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Jun 2025
30m 26s

The Strategic Advantage of Tapping Freel...

Harvard Business Review
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The rapid pace of technological change is making a big impact on hiring. Some organizations are dynamically securing freelance workers through platform apps like Upwork and Freelancer. Other companies are investing heavily in work enabled by artificial intelligence. John Winsor and Jin Paik say these structural changes call for a reimagining of your talent s ... Show More
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