President and CEO - Kelly Services
As president and CEO of Kelly Services, Inc., Carl regularly consults with executives of many of the largest, best-known corporations in the world, providing insight into labor trends and advising on flexible workforce strategies. His company’s solutions and clients’ needs span the Americas, Asia-Pacific, and EMEA, so Carl is a frequent speaker at global conferences on human resource strategies, leadership, and changing labor dynamics.
Carl is a member of the Business Roundtable, and serves on Boards of the Committee for Economic Development and the Federal Reserve Bank. A passionate advocate for the free agent workforce, he consults regularly with prominent business, labor, and public policy leaders to champion the importance of flexible workforce options.
Carl was among a select group of CEOs invited to the White House to discuss modernizing the federal government, and frequently meets with top officials to discuss policy issues related to the economy and the workforce. He has been featured in Business Week, The New York Times, Huffington Post, Bloomberg, and numerous other media, and provides expert labor market insights on CNBC.
Though the talent landscape has changed dramatically, many companies still follow outdated leadership models. That’s why I was happy to accept the invitation from Paragon Leadership International...[more]
If you read my posts, you know I’m passionate about removing obstacles to flexible work. Last week I shared some thoughts about the free agent workforce with the Chicago Tribune...[more]
Following the recent Kelly Executive Forum, I was invited on Fox Detroit’s Job Shop program to discuss the outlook for the U.S. jobs market over the next decade...[more]
Right now there are nearly 3 million jobs in the U.S. that are open and can't be filled. Employment demand is increasing in areas that are investing in the future...[more]
McKinsey Quarterly recently invited me to join Michael Spence, a Nobel Prize-winning economist, to discuss the changing face of U.S. employment. I welcomed the opportunity to be part of a conversation that I don’t think is taking place often enough...[more]
Today’s businesses face an unprecedented pace of change and uncertainty that makes it difficult to define current workforce needs – and even more daunting to predict future needs. As a workforce solutions partner to many of the world’s top companies, Kelly Services...[more]
I joined Julia Coronado from BNP Paribas, and William Rodgers from Rutgers University on CNBC last Friday as the latest US labor market statistics were released...[more]