Industry – Construction

Posted on October 31, 2019

Company News, General, Industry - Construction, Industry - Education, Industry - Finance, Industry - Healthcare, Scary Stats

Terrifying Tidbits… #ScaryStats2019

Scary Stats is baaaaack… in its 7th edition! Workforce - 70% of the workforce is disengaged - The majority of workers are disengaged -- miserable, putting forth minimum effort, complaining, unattached, willing to leave for a slightly better offer. Insurance - 60 years old is the average age of insurance agents. One quarter of insurance workforce retired between 2015 and 2018. Retirements, turnover up. Many insurers trying to hire but struggling to fill demand, stay competitive. Construction - 1.1 million construction...

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by Sarah Sladek

Posted on October 4, 2019

Company News, Industry - Construction, Talent Development

Building the Workforce: Sarah Sladek and XYZ University Announce Training Partnership With Build California

Every day, the shortage in the skilled trades becomes more acute. The trades lost nearly a million skilled workers during the recession that have yet to be replaced, and as older workers retire, the crunch will get even tighter. Combined with the changes in education that eliminated trades training from schools, we have experienced the perfect storm that threatens to leave the skilled trades industry with a severe worker shortage in the years to come. The need to engage young talent...

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by Sarah Sladek

Posted on May 21, 2019

Generation X, Generation Y, Generation Z, Industry - Construction, Talent Development

Partnering for a Better Tomorrow

By Heather Thomton-Stockman Recently I had the pleasure of presenting a series of Generations@Work trainings for a local construction company. With each training I was reminded of just how significant the Skilled Trades Industry is to our daily lives. Without the Skilled Trades, we wouldn’t have roofs over our heads, hospitals for medical care, clean water to drink, safe roads to travel on, and the list goes on. Each time I have the privilege to speak with a group of Skilled Trades professionals, I am always in awe at the pride expressed in their profession....

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by XYZ University

Posted on April 25, 2019

General, Generation X, Generation Y, Generation Z, Industry - Construction, Industry - Education, Industry - Finance, Industry - Healthcare, Millennials, Talent Development

Workplace Etiquette: The haunting truth of ‘ghosting’

By Sarah Sladek, XYZ University CEO Workplace etiquette. Turns out, that’s a pretty controversial subject right now. Recently I presented at a conference for healthcare executives and heard many complaints about the youngest generations in the workforce and their disregard for etiquette. Topping the list of complaints: quitting via text, not showing up for work, and calling the boss by his first name. Is the etiquette divide the indication of a generation gap or a social shift? Turns out, it’s both. Across the United States,...

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by Sarah Sladek

Posted on August 24, 2018

Industry - Construction, Scary Stats, Succession Planning, Talent Development

The Construction Conundrum

Harley-Davidson is a true American icon with real brand cachet. For a particular breed of leather wearing motorcycle enthusiasts, there is simply nothing on par with Harley. The motorcycle company was founded in 1901, but it wasn’t until the arrival of the Baby Boomers (1946-1964) that sales skyrocketed. Boomers embraced the Harley bikes as totems of rebellion in the 1960s and 1970s and drove its growth in the ensuing decades. Youth. It’s why Harley thrived under the Boomer youth regime, Nike thrived under the...

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by Sarah Sladek

Posted on August 16, 2018

Company News, Industry - Construction, Talent Development

Partnership Announcement: XYZ University and MCAA

XYZ U and MCAA have partnered to lead the charge to help solve the workforce crisis inflicting the construction industry. XYZ University and the Mason Contractors Association of America (MCAA) have partnered to help MCAA’s members address multi-generational workforce issues. Through a customized workforce response initiative, this partnership is leading the charge to help solve the workforce crisis inflicting the construction industry. “Our members have consistently expressed that workforce development is one of the main issues facing the industry as a whole....

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by Sarah Sladek

Posted on June 25, 2018

Generation Z, Industry - Construction

5 Ways You’ll Have Better Luck Recruiting Gen Z into the Trades

Retirements and lack of enthusiasm to enter the trades by Millennials means labor shortages. Tapping into traits of Generation Z can reverse that trend. We are witnessing one of the biggest shifts in human capital in history. This has forced companies and collective industries to completely regroup and reevaluate strategy on how to recruit, retain, and, perhaps most importantly, engage the next generation of talent. The skilled trades are undoubtedly one of the foremost examples of this crisis, as this recent NPR story...

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by Sarah Sladek