The gig economy is upon us and we have a very special guest for this super fun #HRAgainstLame episode! Molly Louthan from Upwork joins us to talk about attracting, retaining and working with freelancers. 

All consultants such as Accenture and Deloitte say by 2020, 50% of the workforce is going to be independent or freelancing. Meaning if you want to hire 50% of the workforce, you're going to need to learn how to hire freelancers. 

In this episode, Molly shares these five tips:

• Tip #1: Look for skills not people
• Tip #2: Check freelancers portfolios 
• Tip #3: Provide small projects for on-boarding
• Tip #4: Set up communication so they can feel like they're part of the team
• Tip #5: Learn how freelancers can help improve the process and innovative your business to drive it forward

Do you have other tips for recruiting, retaining and working with freelancers? Share your thoughts with us! 

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Nancy Harris, CEO and founder of Restart Consulting shares three tips that can help organizations, attract, retain, and develop diverse leaders. 

In this video you will learn three tips to help your organization develop diverse leaders: 

1. Watch your words: Often times with job descriptions, words have hidden meanings. Don't use words in job descriptions that may be construed to deter others from applying. 
2. Know your why: If your response is because your CEO said so, you must know why diversity is important from the top to bottom.
3. Excuses be damned: Take one step, and start with the one change and action and test and see what results you get. Developing diverse talent doesn't have to be a huge initiative. 

Share how you attract and retain diverse talent! 
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Building a learning culture in your organization can give employees the chance to share knowledge, expertise, and experience of learning and building connections with other teams within your organization. 

In this #HRAgainstLame episode, Heather Corallo, COO, and co-founder of CTO2 shares two programs she uses to implement a learning culture:

• Peer mentoring: have anyone within the organization share learning across teams
• Interest leagues: there are many parts of an organization that may need to work together. Find a common shared understanding and interest for employees. 
  
  

What other ways can you invest to building a learning culture for your organization? 
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Why the hiring manager? 

Well, who has the biggest impact on quality of hire, retention, and making sure your organization is hiring the right people? The hiring manager, of course. 

Having a great hiring manager relationship is the top driver of talent acquisition. In this #HRAgainstLame episode, Nicole Dessain from Talent Imperative shares some knowledge on establishing great relationships with hiring managers. 

In this episode your will learn: 

• Why you shouldn't assume and create a feedback loop and communication in your process
• How to empathize and put yourselves in the shoes of your hiring manager
• Ways to simplify your recruiting efforts

If you have any other tips on making your hiring managers your BFF, share them with us! 
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In this episode of #HRAgainstLame Claire Lew from Know Your Company will discuss this CEO blindspot on employees thinking that your company is behind the curve. As a manager or CEO you're constantly trying to stay ahead of the curve, but when 65% of employees feel that their company is behind the curve - how do you address this fact? 

In the video you will learn: 

• Why you shouldn't kill ideas so quickly
• How to make sure to stay open to new ideas
• The most powerful thing you can do is to ask your employees why they think the company is behind the curve

Do you know any other ways to fix this CEO blindspot? 

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