Description

For both independent professionals and corporate executives, this educational and practical guide unpacks the ever-growing workforce and offers leaders crucial ways to become its client of choice.

The world of work has shifted, and there’s no going back. The barriers to entry have never been lower for talented professionals to work independently, and today’s massive external workforce is hardly a pandemic-produced fad. Business owners can only survive in the new work landscape by partnering with this deep talent pool. 

Armed with decades of experience in both small-business entrepreneurship and executive management at PwC, Miles Everson, now the CEO of MBO Partners, believes the future of work is Independent. 

Free Birds both empowers the newly Independent worker and teaches corporate leaders why the workforce hinges on tried-and-true principles and predictions, outlining for readers:

• 6 unstoppable forces that have created the external workforce
• What killed employer–employee loyalty? How will a new social contract evolve?
• The mind of the Independent. What motivates workers to jump into the external workforce? What’s a flight plan for readers who want to become a Free Bird?
• How to attract and retain Independent talent and the bottom-line benefits for businesses who do so.

About the Author

Miles Everson serves as the CEO of MBO Partners, the definitive market leader for bridging enterprises to the external workforce and empowering independent professionals to start, run, and grow their own viable businesses. For more than 25 years and now under Everson’s leadership, MBO has led the charge to keep the independent economy moving forward, believing that the future of work is Independent. Everson is a sought-after public speaker, consultant, futurist, and author. Consulting magazine named him one of the top 25 consultants in the world, and Harvard Business Review published a case study about his life and the impact of his work. He is active on social media channels and can be found online at TheIndependentMind.com.

Scott Lamb is the author of four books, including a biography of Major League Baseball legend Albert Pujols.