15 Education Stats You Should Know
74.9 million U.S. residents are enrolled in schools – from nursery schools to colleges. 56 million students are projected to be enrolled in the nation’s elementary…
5 Facts You Should Know About Health Care Costs
5% of the US population accounts for 49.5% of all health care expenditures. The top 5 percent of health care users spend, on average, more than 17 times as…
New Infographic: A (High School) Dropout Nation
While U.S. high school graduation rates are rising, much improvement has to be made. Read more about… 8 Stats and Facts about the high school dropouts. How low…
Business Stories You Might Have Missed – Week of April 15, 2013
Top hedge fund manager earns more than $1 Million per hour! The top 10 hedge funds managers make as much as 196,000 registered nurses or 250,000 entry level…
Will High College Overhead Collapse Higher Ed?
The internet has upended the business model of many industries—often in unexpected ways. The higher-education industry is on the verge of such a change. Industry leaders in other…
A Shortage of ICD-10 Workers Threatens HealthCare Bottom Lines
While changes are transforming almost every industry, perhaps no individual profession will be impacted with the next few years as much as healthcare. And within that industry, no single job…
Is Yahoo’s Ban on Telecommuting Brilliant or Blunder?
Yahoo’s recent decision to ban telecommuting has created quite a buzz. Reactions have ranged from outrage to praise. You could almost hear the huge sigh of relief expelled from…
What is Happening to Blue Collar Careers?
The United States has become a nation of “non-tinkerers,” a survey shows, and it may harming the way we live and work according to manufacturers. In a…
Changing Paradigm of Work and Career
I’ve written many articles and blogs about how the definition of work and the meaning of a career has changed. In the past differences have been targeted at…
Succession Planning Crisis – An Elephant in the Management Suite
There is an elephant in the management suite – an impending talent pipeline crisis. The crisis doesn’t stop at the top. There is also a serious shortage of skilled workers…