Study finds hiring right personality equals 14 times more engaged employee
In a recent DDI (Development Dimensions International, Inc.) 44 percent of managers said their most significant hiring surprise was that a candidate’s personality in the interview differed from what…
Who should HR report to?
The baby-boom generation contains the largest number of people ever voluntarily to give up work in such a short time. Because it is larger than the generation that…
Chronic Conditions Cost Employers Billions
Fact #509: The top five chronic causes of workplace short-term and long-term disability are arthritis, lower back disorders, depression, coronary heart disease, and pulmonary diseases. Each…
Facts about our aging population
Fact #502: By 2025, one in five Europeans will be more than 65 years old, up from 16 percent in 2002. Across the European continent, the number of working-age…
Firing Staff Fuels Managerial Stress
Hiring and firing staff comes with the territory but new research by Alexander Hughes Interim Management reveals that a third of managers feel stressed and worried as a result of…
Shortage of allied health training programs perils staffing
One specific trend noted in health care is the decrease in allied health training programs. A study done in 2004 by the American Medical Association, FutureScan, revealed a 60 percent…
Quest for Good Night’s Sleep Pains Housekeepers
The quest for hotel chains to one-up one another in their quest to provide guests with a good night’s sleep is bad news for many housekeepers. The…
The High Cost of Retaining Older Workers
Retaining older workers longer comes at a cost most employers are unprepared to bear. In addition to knowledge and experience, aging employees bring chronic diseases and its inherent short…
32,617 qualified nursing applicants turned away
universities denied 32,617 qualified applications due primarily to a shortage of nurse educators. AACN is very concerned about the increasing number of qualified students being turned away from nursing…
4-2-1 Blast Off!
In urban China, the problem of elder dependency on a shrinking family is particularly severe (since there are usually no public or private retirement funds). It is referred to as…