The Current: July 20, 2026

The Execution Premium: Why 2026’s Winners Aren’t the Ones With the Best Plans Market Intelligence Analysis for Professional Services Leaders Week of July 20, 2026 Every staffing firm has a plan for 2026. A tech roadmap. An AI initiative. A hiring target. Sit through enough leadership meetings and the plans start to sound identical: invest in automation, tighten […]
The Current: July 13, 2026

The Readiness Gap: Why Rising Demand Won’t Save an Unready Firm Market Intelligence Analysis for Professional Services Leaders Week of July 13, 2026 There’s a number worth sitting with this week. The ASA Staffing Index held at a rounded value of 90 for the week of June 28 — up 6.2% from a year ago. Staffing demand isn’trecovering […]
The Current: July 6, 2026

The Composition Tell: Why Every Number in June Flattered Market Intelligence Analysis for Professional Services Leaders Week of July 6, 2026 Start with the number everyone saw. Unemployment fell to 4.2% in June, down from 4.3%. On its own, that reads like a labor market getting healthier. It wasn’t. The rate is a ratio: unemployed people divided […]
Staffing Demand Signals Remain Uneven

Staffing demand signals are pulling in different directions. Learn what April’s labor data means for your firm’s pipeline and sector strategy.
Protect Margins in a Slowing Staffing Market

In a slowing staffing market, margin compression builds fast. Learn practical strategies to protect margins before small concessions become hard to reverse.
How Onboarding Speed Impacts Profits

Turn a hidden bottleneck into a profit lever. Onboarding speed drives revenue, cuts costs, and boosts retention, client satisfaction, and candidate engagement.
2026 Staffing Trends: What Industry Leaders Are Watching

Learn what’s driving hiring decisions, AI adoption, competitive positioning, and other key 2026 staffing trends.
Tech Essentials: Building Compliance Systems in Staffing

Technology, QA, and compliance intersect in modern staffing. Learn how to build systems that protect your firm and clients.
The Current: Feb 9, 2026

February’s modest gains hide a quality reckoning. Learn why only 32% of firms are winning—and how operational excellence now determines survival.
Stay Compliant: Recruiting Data Privacy Compliance 2026

Data privacy regulations are tightening. Learn how to protect candidate information through proper recruiting data privacy compliance methods.