Optimizing Talent in the New Workforce

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about talent management in terms of the new workforce.  We all know at some point, the economy is going to rebound.  When that happens, the current speculation centers around whether companies will go back to their old ways and just start hiring people or will the new workforce be a blend of freelancers and consultants along with employees.

As you can probably guess, my bets are on the latter.  At least for a few years, I think we’ll see more permatemps in the workplace.  Which prompts a question about the best way to optimize the use of talent (either internal or external).  If the new workforce is a hybrid composed of employees and contractors, then do companies still need to focus on hiring A-level players?  Companies could focus on recruiting and retaining B-level (or C-level) talent and then bring in the A team only for projects that require it.

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