EDITOR’S NOTE: Want to read the RECAP of this week’s events? Read “#TChat Recap: Feeling the Freelance Love in Today’s Workplace”
You know the story. Once upon a time, companies courted new talent with the promise of a lifelong relationship. “Work” meant employment and job security for years, if not decades. But the romance has died , for better or worse. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, an estimated 40 percent of all U.S. workers currently operate on a part-time or contract basis. And, as Bersin by Deloitte says:
The contingent workforce is now a permanent fixture, so many elements of talent management, recruiting and engagement are being extended to these mobile ‘free agents.’
Really? Just how well are companies rising to the occasion in this highly scalable new world order they’ve created? Are contractors still considered second-class citizens in most corporate settings? What’s being done by leading-edge companies to ensure that contingent workers fit into the culture and engage with the organization? Without funding from hiring companies for professional development, is the future of the contingent workforce at risk? And what does this mean for business innovation and competitiveness, overall?
Here are the questions we’re asking at TalentCulture World of Work events this week:
Q1 : Do all these shifts in the employee-employer relationship mean they’ve broken up for good? Why?
Q2 : Do you see a world of work where the employee & employer ever get back together, like it used to be? Why?
Q3 : Contractors & part-timers are “pan-opportunists.” Is this what they want? Does it help or hinder innovation?
Q4 : Social media leads employees & contractors into other orgs’ arms. How can leaders use it to foster fidelity?
Q5 : What are some specific strategies for employers to rekindle the romance with their employees?
Click on the image to see the preview at #TChat Radio and, on the day of the show, to listen and participate. Just a reminder — we do the #TChat dance twice every week now. So, join us first on Tuesday, Feb. 5, for #TChat Radio from 7:30pm ET / 4:30pm PT. Then, on Wednesday, Feb. 6 — from 7-8 pm ET (6-7pm CT, 5-6pm MT, 4-5pm PT, or wherever you are ) — we’ll revisit the employment romance, on #TChat Twitter .
Joining us as guests for both the chat and radio show will be Greta Roberts (@gretaroberts ), CEO at Talent Analytics Corp. — a company using analytics to link raw talent with business performance — and Dawn Rasmussen (@dawnrasmussen ), founder of Pathfinder Writing and Careers , a boutique resume writing and career management company.
It’s a Valentine’s Month –themed #TChat this week, so let’s check in for some World of Work relationship counseling. Is the employment romance really, truly over? Or can the employer and employee — full-time, former, part-time, contractor or other — really still be friends?
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