How to Create and Expand a Flexible Talent Program

How to Create and Expand a Flexible Talent Program

Upwork
Published by: Research Desk Released: Mar 18, 2020

A successful flexible talent program involves collaboration with key stakeholders, skillful communication throughout the company, and dedicated resources.

Our approach

Upwork uses a 3-phase framework. This enables your organization to work out details early on, which will help the program scale smoothly. And it allows everyone to engage critical support at the right time and in a targeted way

This is just one of many ways to build and expand a flexible talent program. We developed this framework through years of analyzing best practices from Fortune 500 and other clients.

4 pillars of a successful flexible talent program

  • Leadership support for program implementation
  • Infrastructure to support and measure online talent engagements
  • Adequate program resources
  • A safe space for employees to experiment

You can apply the Upwork framework whether your company works with remote talent now or is considering it. The length of each phase depends on how you want to align the program to internal company goals.