Gallup\’s State of the Global Workplace report is out. It\’s a sobering read. They argue that the world\’s GDP is going down which will make it more difficult to solve the challenges we are currently facing on a global basis.
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In preparing for a leadership presentation to one of my engineering clients I went searching for updated stats on the skills shortage in the engineering industry. In 2021 Infrastructure Australia predicted that there could be a deficit of up to 105,000 qualified engineers by mid-2023. A quick glance at my calendar told me we have
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Would you welcome a Boomerang employee back? My poll from last week has almost closed and the responses have been incredibly consistent. There is almost an even split between those who say yes and those who say \’it depends\’. I\’m a HUGE proponent in accepting Boomerang employees back. But it extends beyond that. Many people
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Today I read yet another article about a large corporate demanding a return to the office and their employees kicking up a fuss. Here\’s the thing… most people actually WANT to come back to the office (some of the time, for the right reasons). But they don\’t want their employer to DEMAND that they come back to the office.
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This is a HUGE opportunity and, unfortunately, I don\’t see enough companies embracing this largely untapped resource.
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Covid grads (those who graduated during or after lockdowns) love to come into the office, but their managers? Not so much according to several articles by established media last week. I\’ve linked to an article in the The Australian Financial Review (in comments) that says that new grads love the office, seeking social interaction and
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If you think that The Great Resignation is sooo 2021, think again. I pulled this US stat from the HBR in 2022. This shows that the quit rate has been steadily increasing since 2009 (with the obvious aberration in 2020 as a result of Covid). I was curious as to what happened last year so
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