Governance & Orchestration
Your unbiased lens into the talent market's evolution. Discover why shifts are occurring, their significance, and how to navigate the changing landscape of total talent.
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Before Governance Comes Clarity
Most organisations don't struggle because they lack governance. They struggle because they haven't agreed what they're trying to govern. A simple analogy explains why clarity comes before governance and why foundations matter more than frameworks.
Jools Barrow-Read
Founder & Workforce Governance Advisor
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External workforce visibility is more achievable than you think
Three functions sat around the same table for five months, all with concerns about the external workforce, none of them able to agree on where to start. This is the story of what was actually getting in the way — and what it took to get things moving.
Jools Barrow-Read
Founder & Workforce Governance Advisor
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Your extended workforce is only as good as its governance
For three years, competing suppliers collaborated openly inside a carefully built COE. Then a single procurement decision undid almost all of it. Here's what we built, what broke it, and what it means for your programme.
Jools Barrow-Read
Founder & Workforce Governance Advisor
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The integration principles – connecting the dots across your extended workforce
Your extended workforce doesn't operate in the silos your org chart creates. But most organisations manage it that way — fragmenting data by contract type, optimising budgets department by department, and handling supplier relationships in category silos. These three principles show you where the connections matter and why governance that spans organisational boundaries delivers better outcomes than perfect governance within silos.
Jools Barrow-Read
Founder & Workforce Governance Advisor
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Who Is Orchestrating Your Workforce Ecosystem?
Most organisations have visibility into their workforce. Far fewer have a structure that turns that visibility into better decisions. This is where workforce orchestration becomes the missing layer between governance and outcomes.
Jools Barrow-Read
Founder & Workforce Governance Advisor
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Foundation principles – where strategic extended workforce governance starts
These 10 principles are the non-negotiables for effective workforce governance. They matter as much for extended workforce management as they do for permanent workforce management. They apply regardless of your delivery model or programme maturity. You don't implement all 10 on day one. Start with the building blocks that address your current challenges, then evolve as you learn. Over-engineered governance fails as often as no governance. The goal is lean frameworks that grow with your programme.
Jools Barrow-Read
Founder & Workforce Governance Advisor