The Ins and Outs of Subcontracting

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The Ins and Outs of Subcontracting

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Individuals may consider subcontracting for various reasons: to test the waters of independent consulting; to see what type of work is available and in demand and what kind of work they like; or to augment their independent consulting business. In this issue of TD at Work, Howard Prager, Joe Willmore, Rebecca Boyle, and Rick Hicks detail the ins and outs of subcontracting and why talent development professionals should consider this path. They detail:

how to get started as a subcontractor
the ways and how much subcontractors generally are paid
questions to ask when considering a subcontracting gig
land mines to avoid and tips for being successful.

Book Details

ISBN: 9781950496105
Pages: 20
Publication Date: December 2019
Formats: Paperback, PDF
Product Code: 251912

About the Authors

Howard Prager

Howard Prager is president of Advance Learning Group, a firm specializing in reinventing leadership development and learning strategy. A consultant to Fortune 500, government, and nonprofit organizations, Prager is a frequent contributor to the Association for Talent Development’s Senior Leaders and Executives Community. He has spent more than 30 years working on and understanding leadership development in business, organizations, and higher education.

Joe Willmore

Joe Willmore is president of the Willmore Consulting Group, a performance consulting firm located near Washington, D.C. He has more than 35 years of consulting experience with a wide range of clients, including the World Bank, Intelsat, Lockheed Martin, the U.S. Navy, Booz Allen Hamilton, and the Smithsonian Institution. He has served on ATD’s board of directors and held other leadership positions within ATD and other professional societies.

Rebecca Boyle

Rebecca Boyle, SPHR, SCP, is president, Energizing Talent. As a talent development professional, she is an effective communicator, facilitator, presenter, change agent, and coach across organizational levels.

Rick Hicks

Rick is an Executive Consultant focused on working with business leaders to improve profitability through enhancing the people side of the business, controlling costs, and improving quality. Proven expertise in operations management, leadership development, strategy, team transitions, meeting facilitation, group dynamics, and client relations. In-depth experience with companies in multiple industries, multiple countries, and in various life cycle stages from high growth to retrenching modes. Leadership of Workplace Learning organization with significant cost reduction and organizational growth, increased employee retention and improved customer satisfaction and quality.