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Within this section you will find a wealth of additional information, commentary and links that we have collected surrounding the workforce demographics, retirement, the experience gap and other related items. They had all been published on our blog ‘The Battle For Experience’ but we have republished them all here - and will continue to do so. Why not register for updates via Twitter or RSS
Category Archives: Talent
In Praise of Being Specific
Having recently made the transition from working (for 14 years) in an organisation to working for myself – often from home; it is interesting to me how specific and organised virtual or remote workers have to be about their work. … In Praise of Being Specific
It’s Not About Balance. It’s About Enough … The Right Amount …
John has been posting some very interesting articles on work from home, or not working from home… How many times have we heard about “Work-Life Balance”? The suggestion has been that people balance work and life, with an inference being … It’s Not About Balance. It’s About Enough … The Right Amount …
All Change At Yahoo
well here is some news I really DIDN’T expect to see today. This post at 37 Signals and this one from the news organisation KMUW are both essentially saying the same thing. And that is that ‘working from home’ in … All Change At Yahoo
Measurement Gone Mad ?
Quite exactly when something like this will kick in I do not know – BUT – I do know that aspects of it are here already. Putting aside the idea of arm bands tracking Tesco warehouse staff – consider a … Measurement Gone Mad ?
Succession Planning Crisis – An Elephant in the Management Suite
This just caught my eye Despite the known and associated challenges of recruiting skilled workers not a single hand was raised when I asked the following questions: How many organizations have identified the risk of loss for critical employees/positions? How … Succession Planning Crisis – An Elephant in the Management Suite
Angst for the Educated | The Economist
We have been arguing a long time now that knowledge work is in the process of being broken down into ‘manageable chunks’. Seems like the Economist agrees with us – and sees it as one of the next challenges for … Angst for the Educated | The Economist
We Are Not Alone
… I know we have been going on about this for a while now. We know our readers agree. That’s whay you are here – right ? Still – always nice to get support from alternative sources ….. This one … We Are Not Alone
Labour claims police officers will be forced to retire
This news is a little old for some of you I am sure – however purposeful demonstration that the growing problem of skills shortages due to early retirement and budget pressures knows no bounds. More than 2,000 of the country’s … Labour claims police officers will be forced to retire
Using Your HR Data To Create Value
Human-resources executives have aspired to be strategic advisers to business leaders for at least a generation. But it’s been a struggle for many because it’s so difficult to measure the business value of HR approaches. Questions such as “What is … Using Your HR Data To Create Value
The New Odd Couple: Skilled Worker Shortages and High Unemployment
YouTube last week announced it expects to have its biggest hiring year in 2011, with plans to grow its staff by 30%. The Google-owned video site has dozens of open positions in all areas, with a high number of them … The New Odd Couple: Skilled Worker Shortages and High Unemployment