- March 12, 2012
The work also suggests their role in generating national wealth has been exaggerated. The problem is that not all small businesses are created equal. Businesses just getting off the ground contribute most of the country´s job growth, but older small ...
- January 20, 2012
Last year, HTML 5 for the Web was the hottest skill that a job seeker could have; now it´s a knowledge of apps, said Alison Doyle, a job search specialist for About.com,... Both the employed and the unemployed...
NY Times - October 18, 2011
Different generations working together require worker management that allows the best of each to shine through. We have a lot to learn from each other. "be aware, ..., that many younger workers value informality on the job,... and try to accommodate this when possible. Q. Because you are an older worker and have more experience, you will likely wind up serving as a teacher and mentor of your...
Bloomberg - July 4, 2011
94% of the 650 executives and benefits administrators surveyed said it is important to keep older workers because the companies need their skills. Over half said they were offering flexible or customized schedules and more to encourage older workers to continue current career plans with their companies. "Older workers are essential to the company´s success..."...
X-Project Management - March 23, 2011
8 strategies for maximizing your success in managing older workers....
Market Watch - March 1, 2011
While there’s no doubt that being a cop or firefighter is a dangerous job, being a farmer is even riskier. The rate of fatal occupational injuries for farmers and ranchers is 38.5 per 100,000 full-time workers, versus 4.4 for firefighters, and 13.1 for police and sheriff’s patrol officers, according to U.S. Labor Department data for 2009, the most recent available. ...
Vancouver Sun - January 31, 2011
With the Canadian unemployment rate at 7.6 per cent and forecasts of slow economic growth ahead, perhaps the last thing on anyone´s mind is a labour shortage. Indeed, the focus of governments at all levels has been creating jobs, not finding people to fill them...
Yahoo Finance - January 13, 2011
If you´ve made it this far into the toughest job market in decades without being laid off, chances are you´re out of the danger zone. "While businesses may not be hiring a whole lot next year, they won´t be firing a whole lot either," says economist Joel Naroff. Most economists agree that...
Gigaom.com - January 13, 2011
When your team starts working virtually, some people are going to adjust to the situation better, and perhaps faster, than others. You may find that you get very different responses to the very concept of working virtually from team members of varying ages. Here are some technology and management considerations to take into account when ...
NWITimes.com - January 12, 2011
In July of this year, the government jobs report issued by the U.S. Department of Labor Statistics reported a loss of 7.9 million jobs during the Great Recession. Unfortunately, at the end of each...
NY Times - January 2, 2011
Q. You’re feeling anxious at work, and you think it’s affecting your performance. What causes anxiety, anyhow?...
LA Times - December 24, 2010
Businesses used to provide 500 to 700 square feet of work space per employee, but the average is down to 200 square feet — and shrinking. The recession and an emphasis on teamwork accelerated the trend, and younger staffers prefer less....
Center for Progressive Development - December 2, 2010
Even in the midst of our economic disaster that’s hitting all but the wealthiest Americans, a transformation is continuing within people’s orientation to work. I call it the rise of the 4.0 career.
This growing shift concerns how men and women think about and pursue their careers. It also defines the features of organizations that they want to work for and commit to. This shift that I describe below transcends its most visible form: Generation X’s and, especially, Generation Y’s attitudes and behavior in the workplace. Those are part of a broader shift whose origins are within men and women at the younger end of the baby boomer spectrum....
Job Journal - November 29, 2010
At one time, workers were often rewarded for staying with their employer for several years. Many felt secure in their jobs and didn’t worry about factors beyond their control dictating their employment status. In today’s work world, however, that sense of job security is a luxury few people possess....
Freep.com - October 6, 2010
In June 2007, German automaker BMW was faced with an aging work force and declining productivity at its factory in Dingolfing, Germany. Older workers tended to call in sick for longer stretches, and they had to work harder to keep up with output demands. The company responded with an innovative experiment that has been hailed as a prototype for...
