Subject to Talent

From ‘Seeking Control’ to ‘A Better Buying Experience’: How AI & Tech Are Changing the Narrative

In our latest Subject to Talent podcast, Jack Quarles, Head of Advisory at Brightfield, joins David Clevenger, AGS head of sourcing and advisory, to discuss the evolving procurement landscape. In this episode, they dive into why traditional procurement processes often fall short and examine advancements in AI and automation are redefining how organizations work smarter.

Bringing Unity to the Workforce

As organizations traverse the shifting talent market and assess the challenges they face in getting work done, finding solutions with an experienced partner could become a business imperative. With the Unity Workforce Solution, businesses could increase their competitive edge by developing strategies built from the combined knowledge and experience of Populus Group and Allegis Global Solutions. Executive Director of Client Delivery for Unity Workforce Solution Kathy Clem hosts Populus Group Co-Founder and President Bobby Herrera in this insightful discussion on how collaboration can reshape the future of work.

Talent Tech Labs Takeover: Meet the New TA Ecosystem 13

Sorting through the rapidly advancing field of recruitment technology and the even faster growing world of AI-powered tools, can be a dauting challenge for workforce leaders. Talent Tech Labs eases organizations through the intricate capabilities available and provides a strategic approach to the best tech stack for their business needs. Talent Tech Labs’ Co-founder Brian Delle Donne and Practice Leader of Research David Francis take over the Subject to Talent podcast to introduce the new Talent Acquisition Ecosystem 13 and how Talent Tech Labs' advisory arm helps transform how work gets done. 

HR and Procurement: A Master Class in Partnership

Developing a strategic workforce roadmap for human resources (HR) and procurement to optimize its contingent workforce, Mastercard unleashed a program driven to greater efficiency, compliance and scalability. AGS Managed Services (AGS) Executive Director of Client Delivery Dave Corrion hosts an in-depth discussion with Mastercard executives David Feldman, vice president of contingent workforce management, and Pratik Patel, director of sourcing and supplier management, on how this partnership has yielded lasting results.

Workforce Data for a People-Centric World (Revisited)

Today’s workforce market is shaped by the need for accurate and detailed data. Lightcast Vice President of Strategy, Skills and People Analytics Mark Hanson shares how data helps determine where, when and how to find talent. Data points for emerging markets, skills-based hiring and compensation rates are just the beginning for organizations to make the workforce decisions to reach their goals. (Revisited from May 2024 episode).

Trane Technologies: Multi-Site Success

On this episode, AGS Vice President of Client Delivery Jessi Guenther is joined by client Marc Cochran, Trane Technologies lead of HR operations to discuss how AGS partners closely with industrial companies to support their goals, evaluate their needs for best practices and partner in innovative solutions to provide results. 

It's Not About Skills; It's About the Work

On this episode, AGS Vice President of International Markets Simon Bradberry joins fellow AGS thought leader Cat Halliwell, executive director of service excellence to examine how skills-based hiring is misunderstood and improperly implemented. They are sharing insights on how it’s not just about skills; it’s about getting the work done. 

Advancing Your Workforce Model Through Data and AI

As more and more executives are exploring the advantages of exploring new workforce models, the need for reliable data and next-level AI technology has moved to the forefront. Brightfield Co-Founder and CEO Jason Ezratty and AGS Senior Manager of Data Strategy Tim Johnson join host Bruce Morton to deep dive into the future of work through the crucial aspects of data and technology. They also delve into the immediate cost savings that can be found with greater transparency and visibility of your extended workforce, statement of work (SOW) creation and needed skill sets.

Authentic Leadership

Best-selling author and talent acquisition (TA) specialist Mike Horne, Ph.D. joins the Subject to Talent podcast to share insights about leadership development, organizational transformation and executive coaching in TA and workforce management. Dr. Horne provides guidance for business leaders on ways that conflict resolution can retain their workforce and developing plans for the shifting expectations of future workers.

Workforce Trends to Watch in 2025

Developing a data-led workforce strategy requires an understanding of industry trends and how they affect every aspect of building and managing talent. On this episode of the Subject to Talent podcast, Brian Grogg, market analytics manager at AGS, discusses the largest influences and patterns that shaped the workforce in 2024 and what workforce leaders can expect in 2025, including technological advances such as AI, locations for nearshoring or offshoring and financial outlooks that affect global expansions.

How Deconstructing Work Builds a Stronger Workforce

As more organizations adopt a skills-based hiring model, the importance of breaking down and analyzing the skills needed to get work done increases. On this episode of the Subject to Talent podcast, Cat Halliwell, executive director for service excellence at AGS, shares her innovative approach to a task-first analysis to jobs and deployment for hiring and structuring how work gets done.

Is Freelance the Future?

Human Cloud CEO Matthew Mottola joins the Subject to Talent podcast to share insights on how the future of work could be shaped by the freelance economy. Through advances in technology, and greater opportunities for working outside of a corporate space, more workers are choosing to freelance, instead of seeking full-time positions. Mottola speaks to how corporations can capitalize on this shift in the workforce and set themselves up for greater future success.

Recruiting Future Podcast: Work Before Talent

The workforce industry is quickly adapting to meet the needs of a fast-changing world of work. In this episode, AGS Global Head of Strategy Bruce Morton is a guest on the Recruiting Future podcast, hosted by Matt Alder, to share ways organizations can adjust their workforce strategies to stay competitive and thrive in the future. Morton discusses the role of skills-based hiring, AI and automation and engaging all types of workers – gig, FTE, contingent, contract, etc. – in order to get work done.

Psychological Safety in the Workplace

Audra Woods, AGS client executive for marketplace diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in North America is joined by executive leadership coach Toby Quinton to examine the importance of cultivating psychological safety and a sense of belonging in the workplace to increase open discourse and creative solutions. This episode includes tips for both leaders and workers on how to better communicate, solve conflict, fail forward and ask for help, and how these actions can positively increase productivity.

Evolving the Workforce Technology Ecocsystem (Revisited)

As the shifting workforce industry moves towards a skills-based hiring model, it is imperative to deploy technology that supports the future way we will get work done. In this episode of the Subject to Talent podcast we revisit a previous recording with Executive Director of Global Technology Ian Blake in which he explains how the Intelligent Workforce Platform guides and shapes how businesses hire, manage and empower their workforces.

Workforce Data for a People-Centric World

Today’s workforce market is shaped by the need for accurate and detailed data. Lightcast Vice President of Strategy, Skills and People Analytics Mark Hanson shares how data helps determine where, when and how to find talent. Data points for emerging markets, skills-based hiring and compensation rates are just the beginning for organizations to make the workforce decisions to reach their goals.

Task by Task: How the Extended Workforce is Shaping the World of Work

Changing demographics, reduced employee/employer loyalty and economic instability are putting a spotlight on the importance of the extended workforce. More and more organizations are looking to contingent workers and service providers as potential cost-savings opportunities.  In this episode, Jeff Nugent, co-founder of the Contingent Workforce Institute, shares insights on the current state of the extended workforce and how to strategize for its expanding future.