The “Gig Economy” & The Future Of The Health & Human Service Workforce

Here’s a question for you – will the “gig” economy define the new health and human service workforce? I’m not sure what I think about this relatively new concept (a shorthand reference to the growing numbers of Americans who no longer hold a regular “job” with a long-term connection to a particular organization) as a human resources (HR) model for the health and human service field. But after 20 years of managing an organization where half of our labor pool is based on a microentrepreneurship model, I understand the implications of that kind of evolution for both managers . . .