Demographics win!
We have always been effected by demographic shifts, but they usually don’t come quickly. So we don’t notice until they have crept so far that they stare us in the face. COVID changed all that. Trends changed rapidly and many are permanent.
Demographics transform hiring
As marketers know, you ignore demographics at your peril. As baby boomers, there were so many of us we competed for a space in the family car, in the classroom, for a job. Gen X’ers competed to be seen or heard when we wouldn’t give up our jobs. Millennials are a bigger cohort than boomers, […]
When new competitors emerge….
What do you do when new competitors emerge? It used to be that the U.S. was the largest manufacturer in the world. It has been many years since Asian countries- first Japan then China became major competitors. Many US companies moved their manufacturing off shore to take advantage of cheaper labor. Then companies started to […]
Recruiting – not hiring
When the pandemic began last year, and many parts of the economy hit a hard stop, I warned that how we treat our team members will long be remembered. They may not leave us in the moment, but the opportunity would come with the recovery. In case you hadn’t noticed, that moment has arrived. Contacted […]
Are you a team or a family?
At the Vistage Executive Summit. Ben Casoncha challenged the attendees to ponder the agreement they make when they hire a new employee. With great enthusiasm, a new addition is welcomed to the organization and within a few hours,
Are your employees jumping off the ship?
All week I’ve been hearing that long-term employees are taking new jobs for higher pay. Is it spring? Is it the pollen? Are the blooming trees and flowers bewitching our people??
Wage increases are coming, are you ready?
Conversations about increases in the minimum wage are in the past tense – at least in California. “How is the increase affecting you?” “Have you had to bump up workers who were a dollar above the minimum by 50c or a dollar?” “Can you get anyone to work at minimum wage?” “Can you get any […]
Wal-Mart is raising its minimum wage, will you?
Two weeks ago, Wal-Mart announced they were raising minimum wages to