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In Agile Teams

Upskilling vs Outsourcing: Which to Choose (Or Both)?

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When to train in-house vs. hire specialized flexible talent – and how to hybridize effectively

Building agile teams can be a lot like decisions made by a friend who has an old phone. The phone has been loyal for years, sturdy through more than a few drops, and the battery life still hangs on better than most. But now he’s frustrated. Not only is he sick of the device’s wired headphones keeping him tethered to the phone – he can’t even download the latest apps because he hasn’t updated the OS in years. So, what’s the solution?

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FlexTal
In Freelancer Challenge, Talent Focus

15 Affordable Summer Adventures for Remote Workers 

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Because “Work from Anywhere” Should Include Fun

One of the best parts about being a freelancer (or remote worker) – besides dodging the commute and choosing your own Slack emoji – is the built-in flexibility and opportunity for spontaneous adventures. But even with all that freedom, it’s surprisingly easy to blink and realize you spent the entire summer working from the same desk, sipping lukewarm coffee, and promising yourself, “next weekend, I swear.”

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FlexTal
In Strategy & Business

Hiring Full-Time for a Temporary Problem? Let’s Rethink That.

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You wouldn’t buy a snowblower in Florida – so why Commit to a full-time hire for a short-term need?

Like any good business Zoom-call about full-time hiring, let’s start with some chit chat about the weather. In January of 2025, something strange happened: it snowed in Florida. It wasn’t a light dusting. No mild flurries. Not even sleet. It was full-on winter snow. Nearly 10 inches of honest-to-goodness, stick-to-the-ground snow blanketed parts of the Sunshine State. It was the kind of weather anomaly that makes the national news – and sparks a thousand group texts starting with, “Can you believe this?”

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Chris Koens
In Leadership, Sales & Growth, Talent Focus, The Future of Work

Tariffs, Tensions, and Talent: Navigating 2025

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When your supply chain gets taxed, your workforce doesn’t have to.

It started with an email.
Subject line: Urgent: Tariff Changes Affecting Your Shipment.
Your morning coffee suddenly tastes like despair. That container of widgets you’ve ordered for years? The duties just jumped from a manageable $2,000 to a migraine-inducing $12,000. And just like that, your budget has all the structural integrity of a wet paper bag.

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Chris Koens
In Leadership, Strategy & Business, The Future of Work

Smart Hiring Is Smart Business: How Freelance Staffing Maximizes ROI

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Hiring isn’t just about putting someone’s butt in a chair (or their face in a Zoom square) anymore. It’s about strategy — and more specifically, return on investment. When businesses focus only on the up-front salary cost of a hire, they’re missing the bigger picture. In today’s economic landscape, traditional hiring can quietly drain resources — while agile staffing solutions like freelance talent can dramatically shift the cost-benefit equation in your favor.

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