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2024 High-End Independent Talent Report

Embracing a paradigm shift in how businesses access leadership, skills, and expertise is a strategic imperative for companies aiming to remain competitive and agile.

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Today’s top companies navigate a landscape marked by rapid technological advancements, evolving customer behaviors, and continuous market shifts that compel organizations to fundamentally reassess their talent acquisition and engagement strategies. Embracing a paradigm shift in how businesses access leadership, skills, and expertise is no longer simply an option—it’s a strategic imperative for companies aiming to remain competitive and agile.

Leading organizations are recognizing the value of integrating highly skilled on-demand talent—independent consultants, executives, project managers, and subject matter experts—into their workforce. But even as adoption of the high-end independent talent model continues to grow among clients and talent alike, the power of this marketplace has yet to be fully tapped by most organizations. For the most innovative leaders and companies, the message is clear: leveraging on-demand talent is not merely about filling gaps. It’s about infusing your business with flexibility, innovation, and competitive advantage. 

Check out the 2024 High-End Independent Talent Report to see how leaders across 10 industries and 11 business functions will leverage on-demand talent and interim leaders in 2024 and beyond.

Read the report to discover:

  • The most in-demand projects and skills by industry and business function
  • How companies are embracing experienced and capable interim leaders at all levels
  • Why on-demand talent are a perfect fit for moments of transformation and significant change

Or jump straight to data on a specific capability, industry, or business function:

TREND SPOTLIGHTS

Interim Leadership

Driving Business Change

INDUSTRIES

Consumer Markets

Financial Services

Healthcare

Industrial

Life Science

Media and Entertainment

Nonprofit and Government

Private Equity

Professional Services

Technology

BUSINESS FUNCTIONS

Business and Corporate Development

CEOs and Presidents

Digital, Data, and IT

Finance

Human Resources

Innovation and R&D

Marketing

Operations

PMO and Transformation

Procurement

Strategy and Internal Consulting Groups