The Top 4 Contractor Management Trends Shaping 2026
What Economic Upheaval, AI, and Changing Regulations Mean for Your 1099 Workforce
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These pieces share survey findings and commentary on how companies hire, pay, and manage flexible workers. The Future of Flexible Work report covers a survey of 500+ U.S. finance, HR, and operations leaders.
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How AI Makes the Future of Work Bursty
As AI drives down the cost of routine execution, flexible work is shifting toward specialized, project-based work that arrives in bursts of creation, then slower stretches of implementation.
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Future of Flexible Work report
Survey of 500+ U.S. finance, HR, and operations leaders on how companies hire, pay, and manage contractors. Key findings, methodology, and the full report.
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The Top 4 Contractor Management Trends Shaping 2026
What Economic Upheaval, AI, and Changing Regulations Mean for Your 1099 Workforce
How AI Makes the Future of Work Bursty
As AI drives down the cost of routine execution, flexible work is shifting toward specialized, project-based work that arrives in bursts of creation, then slower stretches of implementation.
Why Contractors Are Frustrated With the Companies They Work for (and Why It Matters)
It starts with onboarding pain, but it doesn’t end there.
Four Findings on the State of Contractor Management in 2026
Your contractor workforce is scaling. The systems running it aren't.
Why Independent Contractors Are the Backbone of the Modern Workforce
For them, it’s more than a gig.
The Fastest-Growing Companies Don't Manage Contractors Like Everyone Else
60% of the companies we surveyed are taking action.
What 500+ HR and Finance Leaders Revealed About Managing Contractors
A contractor management crisis is hiding in plain sight.
Forbes: How To Bring The Future Of Work Back To The Future
In his Forbes debut, our CEO Anthony Mironov makes the case for a paradigm shift in how companies engage with contractors at scale.
Why Contractors Will Be Essential to Your Company in 2026
These highly skilled professionals are the future of the modern workforce.