Ep. 122: Nuri Demirci Lopez, Microsoft: How to Lead Remote, Global, Freelance Teams

Enterprise Leaders, why should you care about the freelance economy? Yes…over half the US workforce will be freelancing in the next 5 years. Yes…there are over 300 million freelancers worldwide. And yes…freelancers encapsulate every skill, especially cutting-edge skills like AI, Blockchain, and Supply Chain, and have the exact expertise that you need. 

But beyond that…why do you need to embrace remote, freelance models in your business? 

There is no one better to explain than Nuri, Principal PM at Microsoft and Author of 'Leading the Unknown: Strategies for Leading Remote or Gig Teams'. 

Microsoft has been a leader in embracing freelance models. They built the Microsoft Freelance Toolkit in 2018. 

In this episode, we’ll discuss the benefits, but also get tactical about leading remote and gig teams. 

We’ll discuss: 

• how the evolution of technology opened the door for the freelance economy

• the benefits of democratizing work and accessing global talent,

• The challenges of scaling freelance workforces in an Enterprise setting 

• How to go beyond just using a freelance platform, and instead enable collaboration with freelancers across the world