Talent on demand offers businesses the ability to be agile – to put together the team they need to face challenges that require specialized knowledge, to add resources during the weeks or months leading up to a product launch, to explore new opportunities without committing an inordinate amount of resources before the time is right….
Talent on-demand allows organizations to engage professionals who have the right background to tackle a narrow, specialized project – the kind of effort whose demands are so unique they’d rarely be the basis for a full-time hire. The challenge, obviously, is to identify the right person for the job, the consultant whose skills and experience…
Thinking about leaving the corporate world and becoming an independent consultant? You’re not alone. Six in 10 independent workers say that it was their choice completely to go out on their own, according to a recent survey by MBO Partners and Emergent Research. While the decision to join the “freelance economy” shouldn’t be made lightly,…
In his book The Mythical Man Month, Frederick P. Brooks wrote: An omelette, promised in two minutes, may appear to be progressing nicely. But when it has not set in two minutes, the customer has two choices – wait or eat it raw… The cook has another choice; he can turn up the heat. The…
