The big picture: A new report from Vertage highlights a significant "readiness gap" in the outcomes economy, where 74% of leaders define work by results but fewer than one in five are equipped to deliver.

Why it matters: This shift demands new workforce strategies, integrating AI and human talent to achieve defined outcomes, impacting how companies structure and manage their labor.

Between the lines:

• 74% of enterprise leaders define significant work by outcomes, but only 22% use outcome-based delivery partners.
• "Outcome Ready" firms integrate AI and human talent into a single, adaptable workforce ecosystem.
• Governance is crucial, with 42% of leaders citing regulatory/compliance risk as a top obstacle.

Staffing & HR impact: Staffing firms must adapt to outcome-based models, integrating AI and contingent workers seamlessly, while HR leaders need to prioritize governance to mitigate compliance risks in AI adoption.

The bottom line: AI is making human skills like adaptability and critical thinking more, not less, important in the evolving outcomes economy.