481: Leveraging Rising Contingent Workforce for Value Beyond Savings

Contingent workforce spend is often seen as a risky, cost-based category. While lowering cost and risk is important, there is a whole range of strategic benefits available to companies that take a broader approach.  Procurement needs to think bigger and take the category to the next level so they can deliver value beyond savings.  In this episode, Philip Ideson is joined by Morten Petersen, the co-founder and CEO of Worksome, as well as James Nicholls, Worksome's Head of Enterprise, about contingent workforce trends and best practices. They discuss a number of audience-driven topics, including:  How contingent workforce is changing,  Procurement's role in helping organizations think about talent more broadly,  How contingent workforce spend can deliver a lot of value and innovation,  And finally, how to avoid doing more harm than good!