May/June 2019

2005, 2019

Breaking Through

By and |May 20th, 2019|

At the 2019 Staffing Industry Analysts Executive Forum, SIA President Barry Asin and Charted Path founder Mike Cleland led a session on their book, Breaking Through: Leadership Disciplines from Top-Performing Staffing Firms. This issue of Staffing Industry Review contains excerpts from the session. The authors share what they learned when talking with leaders of staffing […]

2005, 2019

Tech & Jobs

By |May 20th, 2019|

 

 

Ariba and Fieldglass VMS coming together

Procurement software provider SAP Ariba and contingent workforce vendor management system SAP Fieldglass will no longer operate as separate entities, according to an article in TechTarget. The announcement came at the recent SAP Ariba Live conference in Austin, Texas.

German software firm SAP acquired Fieldglass in 2014. SAP Fieldglass had 5.7 […]

2005, 2019

The Buzz: Best of Both

By |May 20th, 2019|

With more than 800,000 Americans working as drivers via Uber and Lyft in a given year, the “gig economy” has clearly established a foothold in today’s economy. And although the concept may still seem novel, what if the massively flexible, on-demand nature of the gig economy could be expanded to the broader world of work?

BlueCrew […]

2005, 2019

The Talent’s Voice: Embracing the Gig Life

By |May 20th, 2019|

Some would consider leaving a steady, well-paying job with decent benefits a pretty stupid move. When your children and spouse are also on that company’s health plan, it’s just plain crazy. But I did it. It was the scariest thing I ever did, and I don’t regret it one bit.

Because sometimes, it’s not about money […]

2005, 2019

The New Customer: Cultivating Talent

By |May 20th, 2019|

Seventy-six percent of human capital leaders were planning to invest in a growth strategy that included hiring contingent workers this year, according to a survey of C-suite and human capital leaders around the world conducted by Randstad Sourceright. That’s not surprising, given unemployment is at historic lows, and the lack of available skilled workers looking […]