READ TIME: 5 minutes. No company needs a static set of workforce skills. What developments shape today’s skills wish list? What are the top skills employers look for today? The set of workforce skills that any company needs is constantly changing. As market...
READ TIME: 4 minutes. Intuition and gut feelings don’t work for strategic business decisions. Here are eight benefits of making skills data-driven decisions for the workforce. “When you know, you know.” This glib claim is often uttered by people who believe in their...
READ TIME: 4 minutes. Companies are adopting talent mapping as one way to be more strategic in their talent management. What is talent mapping? How does it benefit your company? In recent years, recruitment firms started touting a “talent mapping” approach to finding...
READ TIME: 4 minutes. Zach is in college and works part-time at a car wash, where his boss is a mentor. This “Inside Voices” blog shares his insights on how to be a good mentor. This is our second blog for our “Inside Voices” series, periodic interviews of...
READ TIME: 5 minutes. Once a company makes the decision to initiate layoffs, leaders and employees alike ask, “Why these people?” The answer matters to the company’s future. Here’s how to decide who to layoff. Layoffs across industries and around the country...
READ TIME: 5 minutes. As the economy slows, businesses want to get the most out of their workers. Here’s how to increase productivity in the workplace in times of slow growth. For more than a decade, businesses have focused on growth. A strong economy and low interest...
