Encore Workforce Solutions -- Innovation in Workforce Management
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Talent managers agree that new business demands exceed their capacity to deliver qualified candidates.
Encore Workforce Solutions -- delivered in partnership with recruiting & staffing firms -- is specifically designed to enable recruiters to connect businesses with experienced fractional leaders who bring proven functional expertise.
More than ever, businesses need leaders who can ramp up fast and deliver meaningful business results.
Benefits of Fractional Leadership
Scales to needs of business
Avoids overhead of full-time
Mission driven approach
Rapid access to expertise
Accelerates initiative timelines
Agile talent strategy
FRACTIONAL EXPLAINED
For decades, companies have explored different operating models to drive efficiency and cost-effectiveness. Successful businesses must be flexible, innovative, and nimble.
Since the 1980's, entire departments were "outsourced" to firms that specialized in key functions like IT, Marketing, Finance and HR. The goal was almost always focused on efficiency and cost reduction while enabling the enterprise to focus on its core business.
The fractional model does not "outsource" key functions but instead embeds an experienced leader on a retainer basis to manage a specific function from within the company. Fractional leaders can operate as individual contributors or managers of teams. Unlike consultants or advisors, fractional leaders are accountable and responsible for execution of the plans they help to develop with company stakeholders.
Companies today cannot afford to spend months (or longer) to fill key leadership roles. And making the wrong hiring decision can be detrimental, or even fatal, to the business.
The fractional leader model is gaining traction because companies can quickly engage leaders who have proven experience delivering tangible and positive results for businesses. And because fractional leaders join the company on a retainer basis, the cost is 50-70% less than onboarding a full-time employee.
Industry analysts forecast that 35% of businesses are expected to use fractional leaders by the end of 2025.
The fractional leader model is well suited for enterprise functions like Finance, HR, IT, Go-to-Market and Marketing because experience in these areas is transferable to all businesses, and even across industry verticals.
Adoption of the fractional leader model will likely accelerate as companies of all sizes (in all industries) realize this model enables smart and efficient business growth.
Bottom line -- the fractional leader model is rapidly becoming an important part of the overall HR strategy.
THE ENCORE ADVANTAGE
Encore Workforce Solutions is specifically designed to:
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Enable recruiters to connect businesses with experienced fractional leaders who bring proven functional expertise
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Address skills, experience and talent gap left as Baby Boomers & Gen X leave the workforce
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Proactively engage fractional leaders who can ramp up fast to deliver meaningful business results
We provide a programmatic approach with tools, templates and support to ensure recruiters can deliver maximum value.
Key factors driving the need for Encore Workforce Solutions:
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Pressure for companies (of all sizes in all industries) to reduce HR-related expenses while simultaneously growing and expanding the business.
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Unprecidented investment in American manufacturing and technology advances increasing demand for skilled workers in all major functional areas -- IT, supply chain, finance, accounting, marketing, and planning.
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Market demands and competitive landscape requires a scalable workforce that supports innovation, business expansion, and more efficient operating model.
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Government actions and regulatory changes drive need for proactive and scalable approach to managing workforce and staffing.
ACCESS TO HIGHLY-SKILLED FRACTIONAL LEADERS
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Fractional leaders execute and take responsibility
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Immediately productive, minimal ramp up time
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Work in step with in-house teams to develop strategies and execution plans with measurable results
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Minimum 25 years' professional experience
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Proven business results -- functional and / or industry expertise
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Mission-critical skills
REAL BUSINESS RESULTS FOR CLIENTS
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Cost efficiency – avoids overhead of full-time leaders
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Rapid access to expertise
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Enables special projects & initiatives
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Scale up or down to meet needs of business
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Enables business continuity & resilience
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Reduces impact of experienced worker attrition
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Results-driven approach -- perfect for small / medium businesses & private equity firms
ENCORE'S OPERATING MODEL
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Delivered as a program in partnership with top recruiting and staffing firms.
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Encore Workforce Solutions provides:
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Program management – customized to enhance services offered by recruiting / staffing firm
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Reporting – track and measure program performance
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Operational support – collaborate with recruiting firm stakeholders (IT, sales, marketing) to optimize results
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Support maintenance and management of fractional candidate database
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Templates – support creation of profiles & success stories that showcase fractional candidate experience
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Tools – fractional use cases (functional & industry-specific) to enable sales of the program
ENCORE USE CASES
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Businesses undergoing transformation or requiring specialized expertise
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Organizations bridging leadership gaps
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Growth-stage companies needing executive leadership without full-time cost
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Business continuity & stability through periods of attrition
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Companies seeking a competitive edge
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Scalable & immediately productive alternative to permanent staff
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Highly skilled & experienced resources for special projects & initiatives
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Backfill for leaders on family or medical leave
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Enables programs focused on employee retention -- sabbaticals & mentoring
The Encore Workforce Solutions program was created by Teresa Hanson who devoted her career to go-to-market planning, partner management and technology adoption for some of the world's largest industry leaders.
The idea was born when Teresa started seeing articles, blogs and industry research that highlighted trends and challenges related to recruiting and workforce management.
More than ever, businesses are struggling to find talent with the required experience who will add value quickly to the organization.
And the business impact of the aging workforce is real -- there are not enough younger workers to make up for the skills and experience gap Baby Boomers & Gen X will leave behind.
Much has been written about this problem, but no one was actually doing anything to address the issue.
Until now.
Encore Workforce Solutions was designed to help recruiters proactively connect businesses with fractional workers who have deep functional and industry experience and can ramp up fast.
Teresa's passion is helping businesses succeed and she believes everyone deserves at least one "encore" to showcase the talents and skills they developed throughout their career.
The Encore Workforce Solutions program, primarily delivered through recruiting and outplacement firms, is available as a managed service or on an ad hoc project basis.
Teresa Hanson
Founder & Creator Encore Workforce Solutions
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