Crafting an Agile Talent Management Strategy in the Age of Talent

December 02, 2009

Develop a contingency process for:

• Identifying the alternative types of labor
• Assess the benefits and weaknesses of each of the various “types” of labor
• Using historical records and benchmarking try to develop a process that identifies which type of labor has been or could be the most effective for each type of work or family of jobs
• Develop a feedback loop to continually improve your “labor type” selection process

Some of the various “types” of labor included:

• Permanent part-time workers
• Peak time and seasonal workers
• Temporary part-time workers from agencies
• Retirees that can still contribute
• Contract workers
• Consultants
• Remotely located workers
• Offshored employees
• Shared labor at strategic partners

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