The Hidden Cost of the 'In-Between': Internal, MSP, or Hybrid

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Hosted by Kieran Scally-Carde

🚨 The most expensive contingent workforce strategy… isn’t MSP vs. internal.

It’s in-between.

Too many companies are stuck in workforce purgatory:

 ✅ Partial MSP coverage
 ✅ Rogue hiring manager behavior
 ✅ No clear owner
 ✅ Everyone thinks it’s working

But here’s the reality:

Half-built programs quietly bleed money, increase compliance risk, and stall growth.

If that’s where your organization is right now — not broken, but definitely not optimized — then this week’s episode of The Contingent Compass is for you.

In this episode, I break down:

• Why partial MSP models are often riskier than no MSP at all
• How to tell if you’re in a “grey zone” program (and what to do about it)
• What a well-structured hybrid model actually looks like
• How global compliance gaps hide inside fragmented systems
• Why getting it right has nothing to do with buying more tech or suppliers

💡 Even if you’re not ready to change anything yet — you’ll leave with a framework to assess where you really stand.

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