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The Uber Decision: Training and the 1099 Workforce
For several years now, the popular peer-to-peer car service Uber has been gaining popularity and raising controversy. In short, Uber has attempted to maintain the advantages of working with contractors (e.g., not offering health benefits or providing job security) while treating their contractors much like employees (e.g., setting prices and dictating interactions with customers). Last […]
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The Multigenerational Workforce: Part IV
In the previous three posts, we explored different segments of the four-generation workforce: Older workers (65 to 75); Millennial workers (15 to 35); and Generation X to late Boomer age workers (36 to 64). In this fourth and final post, we examine how to retain and make the most of a four-generation workforce.
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The Multigenerational Workforce: Part III
In this post, the third of four on how to tap into your multigenerational workforce as a training resource, we focus on the core of today’s workforce—Generation X to late Boomer age workers. The majority of today’s workforce is either part of Generation X or the late generation of Boomers—in other words, they were born […]
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The Multigenerational Workforce: Part II
In this post, the second of four on how to use a multigenerational workforce as a training resource, we focus on the workforce’s future–Millennnials or people who are now between the ages of 15 and 35. As discussed in last week’s series of posts on summer jobs, while young workers, especially very young workers, can […]
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The Multigenerational Workforce: Part I
In this post, the first of four on how to use a multigenerational workforce as a training resource, we focus on the workforce’s most rapidly growing demographic: workers age 65 and 74.
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Measuring the Impact of a Contingent Workforce
Today, more and more organizations are relying on contingent workers. By definition, a contingent worker is anyone who works for an organization on a non-permanent basis, but this only tells part of the story. Indeed, understanding the impact of contingent workers can be a challenge, since there are many different types of contingent workers and […]
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Lessons from Clinton’s Email Errors
Since it is common to have one’s personal and work email streamed into a single email program, like Entourage, sending work emails from a personal account and vice versa is common. Moreover, at times the line between a personal and work email may also be difficult to discern. If you’re planning a birthday party for […]
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The Ins and Outs of Internship Programs
Interning is a major step in the career path of many young people. Indeed, some young people even choose a college or university in a large urban center, like Chicago, New York or Los Angeles, in order to increase their internship opportunities. While some internships can be used for college credit and others provide a […]
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Company Sponsored Schools: Training Future Workers
Since the 1970s, the demand for skilled technical workers has increased across sectors. In 1970, only 25% of jobs required postsecondary training. Today, an estimated 70% of jobs require additional training. The demand for skilled workers is particularly dire in STEM professions. Unfortunately, high-tech and manufacturing companies often continue to find college and university graduates […]
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De-escalating Anger in the Workplace
Most contemporary workplaces—even those where employees are free to dress down and skateboard around the office—are high stress and complex environments. As a result, no matter how “chill” the work environment may be, people are bound to lose their cool from time and time. Anger may arise when a worker doesn’t feel like their ideas […]
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Boosting Emotional Intelligence
For many years, emotions were something that most people assumed were best checked at the office door. After all, bringing emotions into the work environment was seen as an unnecessary intrusion. Today, there’s a growing recognition of the fact that emotions, when managed well, may in fact support our work and even have a positive […]
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Empathy Training and Why it Matters
As more organizations take emotional intelligence or EQ training seriously, there’s a growing appreciation that empathy is an integral part of the workplace. Empathy, after all, holds the potential to open doors and perhaps more importantly, to keep doors open. But what is empathy, what is empathy training, and why does it matter? Defining Empathy […]