Maybe it’s the alliteration. The fact that it makes a catchy hashtag. Whatever it is, talk of #quietquitting just won’t seem to quit, quietly or otherwise. We’ve delayed our weighing…
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Where Did All the Workers Go? A Lot Retired.
Where did all the workers go? Answer #3 in the series: People retired in droves. Way more than anyone expected. More than half the people who voluntarily withdrew themselves from…
Are We Coaching & Training TO or Through the Target?
by Bill Catlette Recently, I was a guest at a major chain hotel (starts with an M), enjoying a complimentary meal at their breakfast buffet. Everything was fully squared away…
Where Did All the Workers Go?
The severe labor shortage of 2022 has most of us vexed. The question I keep hearing is “Where did everyone go?” If you look deep enough (and I have), the…
Labor Shortage? Or Appreciation Shortage? More than 17 Ways to Say Thank You
While almost every employer in the developed world is grappling with a labor shortage, one of the underlying causes is, in fact, an appreciation shortage.
Leader Development - Now What?
by Bill Catlette 20 June, 2022 • memphis In a recent LinkedIN post https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/jack-pretty-damn-good-jeff-immelt/, former GE Chairman & CEO Jeff Immelt paid tribute to his predecessor, Jack Welch. “Jack invested…
Workforce 2022: What IS the New Normal?
By Bill Catlette and Richard Hadden In a nation weary but not yet free of Covid there is growing consternation, largely in C-suites, over the perceived need to return to…
Part Three: Twenty-Seven Things You Can Do Right Now to Win the War for Talent: Retention
OK, I started this series of 3 articles (Part I – Recruiting, Part II – Onboarding, and this third part, on Retention), calling it 27 Things You Can Do Right…
Part Two - Twenty-Seven Things You Can Do Right Now to Win the War for Talent - Onboarding
By Richard Hadden and Bill Catlette Onboarding new talent- when done well – is probably the smartest thing you can do to preserve your investment in recruiting (which was the…
Twenty-seven Things You Can Do Right Now to Win the War for Talent - Part One
How about if I don’t start this out by recounting how hard it is to find and keep workers right now? That would be only slightly less useful than an…