Ira S Wolfe

Unemployment to Remain High: Abundance of Labor, Poverty of Talent

For the unemployed, the road back to employment seems to be getting longer and longer. Worse it seems to be filled with bumps that will never end…

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…

Podcast: Managing a Multi-Generation Workforce

How can business owners and managers meet the challenges of managing and working in a multi-generational workforce…

Recession Emphasizes Shift in Men to Women as Breadwinners

The following was published on the Public News Service website this morning.  An audio of the interview is available on the website or by downloading here. LANCASTER, Pa. – In…

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…

Firms Fight Generation Gaps

When different generations meet in the workplace, the encounters can easily create attitude wars. The conflict is a result of differing values, cultures and lifestyles that characterize each of four…

Enterprise of the Future

A new report just released by IBM titled Enterprise of the Future cites "in 2008 eight out of ten CEOs are expecting substantial or very substantial change." This…

No clear answer for nuclear industry’s succession plans

The utility industry is in crisis mode due to its rapidly aging workforce.  Utilities are trying to replace a workforce that could shrink by half through retirements over the…