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10 Things You Should Know about Automation and Jobs

Technology needs no help to disrupt work and displace people. It inherently accelerates change driven on its own momentum. The pace of that change is also accelerating. As a result…

Slow Job Creation Heats Up Generation Tensions

The longer unemployment remains high the more resentment will likely build between generations both in the workplace and in our communities…

Is Poor Job Retraining Responsible for High Unemployment?

It’s a difficult concept to grasp — that at a time of massive unemployment, good paying jobs remain unfilled…

While Company Profits Soar, Employee Stress Climbs

The mood on Wall Street is soaring along with company profits.  But nearly one-in-four employees are feeling the stress according to a recent workplace survey.  &#0160…

Grandparents Surpass Grandchildren in the Labor Force

Thanks in part to the recession, for the first time on record there are more seniors than teenagers in the American labor force. What does that mean for the future…

How Effective Is Retraining After a Layoff?

While retraining may improve unemployed workers’ long-term prospects, many are struggling to find work in the short term…

Gray Ceiling Casts Shadow on Millennials

Slow job growth and delayed Baby Boomer retirement is erecting what I’ve called the “gray ceiling,” the inability of the next generation of employees (Generation X) to move up…