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The Freelance Economy Still Runs on Word of Mouth

Harvard Business Review

But we’re not quite there yet, according to a new survey conducted for MBO Partners, which provides back-office services to independent workers — which it dubs “solopreneurs.” I talked to King about that, and the enduring power of word of mouth for independent workers. Overall, there are now an estimated 17.9 million last year and 15.9

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How PwC and The Washington Post Are Finding and Hiring External Talent

Harvard Business Review

The long-term nature of the Talent Exchange is a powerful benefit for both sides. The platform establishes their standing in the community and helps them network across the company for additional assignments. PwC gains by establishing a pool of known external talent that it can confidently reuse as needed across the firm.

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How VC John Doerr Sets (and Achieves) Goals

Harvard Business Review

Andy had created this system for goal setting that was deceptively simple, but also the polar opposite of the conventional management by objectives (MBO) systems, which tend to be top down, hierarchical, annual, and linked to compensation. That’s right — and creating that cascade is one of the powerful parts of the system.

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Guest Blogger George L. Morrisey: Are You Ready for Strategic Planning?

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Handled properly, this communication can be a powerful way to bring your employees together in a united front. A pioneer in the process known as Management By Objectives (MBO), he wrote the first how-to book on MBO for managers in 1970.