The Human Cloud Podcast

How can an enterprise like Airbus innovate from within for an initiative as ambitious as an aircraft of the future that's built 'for the people, by the people'? Let's learn from Mina how freelancers have been an integral part of Airbus's innovation strategy, along with: - Why Airbus Cares: Hint...Accessing 70m+ diverse experts - How Airbus Started: Hint...Finding changemakers within each function - Tips For Leaders: Hint...Align passion, build a solid foundation of minimum requirements - Seeing the Future: Hint...an Amazon for talent (not in a way that commoditizes us freelancers though!!!!!) Connect with Mina: https://www.linkedin.com/in/minabastawros/ Check out Mina's Leader Portal: https://humancloud.substack.com/s/leaders

EMERGENCY POD - We've recently seen the repeal (then un-repeal) of IR35 and the US's labor department classification proposal. Some call these laws the 'freelance killer' while others say this reaction is overblown. Unfortunately both are right, since the reality is that the freelance economy isn't going anywhere, yet the direction of current legislation does force companies to prioritize pro-active legal classification controls and partnerships, which in turn takes power and control away from freelancers and their choice to work how they want. In this episode we'll cut through the noise and get to the core of where legislation is heading by talking with Glen, the EU's foremost legal and policy practitioner. Our prior article on the US's legislation: https://humancloud.substack.com/p/emergency-update-new-worker-classification

It's a scary time as the Biden Administration proposes a freelancer killing bill that can rocket ship inflation and put the US 50 years behind. The freelance economy is going nowhere. (find these statistics in our newsletter >> humancloud.substack.com) 40% of full-time employees in the US have a side-gig 90% plus of corporate leaders in a recent global survey said they utilize freelancers and say they will increase their reliance. 80% of employers say they are increasing their use of freelancers as they suspend full-time hires. Instead the US classification direction will force companies to prioritize other countries like the UK who repealed it's equivalent law IR35 and put their freelancers in front of their US equivalent freelancers. Learn about this and more with the Matthew's monthly update. Also don't forget to subscribe to the Human Cloud newsletter for charts and more! humancloud.substack.com

The Matthew's are back breaking down the state of the economy, inflation, quiet quitting, and how these 3 forces hurt millennial full time employees most. To see the diagrams and stats mentioned in this episode, check out the Human Cloud Newsletter at https://humancloud.substack.com/

Leaders, Kamran is the exact person we talk about when we say freelancers expand the scope of what you can build by tapping into specialized expertise you can't have, or it will take too long to learn internally. Kam started in the semiconductor industry. Then went into manufacturing automation. He now enables manufacturing companies convert leads by optimizing their copy...think email outreach, email follow ups, everything reps are moderate at but do anyways. 2:35 - Kam's background in the semiconductor industry and how he embraced remote before the internet 6:00 - Overview of the semiconductor industry and quantum computing 12:36 - Overview of automation and how the cloud accelerated automation 21:25 - How he changed from consulting to freelancing 21:47 - Why we hate the term freelancing 22:21 - Benefits of freelancing 28:41 - How Covid changed everything 37:20 - Big wins of Kam's freelance business 52:47 - Freelancing as a race to the bottom and how we can solve this

Why would a global digital transformation firm that provides services and solutions to global 1000 firms care about freelancers in the cloud? Let's learn from Vinod Kartha, VP of Strategic Initiatives. 1:20 - Why Open Talent? Hint...existing talent pools dried up 6:47 - What can we expect in the next 5 years? 7:10 - How globalization has brought us shared learnings and shifted boundaries 8:30 - The start of sharing individuals IP...if CEO's can sit on multiple boards why can't we? 11:00 - Existing archaic talent barriers 16:00 - Elasticity, the crucial resource for leaders 16:40 - Shifting from talent acquisition to workforce ecosystem 17:47 - What is Open Talent? Elastic talent you can access ASAP. 21:44 - Why do large companies care about freelancers? 22:30 - What are the barriers to hiring freelancers and how to cut through the tape. 36:00 - Culture tips to lead virtual teams 40:11 Vinod's biggest role model...his own mother Connect with Vinod: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinodkartha/ Praise for Vinod's work: Forbes, A New Global Star in the Freelance Revolution: https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonyounger/2022/08/17/a-new-global-star-in-the-freelance-revolution-ust-shows-the-way/?sh=1d14d79266a2 UST Wins GSA’s Prestigious ‘Changemaker of the Year’ Award for its Open Talent Strategy

What does the recession mean for the freelance economy? Will more freelancers be hired? Will leaders stop hiring freelancers and stick with full time? Also hear: Why Google CEO Sundar Pachai telling employees their unproductive is a win for the freelance economy How Spotify dropped churn through their RTO strategy (return to office…hint they put autonomy in their employees hands) Which industries are best adopting work from home or returning to the office And our usual banter :)

How do leading companies close the knowledge gap when diving into new technologies, industries, and opportunities? They embed freelance subject matter experts into their teams. Consultants and subject matter experts are nothing new, but engaging experts throughout the lifecycle of important milestones are, which is where Dr. David Kupper comes in, Founder and Managing Director of expertpowerhouse. 5:00 - David's background 8:00 - Why the freelance economy is a win-win for companies and individuals 13:00 - How David went from PhD to Boston Consulting Group to the freelance economy 16:53 - Expert network analysis and how the freelance economy is an innovation to expert networks 23:12 - Detailed of why the freelance economy 26:32 - Full time employment will never be replaced 33:13 - Why isn't LinkedIn enough? Because it's too much to manage the freelance economy 35:41 - Big win, how automotive company embraced freelancers to build their autonomous driving strategy 40:43 - How to navigate the recession 42:00 - What we can expect in the next 5 years, hint...doubling of the freelance economy David's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidkuepper/

The Matthew's are back to discuss the shifting successes of knowledge workers, gas prices returning to normal-ish, and good practices for hiring staff in tech spaces. Follow along with the newsletter: humancloud.substack.com/

Description: Leaders, Morten has an extremely rare background in driving change at both a global technology leader (Google) and global business management leader (McKinsey). In his leader portal Morten really stressed how technology can solve real business problems, how the enterprise is unique, and how to drive change across these large beasts. 2:35: How Google and Mckinsey taught Morten how technology can solve real business problems 5:39: How to be ready for the recession 9:53: Market landscape and where Worksome fits 15:30: Why we can’t have a truly independent world 19:45: How do you balance the entrepreneurial spirit with corporate 24:34: What hasn’t changed since Covid when we talk about the ‘future’ of work? 38:40: What’s different about the enterprise? 43:11: How should leaders drive their freelance program? 46:44: How do you balance long term bets with short term validation? https://www.linkedin.com/in/mortenbruun/