“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…
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. …
Leaders and executives of that community are polled every 6 months to identify their major challenges by multiple sources and blaring headlines announcing the results with much fanfare and excitement. And every time we see the results of these earth shattering announcements, the issue of not having the…
As most of you are aware (especially the thousands of our alumni 🙂 ), we have always been extremely passionate about competency development. While there are many key areas where we differ from all the others on the topic of Competency Based Talent Development, the one that has…
Last week I wrote about how organizations have recognized that the Finance function can and should be playing a more strategic role within the company. Agreed. Sounds great – ALL finance professionals need to be more strategic. It’s hard to argue with that BUT what does it really…
