workforce trends
Social networking: fad or innovation?
History seems to repeat itself when disruptive innovation threatens the established model. Today, you can't have a conversation without hearing about Facebook, Twitter, or texting. Is it another…
When did baby boomers get so old?
One evening a grandson was talking to his grandmother about current events. The grandson asked his grandmother what she thought about the shootings at schools, the computer age, and just…
The day I took my mother to work and….
My 85 year-old mother is visiting with us this week. I invited her to come to "work" with me yesterday. Not only was she thrilled…
While academics and bureaucrats fiddle, dropout rate soars
The high school dropout rate in the U.S. is soaring. The Obama administration has budgeted $50 million to dropout prevention program, but solving this problem will require…
Working Moms working harder and more stressed this Mother’s Day
According to Adecco Group (the largest staffing agency in the world) North America’s latest American Workplace Insights Survey in honor of Mother’s Day, more than three quarters of…
Employee dissatisfaction: An accident waiting to happen?
"Employee satisfaction is an elusive goal for many organizations," writes Susan Heathfield on About.com. "I believe that is because employee satisfaction shouldn’t be a goal…
Workforce trends 2010: Changing Career Paradigms
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Friends or foes? Multi-generations at home and work
There's been a lot of buzz lately in the press and board rooms about the challenges of managing four generations in the workplace. The economic crisis has…
In the next 45 seconds…
190 babies will be born aorund the world. India – 25 China – 20 USA – 5 UK – 1 Source: New World of Work Video …
Is the Perfect Labor Storm over?
The picture below tells the story. Between 1970 and 1980, the U.S. workforce grew a whopping 29%. Between 2000 and 2010 growth slowed to 12%, still robust but…