Every association and organization I work with these days, giving talks and consulting, is concerned about how to improve the productivity of their Millennials. Many executives I talk to are frustrated with their young employees and anxious to find better ways to...
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What Gen-Ys Can Teach Baby Boomers About Effective Job Searches
Both older and younger job seekers need extra help when it comes to finding meaningful work in today’s market. Less than 50% of those over 55 have been re-employed since losing their jobs in the recent recession. At the same time, more than 50% of recent college grads...
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Why Is It So Hard To Close the Skills Gap? 3 Mistakes to Avoid
Hiring managers are often “predictably irrational,” to borrow a term from one of my favorite books. That is, they do predictable things that don’t necessarily support their stated interests. If you’re having trouble finding the talent you need, here are three...
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How to Motivate the Multigenerational Workforce
Almost every executive I talk to is worried about some aspect of getting the generations to play nicely together. This is often just code for “How do we keep our younger employees happy and productive?” For example, the president of one chemical company offered a...
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What Would You Pay to Reduce the Cost of Bad Hires?
One of the performance-killing problems I hear about most often is the cost of bad hires. In recent keynote talks to leaders in manufacturing and healthcare I have seen executives wince visibly at this one when I start listing my “7 Talent Problems That Kill Profits.”...
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Are You Planning Retirement For Oprah, Brett Favre or Betty White?
There’s going to be a lot of debate in the next few years about easing — or forcing — older workers out of their jobs. A recent New York Times article focused on this problem. But dealing with the departure of aging workers is not that simple, or draconian. In...
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