Steve Dern

Usually, my posts are focused on the staffing solutions space, perhaps discussing key factors for success (and the pitfalls to avoid) when launching a contingent workforce program, or the impact that AI is having on talent solutions operations, or how to properly position your firm for growth in today’s hyper-competitive supplier market. But let’s face it… Aren’t you sick and tired of reading and talking and hearing about those same subjects over and over? I think it is time we discuss...

In the talent solutions world, we are used to three-letter phrases that are actually acronyms for our industry and the talent culture. MSP. VMS. FMS. EOR. AOR. CRM. ATS. And that is just the list that would make the board on a contingent workforce edition of “The Family Feud!” But there is a three-letter word - yes, an actual word - that is so much more meaningful and powerful that it can be transformative to an organization. WHY? Organizations ask this question all the time, or at least they...

In May, I was honored to join the Talent Equation podcast for a conversation with April Szlaga of Abacus Service Corporation that focused on the evolution of talent solutions over the lst two decades, and in particular, the impacts of AI on these models in today's world, as well as the staffing industry as a whole. We also had a little fun along the way! Below is the link to the YouTube link. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JP62lfSgq7E&t=1s