Developing a strategic workforce roadmap for human resources (HR) and procurement to optimize its contingent workforce, Mastercard unleashed a program driven to greater efficiency, compliance and scalability. AGS Managed Services (AGS) Executive Director of Client Delivery Dave Corrion hosts an in-depth discussion with Mastercard executives David Feldman, vice president of contingent workforce management, and Pratik Patel, director of sourcing and supplier management, on how this partnership has yielded lasting results.

Today’s workforce market is shaped by the need for accurate and detailed data. Lightcast Vice President of Strategy, Skills and People Analytics Mark Hanson shares how data helps determine where, when and how to find talent. Data points for emerging markets, skills-based hiring and compensation rates are just the beginning for organizations to make the workforce decisions to reach their goals. (Revisited from May 2024 episode).

On this episode, AGS Vice President of Client Delivery Jessi Guenther is joined by client Marc Cochran, Trane Technologies lead of HR operations to discuss how AGS partners closely with industrial companies to support their goals, evaluate their needs for best practices and partner in innovative solutions to provide results. 

On this episode, AGS Vice President of International Markets Simon Bradberry joins fellow AGS thought leader Cat Halliwell, executive director of service excellence to examine how skills-based hiring is misunderstood and improperly implemented. They are sharing insights on how it’s not just about skills; it’s about getting the work done. 

As more and more executives are exploring the advantages of exploring new workforce models, the need for reliable data and next-level AI technology has moved to the forefront. Brightfield Co-Founder and CEO Jason Ezratty and AGS Senior Manager of Data Strategy Tim Johnson join host Bruce Morton to deep dive into the future of work through the crucial aspects of data and technology. They also delve into the immediate cost savings that can be found with greater transparency and visibility of your extended workforce, statement of work (SOW) creation and needed skill sets.

Best-selling author and talent acquisition (TA) specialist Mike Horne, Ph.D. joins the Subject to Talent podcast to share insights about leadership development, organizational transformation and executive coaching in TA and workforce management. Dr. Horne provides guidance for business leaders on ways that conflict resolution can retain their workforce and developing plans for the shifting expectations of future workers.

The future of work begins with sourcing the future of talent. In this episode, Primary Talent Partners Founding Partner Tinisha Bookhart joins AGS Client Executive for DEI Marketplace Audra Woods to discuss how providing opportunity for college students from underrepresented groups is positively shaping the future of work and tapping into a talent resource that otherwise would not be available to many organizations. 

Developing a data-led workforce strategy requires an understanding of industry trends and how they affect every aspect of building and managing talent. On this episode of the Subject to Talent podcast, Brian Grogg, market analytics manager at AGS, discusses the largest influences and patterns that shaped the workforce in 2024 and what workforce leaders can expect in 2025, including technological advances such as AI, locations for nearshoring or offshoring and financial outlooks that affect global expansions.

As more organizations adopt a skills-based hiring model, the importance of breaking down and analyzing the skills needed to get work done increases. On this episode of the Subject to Talent podcast, Cat Halliwell, executive director for service excellence at AGS, shares her innovative approach to a task-first analysis to jobs and deployment for hiring and structuring how work gets done.

Human Cloud CEO Matthew Mottola joins the Subject to Talent podcast to share insights on how the future of work could be shaped by the freelance economy. Through advances in technology, and greater opportunities for working outside of a corporate space, more workers are choosing to freelance, instead of seeking full-time positions. Mottola speaks to how corporations can capitalize on this shift in the workforce and set themselves up for greater future success.