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).
Jul 03, 2025•33 min•Ep. 36
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.
Jun 04, 2025•20 min•Ep. 35
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.
May 07, 2025•34 min•Season 6Ep. 5
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 ...
Apr 02, 2025•31 min•Season 6Ep. 4
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.
Mar 05, 2025•23 min•Season 6Ep. 3
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.
Feb 06, 2025•20 min•Season 6Ep. 2
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 globa...
Jan 07, 2025•21 min•Season 6Ep. 1
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.
Dec 04, 2024•35 min•Ep. 34
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.
Nov 05, 2024•31 min•Ep. 33
The workforce industry is quickly adapting to meet the needs of a fast-changing world of work. In this episode, AGS Global Head of Strategy Bruce Morton is a guest on the Recruiting Future podcast, hosted by Matt Alder, to share ways organizations can adjust their workforce strategies to stay competitive and thrive in the future. Morton discusses the role of skills-based hiring, AI and automation and engaging all types of workers – gig, FTE, contingent, contract, etc. – in order to get work done...
Oct 02, 2024•25 min•Ep. 32
Audra Woods, AGS client executive for marketplace diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in North America is joined by executive leadership coach Toby Quinton to examine the importance of cultivating psychological safety and a sense of belonging in the workplace to increase open discourse and creative solutions. This episode includes tips for both leaders and workers on how to better communicate, solve conflict, fail forward and ask for help, and how these actions can positively increase producti...
Sep 04, 2024•25 min•Ep. 31
Guest host Donnell Campbell, the AGS global head of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), welcomes Dr. Caprice Hollins, co-founder of Cultures Connecting, to discuss how and why businesses should advance their DEI strategies and not pull back from making a true difference for their company and workers. They share insights on the impact that C-Suite buy-in has on the future of DEI and the importance of continuing work that moves the needle and develops diversity as a skillset.
Jul 03, 2024•44 min•Ep. 30
As the shifting workforce industry moves towards a skills-based hiring model, it is imperative to deploy technology that supports the future way we will get work done. In this episode of the Subject to Talent podcast we revisit a previous recording with Executive Director of Global Technology Ian Blake in which he explains how the Intelligent Workforce Platform guides and shapes how businesses hire, manage and empower their workforces.
Jun 06, 2024•20 min•Ep. 29
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.
May 01, 2024•32 min•Ep. 28
In a time when talent pools are shrinking, the market is growing more competitive and companies are seeking new avenues to getting work done, CareerCircle Managing Director Kim Sneeder is building an upskilling and reskilling network that puts more workers into the shifting workforce market. In this episode, Sneeder returns to share how CareerCircle has evolved from upskilling to job placement, as well as how companies can build a workforce that better reflects the communities they serve....
Apr 01, 2024•29 min•Ep. 27
Changing demographics, reduced employee/employer loyalty and economic instability are putting a spotlight on the importance of the extended workforce. More and more organizations are looking to contingent workers and service providers as potential cost-savings opportunities. In this episode, Jeff Nugent, co-founder of the Contingent Workforce Institute, shares insights on the current state of the extended workforce and how to strategize for its expanding future.
Mar 06, 2024•33 min•Ep. 26
Gaining a competitive edge in the search for talent can be as straight-forward as embracing a future-thinking model of getting work done. In this episode of the Subject to Talent podcast, Vice President of AGS in EMEA Simon Bradberry returns to discuss how the Universal Workforce Model™ has expanded to introduce the Target Operating Model for a skills-based workforce.
Feb 07, 2024•26 min•Season 5Ep. 2
Wage inflation, generative AI, global talent sourcing and a skills-based hiring approach are the building blocks for the workforce trends expected to shape the industry in 2024. Allegis Global Solutions’ Market Analytics Manager Alex Springate joins the Subject to Talent podcast to share data-informed insights on what organizations can expect in the new year and how they can remain competitive as they navigate the global marketplace.
Jan 03, 2024•23 min•Ep. 25
The pandemic accelerated trends in the industrial manufacturing sector that are still challenging companies today. They are still coping with dry talent pools and competitors for talent from previously unrelated industries. Executive Editor at Industrial Media Anna Wells joins AGS’ Senior Manager of Market Analytics Renee Gorman to share insights on talent challenges faced by workforce leaders in all aspects of industrial manufacturing. They address ways to engage the next generation of workers,...
