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Contractors Who Think Like Employees Eventually Lose Leverage

Opening Frame Most companies say they want independent operators. But many quietly try to make contractors behave like employees. Performance reviews. Cultural integration. “Team alignment” rituals. Emotional ownership of outcomes. None of these is inherently wrong. But they shift something subtle. The Structural Shift A contractor’s leverage comes from three things: The moment those blur, […]

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