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In Contingent Workforce, Hybrid Teams, Leadership, Strategy & Business

Freelancers in Cross-Functional Projects Are The Ringmaster’s Glue

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Cross-functional projects often feel like a three-ring circus. Marketing, engineering, and sales are each speaking their own language, walking tightropes of competing timelines, and juggling full workloads. The Project Manager becomes the Ringmaster – without the red coat, top hat, or applause – trying to keep every act synchronized. It’s thrilling, yes, but also exhausting. That’s when freelancers in cross-functional projects become the unsung glue that keeps each act aligned.

Enter the clowns – not the creepy or chaotic ones, but the skilled performers who step in exactly when the Ringmaster needs them most.

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In Agile Teams, Contingent Workforce, Leadership, Strategy & Business, Talent Focus

Caught in a Web of Overcommitment? Flexible Staffing Helps You Escape

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It’s that time of year when cobwebs pop up in unexpected corners, pumpkins glow eerily on front porches, and somewhere, a ghost is probably judging your Halloween candy choices. But the scariest thing for your team this season isn’t costumes or haunted houses – it’s overcommitment. Yes, your very real, very human team, stuck in a tangled web of too many projects, too few resources, and deadlines that feel like they’re chasing them through a dark forest.

If this sounds familiar, don’t panic. There’s a way out of the overcommitment trap, and it doesn’t require a magic potion – it’s called flexible staffing.

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FlexTal
In Hiring Strategy, Strategy & Business, The Future of Work

Is the Résumé Dead? Long Live Skills-Based Hiring

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Remember when hiring managers used to swoon over Ivy League degrees? These days, they care more about who can stop the app from crashing or make sales spike. Welcome to the era of skills-based hiring – where knowing how to get things done beats knowing where you learned it. Because while diplomas look great in a frame – and make for polite conversation starters when viewed in your Zoom background – results look even better on a balance sheet.

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In Leadership, Sales & Growth, Strategy & Business

Rebuilding After Layoffs: Why Freelancers Are the Bridge to Recovery

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Layoffs are hard. That’s not a controversial statement. It’s a shared reality across industries, especially in uncertain economic climates. For the individuals impacted, it’s life-changing. For leaders who remain, it’s sobering. But perhaps the most overlooked challenge comes after the headlines fade: figuring out how to keep the business moving with fewer hands on deck. That’s when the concept of rebuilding after layoffs becomes a real-time test of strategy, resilience, and flexibility.

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In Leadership, Strategy & Business

How to Tackle Burnout: Flexibility as a Solution

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When the Pressure Never Lifts

Some teams operate like they’re always in “go mode.” Deadlines stack. Slack pings multiply. Backlogs grow louder. And eventually, burnout shows up, quietly at first – then all at once. Here’s the thing: your people aren’t the problem. The system is. And that’s where flexible teams – not just staffing, but truly flexible teams as a burnout solution – become a vital part of your resilience strategy.

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In Leadership, Strategy & Business

Navigating Employee Leave of Absence

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When Susan’s on Leave: How to Keep Business Moving (Without Panic Hiring)

Let’s face it – the modern workplace is anything but static. Whether it’s planned time off or an unexpected emergency, employee leave is a normal part of any business. The tricky part? Keeping everything running smoothly while key team members are out. That’s where a little creativity – and a lot of flexibility – go a long way.

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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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