Dec 05, 2023•26 min•Ep. 24
Empowering procurement with AI makes efficiency, cost savings and speed with compliance achievable. With such proven results, business leaders are now asking themselves how to incorporate AI into their operations and which AI-based platforms will produce the results their organization needs. Globality Vice President of Business Development Doug Halka joins host Bruce Morton to discuss how their AI-built platform GLO is impacting services procurement and changing the way work gets done.
Nov 07, 2023•24 min•Ep. 23
Knowing when and how to expand your business into the global market could be the key to successful growth. In this episode of the Subject to Talent podcast, Executive Director of Global Business Services Aymin Hamid examines the outsourcing market with Head of Global Client Development Naveen Mascreen. They examine several aspects of choosing which locations suit your business needs, including specializations, rates, competition and local laws and regulations. Our guests also discuss which locat...
Oct 02, 2023•22 min•Season 4Ep. 8
As more and more executives are exploring the advantages of building a skills-based workforce model, 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...
Sep 08, 2023•32 min•Ep. 22
Today’s workforce is comprised of professionals from four distinct generations with widely accepted differences. However, those differences may not be as vast as is commonly believed. And when managed properly, the unique traits of each group can strengthen your business and set your company up for future success. In this episode of the Subject to Talent podcast, Inlay Insights Founder and Generational Research Consultant Kim Lear shares data and insights that may transform your perspective on b...
Aug 08, 2023•27 min•Season 4Ep. 6
Finding ways to save costs while still getting work done is a common request from stakeholders, especially during times of economic uncertainty or recession. Implementing best practices to achieve that goal is where experts such as Joe Davíd, director of service excellence at Allegis Global Solutions, excels. In this episode of the Subject to Talent podcast, Davíd shares ways that AGS Procurement Solutions have cut costs for many of our clients, while maintaining their high standards of work. He...
Jul 05, 2023•25 min•Season 4Ep. 5
It’s not enough to be a leader in an industry. If you truly embrace the enterprising nature of the human spirit, you must also make space for your partners to unleash their potential. This is the operating goal of AGS Supply Chain Mentorship Program. Steven Livingston, AGS supply chain manager for North America, guest hosts this month’s Subject to Talent podcast for a conversation with BravoTECH Vice President of Strategic Accounts Kristen Lindner. Together, they discuss BravoTECH’s experience a...
May 04, 2023•20 min•Season 4Ep. 4
Humans are more enterprising when organizations make space for them to be their authentic selves. You can’t stop being yourself at work, so when you can bring your full self, your contributions can create an impact. On this month’s Subject to Talent podcast, Head of Getting Hired Amanda Burke and guest host Audra Woods, AGS client executive for marketplace diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), discuss the intersectionality of identity and how accessibility changes can set up your workforce for ...
Mar 14, 2023•32 min•Season 4Ep. 3
Recent trends show an increase in organizations engaging the extended workforce as well as a significant increase in the number of independent workers over the last few years. More companies are including contingent staffing segments in their workforce plan, making an extended workforce platform that includes data tracking for all workers an imperative. On this month’s Subject to Talent podcast Beeline CEO Doug Leeby shares how greater visibility and holistic management of the entire workforce w...
Feb 01, 2023•24 min•Season 4Ep. 2
Predicted recessions, talent shortages and shifting career paths mark the end of 2022, will this continue in 2023? On this month’s Subject to Talent podcast, Allegis Global Solutions Lead Market Analyst Kaitlyn Canarr rejoins the podcast to review workforce trends from 2022 and lay out what they indicate for workforce planning for 2023. Canarr shares what to expect, as well as ideas for how organizations can thrive in the new year.
Jan 04, 2023•20 min•Season 4Ep. 1
Following the global pandemic and through continued financial uncertainties, finding agile and flexible solutions to getting work done is crucial. On this month’s Subject to Talent podcast, Allegis Global Solutions Vice President of Global Business Services Tom Jewett explains how creating a new architecture for addressing the needs of the global workforce – bringing the work to the people, instead of bringing the people to the work – has been key to successfully guiding clients through turbulen...
Dec 01, 2022•21 min•Season 3Ep. 11
Sourcing and hiring talent continues to challenge organizations around the globe. Changes in candidate expectations, corporate requirements and decisions between whether to leverage the extended workforce or permanent hires can seem difficult without trustworthy data and the proper tools. On this month’s Subject to Talent podcast, Allegis Global Solutions’ Global Technology Strategy Director Ian Blake addresses the changing workforce landscape and how recruitment technology, such as the Intellig...
Nov 07, 2022•19 min•Season 3Ep. 10
