Perfect Labor Storm

Gray Matters

Indiana’s work force will suffer from a monumental generational shift that will hit the entire nation by the end of this decade, according to an ongoing study title…

Fire protection engineers in high demand and short supply

Fire protection engineers are in high demand and short supply, according to a survey just released by the Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SPFE). The survey reinforces the expanding workforce…

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…

Brazil: Perfect Labor Storm strikes another emerging country

For almost any nation other than China or India, achieving more than 5 percent growth a year is hard. Doing it without skilled labor is even harder. But that is…

The “Hole” Story

The story wasn’t new – a perfect labor storm is brewing.  But the title caught my eye. The headline in today’s (May 4, 2008) Atlanta…

Skilled workers needed, soon

"Labor market is weak now, but impending worker shortage will change that," says Marshall Loeb, the former editor of Fortune and Money, in a column posted to Marketwatch…

Is the Skilled Worker Shortage A Hoax?

I woke up this morning, read a few emails and then clicked on a link that lead me to a Boston Globe column about a "solution for the lingering…

Maintenance Worker Crisis Song: An Workforce Anthem?

With a very clever song and "karaoke-like" powerpoint presentation, the people at MPACT Learning Center, a training center for maintenance workers, tell a story of their skilled…

Want Employable Skills? Hire Gamers!

While many employers and parents view computers and the Internet as a mixed blessing, most assume that there is no real upside to video games After all, the thousands of…