“Aging Workforce Puts Strain on Skilled Manufacturing Workers” – this was the headline of an article I came across on the WSJ Logistics Report. The article illustrates the impending crisis for the manufacturing sector in Northern New England as baby boomers retire at a rapid pace. New Hampshire…
Learning, for any company, should be considered an investment (with an associated ROI) and NOT a cost. It is an investment in its’ most valuable asset – its’ employees but corporate learning programs often get in the way of employee development instead of supporting it. I read an…
Last week I was sent an article “The 20 People Skills You Need to Succeed at Work” from a colleague who has heard me “preach” (it does sound like that sometimes J!) about the skills that are required to be a strong professional – regardless of the profession. …
Fighting for top talent has never been harder. We are hearing this across multiple industries and across multiple disciplines. We are working with clients today who are trying to find top talent in Finance, Supply Chain, Technology and Engineering just to name a few. I read a recent…
Yesterday’s HBR Management Tip of the Day “When Taking a Risk is Safer than the Status Quo” caught my eye. The point of the article was that: “Most of us would consider ourselves to risk averse” and “What we consider to be “safe” behavior often contains much more…
