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…
So Much for Those Early Retirement Plans
Until recently, Jonathan Bernstein, a baby boomer and small business owner in the Los Angeles area, had plans to “semi-retire.” On turning 60 in 2011, Bernstein had hoped…
Empty nesting taking longer these days
The American Sociological Journal Context reports that today 46 percent of women and 31 percent of men have finished school, left home, gotten married, had a child or become financially…
Sponsor an Executive? A feel-sorry or feel-good story
With all the negative news about the economy and the preposterous bonuses and salaries that executives continue to receive for tanking their companies, it's hard not to…
Doing the Math on Good Jobs
A study released Tuesday from CareerCast.com, a new job site, evaluates 200 professions to determine the best and worst according to five criteria inherent to every job: environment…
Santa faces economic “perfect storm”: elf layoffs possible
For the second time in as many years, the Stowe Reporter has sent a reporter to the North Pole to report on how Santa and his helpers are dealing with…
Layoffs: New Study reveals companies shooting themselves in foot
If your company is undertaking a layoff, be forewarned: Your surviving employees are not going to work harder out of gratitude. According to a new study by Leadership IQ…
Despite high unemployment, business still struggles finding qualified workers
Despite the layoffs and rising unemployment, I have a number of clients struggling to find qualified workers. This doesn't come to me as any surprise since I…
How much does absenteeism cost your business?
It’s no secret that missing workers cost companies millions of dollars in lost revenue each year. But exactly how much does absenteeism cost your business? According to a…
Management Lessons Learned from the Campaign Trail
In less than a week the elections will be over. Hallelujah! Like millions of other people, I’ve grown extremely tired of all the political embellishment and tirades of contradictory…