WORKSHIFTER - Dispatches from the New Executive Frontier

Whether an organization is in a cost cutting and expense rationalization mode or is in a period of innovation, success in the new global economy is about speed.  Companies will have to transform their rather slow, measured pragmatic approach to execution into a very fast paced and not always perfect method of execution.  With product and service life cycles shrinking from a historic cycle time of five years to a cycle time of under 16 months, having the right people in the right place for the right time is how companies of the future will succeed. You know longer have what used to be the luxury of taking high potential individuals and asking them to go figure things out...the world moves too fast and your competition will get way out ahead of you.

It's about engaging freelancers an entrepreneurs who have the skills and knowledge you need to get things done quickly.  Effectiveness and speed are the new guiding principles to the next generation of successful companies.  Entrepreneurs run businesses this way...it's time for large corporations to begin to engage this talent deployment model to help drive business results and manage fixed costs.