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2021 | Blog, Lost Knowledge, Managing Organizational Change, Skills Gap Solutions

Rosie the Riveter’s Lessons from World War II for Your Post-Pandemic Workforce

It’s December 7, 1944 – the third anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. The U.S. is still fighting World War II and, yet, Macy’s department store in New York City rings up its biggest sales day ever! Sure, the end of the war is in sight. But some of the largest...
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2020 | Lost Knowledge, MultiGenerational Workforce, Skills Gap Solutions

Pass It On! How Millennials Can Convince Aging Boomers to Share Expertise

One problem I hear about most frequently today is how to get older workers to share their critical knowledge as they approach retirement. This challenge has become even more pressing in the Covid-19 recession, as more aging boomers rethink their retirement plans or...
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2018 | Lost Knowledge, Skills Gap Solutions

How to Improve Knowledge Transfer: 3 Mentoring Tactics That Matter Most

Did you ever have a bad professor in college? Were you confused or annoyed at this experience? When you went to school you learned that just because someone is an “expert” in something doesn’t mean they can teach it. (They’re sometimes called professors!) But we...
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2018 | Lost Knowledge

What Brain Surgeons Taught Me About Mentoring

Brain surgery, government accounting, and aluminum production. These work environments may be totally different, but all three fields face a related problem. How do leaders improve knowledge transfer to the next generation of their workforce? One of the quickest ways...
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2018 | Lost Knowledge

Listen Up! Here Are Latest Trends in the Aging Workforce

We’ve been talking about the aging workforce and critical skills shortages for years, but how are these challenges evolving? Are they actually the threat we thought they’d be? Want to better understand the different types of skills gaps employers are facing today?...
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2018 | Lost Knowledge

Weaving Your Way to Critical Knowledge Loss

Recently, on vacation in Perugia, Italy, I came across the fantastic hand-weaving workshop of Giuditta Brozzetti. This wonderful museum of fine textiles just screamed “lost knowledge ” to me. The struggles of these Italian artisans can help you think about strategies...
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Rosie the Riveter’s Lessons from World War II for Your Post-Pandemic Workforce

Pass It On! How Millennials Can Convince Aging Boomers to Share Expertise

How to Improve Knowledge Transfer: 3 Mentoring Tactics That Matter Most

What Brain Surgeons Taught Me About Mentoring

Listen Up! Here Are Latest Trends in the Aging Workforce

Weaving Your Way to Critical Knowledge Loss

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