Jeanne Meister (Author & Partner, Future Workplace)

Jeanne Meister talks about the growing gig economy or the need to deal with a blended workforce containing fulltime, part-time employees and professional freelancers who are brought in to work on a project or as part of the team. She discusses the growth of the in-demand professional freelancer who wants to create their own work life balance and have the skills that organizations need to accomplish their goals. Meister discusses ways in which organizations are dealing with the gig workforce including an example of a company that has created their own platform for freelancers so that they always have professional freelancers on call.