similar to that of independent contractor engagement solutions), and also tackled some leftover questions from last week’s listener mailbag.

Welcome to another exciting edition of the Contingent Workforce Weekly podcast. On tap for this week’s episode is the February edition of our “listener mailbag” series. Discussions include:

• The keys to success for effective procurement and HR collaboration.
• The short-term impact of blockchain on global business (and contingent workforce management), and;
• A ten-year outlook for the non-employee workforce industry.

Highlights from this week's podcast include:

• Ardent’s definition of the future of work.
• The role of non-employee talent in the future of work ideal.
• The five key attributes of the future of work, and;
• How today’s changing world of work precipitates major shifts across talent engagement, mobility, innovation, and other future of work attributes.

This week’s “Super Bowl” edition of the Contingent Workforce weekly podcast takes a fun look at the two teams in this year’s big game (the New England Patriots and Atlanta Falcons) and draws some “lessons learned” from each in regards to contingent workforce management, including:

• The parallels between Atlanta’s historic offense and how businesses should consistently be looking for new sources of talent.
• Why New England’s top-ranked defense is an ideal analogy for a strong compliance and risk management strategy, and;
• How businesses can navigate the changing world of work based on these two top-tier football teams.

The first “listener mailbag edition” of 2017 addresses and answers a variety of interesting questions related to the evolution of the non-employee workforce, the “future of work,” and contingent workforce management technology.

This first 2017 edition of the Contingent Workforce Weekly podcast features a deep discussion of the issues that could affect contingent workforce management in the year ahead, including:

• The threat of compliance management risks.
• The continued permeation of online talent platforms.
• Advancements in the arena of CWM innovations, and;
• The reality of total workforce management.

This week’s edition of the Contingent Workforce Weekly podcast, sponsored by ZeroChaos, includes a deep 2017 industry outlook, as well as a great discussion with the CEO of VMS and MSP provider ZeroChaos, Michael Werblun. Michael and I chat about the implications of the gig economy, the criticality of SOW and services management as part of contingent workforce management programs, as well as Michael’s thoughts on the evolution of the non-employee workforce industry.

This week’s edition of the Contingent Workforce Weekly podcast is certainly a loaded one. Some highlights of Episode 125, sponsored by ZeroChaos, include:

• An analysis of the IQNavigator/Beeline merger, announced earlier this week (read our market impact analysis for more information),
• An interview with the founder and co-CEO of Boston-based Catalant, Rob Biederman. Rob and I discuss the role of innovation in the non-employee workforce industry, his take on the “future of work,” the implications of the gig economy, and much more, and;
• Leftover questions (and answers!) from last week’s December listener mailbag edition.

This week’s edition of the Contingent Workforce Weekly podcast, sponsored by ZeroChaos, features Christopher J. Dwyer answering a questions from our listeners on a wide array of topics.  

On this week's edition of the Contingent Workforce Weekly podcast, sponsored by ZeroChaos, we take a look the concept of the "talent experience", which is the actual holistic series of experiences had by contingent and freelance workers within a company during a project or engagement. 

This week’s edition of the Contingent Workforce Weekly podcast, sponsored by ZeroChaos, is the second part of our November listener mailbag and where we will again tackle a variety of topics as put together by you, the listener.

This week's episode of the Contingent Workforce Weekly podcast, sponsored by ZeroChaos, is the first of a two-part November listener mailbag where we will tackle a variety of topics as put together by you, the listener. 

This week's edition of the Contingent Workforce Weekly podcast, sponsored by ZeroChaos, discusses the impact of “total workforce management” and the major attributes that businesses need to develop this revolutionary program.

Although today’s non-employee workforce is entering its most exciting phase, many organizations hold elements of fear regarding specific aspects of this industry. This week’s episode of the Contingent Workforce Weekly, sponsored by ZeroChaos, is a fun Halloween edition of the podcast; we chat about the four scariest aspects of today’s contingent workforce, including compliance and a lack of intelligence, and how businesses can address these issues.

This week’s episode of the Contingent Workforce Weekly podcast, sponsored by ZeroChaos, highlights how businesses today are adapting to the “new world of work” that is fueled by on-demand talent, the gig economy, and the continued evolution of the contingent workforce. Episode 118 also answers some additional listener mailbag questions that were cut short out of last week’s podcast.

Episode 117 of Contingent Workforce Weekly, sponsored by ZeroChaos, is October's listener mailbag edition. Host Christopher J. Dwyer answers listener questions concerning independent contractor compliance, the evolution of the gig economy, the importance of online staffing and online talent platforms, and the progression of stakeholder collaboration (i.e. procurement, human resources, IT, etc.) in the wake of total workforce management.

Episode 116 of the Contingent Workforce Weekly podcast (sponsored by ZeroChaos) highlights some early research findings from the upcoming State of Contingent Workforce Management research study (publishing in late October), discusses why companies are just now preparing for the "future of work," and talks about why concepts such as "hot-desking" and co-working spaces are playing an evolutionary role in non-employee workforce management.

Episode 115 of Contingent Workforce Weekly highlights the "gamechanging" innovations in the non-employee workforce industry that are actively shaping the future of work. Included in this week's discussion are: the impact of blockchain on the future of work, the extended evolution of Vendor Management System (VMS) technology, and the continued disruption of online staffing and online talent platforms.

Welcome back to the Contingent Workforce Weekly podcast. This week’s episode, sponsored by ZeroChaos, recaps CPO Rising’s 2016 “Contingent Workforce Management” Fantasy Football draft, discusses some recent industry news (including an exciting online talent platform acquisition), and answers a “mini” listener mailbag.

Welcome to another edition of the Contingent Workforce Weekly podcast, hosted by Ardent Partners’ research director, Christopher J. Dwyer. Episode 113 recaps the “gig economy” listener mailbag and discusses the importance of intelligence to the future of work.

In this edition of Contingent Workforce Weekly, Christopher Dwyer answers listener questions about the gig economy.

This week’s Contingent Workforce Weekly podcast answers a question that many procurement professionals and executives are asking: how does the function fit into the “gig economy”? As the contingent and non-employee workforce industry continues to progress, procurement will ultimately play a critical role. Today’s episode discusses why the “gig economy” should be an accepted attribute of global business, how procurement’s impact in this industry has evolved over time, and the four ways procurement fits into the “gig economy.”

This week’s edition of the Contingent Workforce Weekly podcast highlights the role of “agile talent” in today’s contingent workforce and why “agility” must be emphasized within this new concept.

This week’s episode highlights the impact of online staffing and what it means for the evolution of talent.

This week’s edition of Contingent Workforce Weekly is a “sneak peek” at Ardent’s upcoming Contingent Workforce Management Strategy Guide, a new report that highlights how organizations can enhance the strategy-based components of their contingent workforce management (CWM) programs.