Yearly Archives: 2009

Study finds reduction in turnover by 1 percent saves thousands of dollars

By definition, high impact businesses are high growth businesses. A high degree of change is necessary in high impact businesses to respond to market pressures: demand for improved delivery of…

Perfect Labor Storm author inteviewed on Rick Gillis Employment Radio

Listen to Rick Gillis on Rick Gillis Employment Radio with guest co-host Ira S Wolfe on The Business Show with an Employment Focus! (recorded Jan 10, 2009) on Houston…

So Much for Those Early Retirement Plans

Until recently, Jonathan Bernstein, a baby boomer and small business owner in the Los Angeles area, had plans to “semi-retire.” On turning 60 in 2011, Bernstein had hoped…

Empty nesting taking longer these days

The American Sociological Journal Context reports that today 46 percent of women and 31 percent of men have finished school, left home, gotten married, had a child or become financially…

Sponsor an Executive? A feel-sorry or feel-good story

With all the negative news about the economy and the preposterous bonuses and salaries that executives continue to receive for tanking their companies, it's hard not to…

Doing the Math on Good Jobs

A study released Tuesday from CareerCast.com, a new job site, evaluates 200 professions to determine the best and worst according to five criteria inherent to every job: environment…