Subject to Talent

Gaining a competitive edge in the search for talent can be as straight-forward as embracing a future-thinking model of getting work done. In this episode of the Subject to Talent podcast, Vice President of AGS in EMEA Simon Bradberry returns to discuss how the Universal Workforce Model™ has expanded to introduce the Target Operating Model for a skills-based workforce. 

Wage inflation, generative AI, global talent sourcing and a skills-based hiring approach are the building blocks for the workforce trends expected to shape the industry in 2024. Allegis Global Solutions’ Market Analytics Manager Alex Springate joins the Subject to Talent podcast to share data-informed insights on what organizations can expect in the new year and how they can remain competitive as they navigate the global marketplace.

The pandemic accelerated trends in the industrial manufacturing sector that are still challenging companies today. They are still coping with dry talent pools and competitors for talent from previously unrelated industries. Executive Editor at Industrial Media Anna Wells joins AGS’ Senior Manager of Market Analytics Renee Gorman to share insights on talent challenges faced by workforce leaders in all aspects of industrial manufacturing. They address ways to engage the next generation of workers, how reputation and outdated views can hinder progress as well as how technology is helping shape the future.

Empowering procurement with AI makes efficiency, cost savings and speed with compliance achievable. With such proven results, business leaders are now asking themselves how to incorporate AI into their operations and which AI-based platforms will produce the results their organization needs. Globality Vice President of Business Development Doug Halka joins host Bruce Morton to discuss how their AI-built platform GLO is impacting services procurement and changing the way work gets done.

Knowing when and how to expand your business into the global market could be the key to successful growth. In this episode of the Subject to Talent podcast, Executive Director of Global Business Services Aymin Hamid examines the outsourcing market with Head of Global Client Development Naveen Mascreen. They examine several aspects of choosing which locations suit your business needs, including specializations, rates, competition and local laws and regulations. Our guests also discuss which locations are up and coming for various expertise, providing more location options for clients. Tune in to hear how developing a global workforce strategy can benefit your business. 

Today’s workforce is comprised of professionals from four distinct generations with widely accepted differences. However, those differences may not be as vast as is commonly believed. And when managed properly, the unique traits of each group can strengthen your business and set your company up for future success. In this episode of the Subject to Talent podcast, Inlay Insights Founder and Generational Research Consultant Kim Lear shares data and insights that may transform your perspective on baby boomers, Gen X, millennials and Gen Z in the workplace. Lear’s expertise has guided organizations around the world on how to make multigenerational workforces more enterprising.

Finding ways to save costs while still getting work done is a common request from stakeholders, especially during times of economic uncertainty or recession. Implementing best practices to achieve that goal is where experts such as Joe Davíd, director of service excellence at Allegis Global Solutions, excels. In this episode of the Subject to Talent podcast, Davíd shares ways that AGS Procurement Solutions have cut costs for many of our clients, while maintaining their high standards of work. He reviews short-term practices for quick wins, as well as long-term strategies that can provide ongoing cost efficiencies. Unleash the power of cost-saving procurement solutions.  

Recent trends show an increase in organizations engaging the extended workforce as well as a significant increase in the number of independent workers over the last few years. More companies are including contingent staffing segments in their workforce plan, making an extended workforce platform that includes data tracking for all workers an imperative. On this month’s Subject to Talent podcast Beeline CEO Doug Leeby shares how greater visibility and holistic management of the entire workforce within one platform provides a tactical advantage to organizations.  

Predicted recessions, talent shortages and shifting career paths mark the end of 2022, will this continue in 2023? On this month’s Subject to Talent podcast, Allegis Global Solutions Lead Market Analyst Kaitlyn Canarr rejoins the podcast to review workforce trends from 2022 and lay out what they indicate for workforce planning for 2023. Canarr shares what to expect, as well as ideas for how organizations can thrive in the new year.

Following the global pandemic and through continued financial uncertainties, finding agile and flexible solutions to getting work done is crucial. On this month’s Subject to Talent podcast, Allegis Global Solutions Vice President of Global Business Services Tom Jewett explains how creating a new architecture for addressing the needs of the global workforce – bringing the work to the people, instead of bringing the people to the work – has been key to successfully guiding clients through turbulent staffing challenges.

Sourcing and hiring talent continues to challenge organizations around the globe. Changes in candidate expectations, corporate requirements and decisions between whether to leverage the extended workforce or permanent hires can seem difficult without trustworthy data and the proper tools. On this month’s Subject to Talent podcast, Allegis Global Solutions’ Global Technology Strategy Director Ian Blake addresses the changing workforce landscape and how recruitment technology, such as the Intelligent Workforce Platform, can help secure the right resource every time.

Staffing Industry Analysts’ (SIA) CWS Summit North America recently hosted its highest attendance in history. On this month’s Subject to Talent podcast, Dawn McCartney, vice president of SIA’s Contingent Workforce Strategies Council, recaps some highlights from this year’s event, including topics that elevated motivations, excitement and a keen interest in the future of staffing and how the way work gets done, moving forward, will continue to evolve.

This month, Subject to Talent welcomes Arko Basak, partner at Everest Group, to share findings from Everest Group’s recent report on the future of managed service provider (MSP) and recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) services. The unprecedented talent shortage is accelerating macro trends in the industry as well as forcing organizations to shift their siloed approach to permanent vs. contingent talent, to looking at the full workforce as one. Listen in for a future-focused conversation rooted in the top talent challenges of today that you won’t want to miss.

This month, host Bruce Morton welcomes Brian Delle Donne, president and cofounder of Talent Tech Labs, a research and advisory firm committed to fostering innovation, diversity, passion and opportunity through elevating state-of-the-art recruitment and talent technology. Together, they discuss the release of the Talent Tech Labs’ 10^th Talent Acquisition Ecosystem. The conversation runs the gamut – from emerging areas, such as campus recruiting, talent intelligence and labor market intelligence, to macro-trends like platformization, consumerization of technology and talent management technologies to address the hire-to-retire continuum.  

This month, guest host Naveen Mascreen, executive director for AGS’ MSP business in India, welcomes Sameer Srivastava, senior vice president at Simplify, a workforce management software company, in APAC. Together, they discuss common myths and misconceptions around MSP and VMS solutions, how the MSP/VMS partnership has evolved in recent years, and what’s driving global companies to invest in these workforce solutions, particularly in the APAC region.

This month, host Bruce Morton welcomes Dawn Tiura, president and CEO at Sourcing Industry Group, the premier global sourcing association providing thought leadership, training and networking opportunities to executives in sourcing, procurement, outsourcing, shared services and risk from Fortune 500 and Global 1000 companies. Together, they discuss some of the biggest topics impacting the world of procurement – from supply chain woes and third-party risk to declining workforces and the gig economy. The future of sourcing is bright – and more digital and sustainable than ever.