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8 Reasons Why Creativity Will Boost Your Gig Work

Being creative can help you get and keep gig opportunities

November 7, 2019 | Knowledge | Amanda Finn

In a gig economy it can feel impossible to differentiate yourself from your gig competitors when pitching for a job. Whether it’s a mundane task you’ve done a thousand times or something you’re trying for the very first time, gig …

October 3, 2019 | Insights | Dr. David Hillson

Capturing Opportunities – Are You Ready?

How to optimize success for your projects and business

A few months ago, my wife and I were on a sunrise game drive in South Africa. None of the animals seemed to be awake yet, and all was quiet. I sat on the edge of the vehicle, my camera …

June 19, 2019 | Knowledge | Dr. David Hillson

Risk Management: Past and Future

How we got here, and where we might be going

Everyone agrees that the world is risky and that risk management is important. But where did risk management come from, and where is it going? When and how did we learn that managing risk was an essential life skill? And …

May 22, 2019 | Knowledge | Denise Gifford

Business Negotiations and the Element of Surprise

6 tips for successfully managing surprise in a negotiation

Like it or not, we are all negotiating, all the time—and at some level, all negotiations involve an assessment of the balance of power: how much do I want what the other party has to offer, and how much do …

April 25, 2019 | Interviews

Diane Mulcahy on the Gig Economy

An interview with author Diane Mulcahy, preeminent thought leader on the gig economy

All around us, we see that the world of work has fundamentally changed—there are more freelancers, more part-time workers, and more contractors, all while the security of traditional salaried employment has diminished. The realities of this new economy are far-reaching …