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Posts by Tony Buffum

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Deep DiveMay 19, 2026

AI Ethics in Recruiting: Why Strategy Comes Before Tools

Jeremy Lyons explains why most TA teams fail at AI adoption by skipping the ethics layer and jumping straight to tools, and what the best companies do instead

Tony BuffumTony Buffum· 5 min read
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Deep DiveMay 12, 2026

The 40-40-20 Workforce: How Arnold Clark Blends Full-Time, Contingent, and AI Talent

Rich Wilson and Davie Gow explain the 40-40-20 workforce model and how Arnold Clark built a blended talent program from scratch

Tony BuffumTony Buffum· 5 min read
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Weekly BriefApril 22, 2026

Layoffs up. Searches up. Meet The Great Transformation.

Snap cut 1,000 roles. Disney eliminated entire marketing divisions. Marketing just surged to #1 on Human Cloud alongside a 133% increase in creative and design. Plus new categories appearing for the first time.

Tony BuffumTony Buffum· 8 min read
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Weekly BriefApril 17, 2026

Revolut Built It. Disney Is Pivoting Into It.

Revolut just launched an EOR. Disney just cut 1,000 marketers. The flexible workforce stopped being a trend. Now it is infrastructure.

Tony BuffumTony Buffum· 6 min
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Weekly BriefApril 6, 2026

The Productivity Bar Just Reset. Talent Access Is How You Keep Up.

a16z data shows top companies generating $700K ARR per employee - up 2x since 2018. The old benchmark of $200K is now the median. Here is what that means for how companies build teams.

Tony BuffumTony Buffum· 8 min read
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April 1, 2026

Half of U.S. Employers Are Rejecting Qualified Candidates Over Compliance. Here's What That Actually Means.

FoxHire's Multi-State Hiring Compliance Burden Index reveals that 50% of employers reject qualified candidates due to state compliance concerns. We break down what the data means for workforce strategy.

Tony BuffumTony Buffum· 4 min read
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Deep DiveMarch 31, 2026

Why Leadership Training Doesn't Stick — And What AI Can Do About It

Kim Lee explains why most leadership workshops fail within weeks — and how she built an AI coaching app to make management development actually stick

Tony BuffumTony Buffum· 5 min read
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Deep DiveMarch 17, 2026

Why Security Is the Key That Unlocks Enterprise Freelancing

Paul Vallee explains why data enclaves and zero trust architecture remove the #1 barrier to enterprise freelancer adoption -- and why new compliance rules make it urgent

Tony BuffumTony Buffum· 5 min read
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Deep DiveFor CompaniesMarch 1, 2026

SOW Management: The $250B Blind Spot in Enterprise Workforce Spend

Statement of Work spend is the largest unmanaged category in most enterprise workforce budgets. Here is why SOW management matters, what companies get wrong, and how to fix it.

Tony BuffumTony Buffum· 11 min read
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Weekly BriefFebruary 22, 2026

The Reshape Economy: 92% Hiring, 55% Laying Off — Weekly Brief Feb 22, 2026

92% of companies plan to hire in 2026, but 55% also expect layoffs. This week's full breakdown: industry intel, platform data, trending solutions, and the AI productivity gap.

Tony BuffumTony Buffum· 8 min read
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Deep DiveFebruary 12, 2026

Labor Market Reality Check: 2025 Revised, January Jobs, and What It Means for Flexible Talent in 2026

January 2026 showed resilience with 130K jobs added, but revised 2025 data reveals one of the weakest years for job creation outside recessions. Here's what it means for flexible talent.

Tony BuffumTony Buffum· 6 min read
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Deep DiveSeptember 19, 2025

What the Recent Fed Rate Cut Means for the Flexible Talent Industry

The Fed's rate cut signals labor market weakness—here's what it means for flexible talent.

Tony BuffumTony Buffum· 8 min read
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Deep DiveJanuary 9, 2025

Welcome to 2025: Talent Trends, Predictions, and Insights

Three key rules for navigating the 2025 talent landscape: optionality, uncertainty, and partnership.

Tony BuffumTony Buffum· 5 min read
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