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Posted on November 10, 2021

Scary Employee Retention Stats 2021

The costumes have been put away. The haunted houses have closed. Attention has shifted from watching horror movies to watching for Black Friday deals. Halloween has ended, but there’s still much to fear. Since 2013, our firm has celebrated Halloween with its Scary Stats campaign, reporting on the scariest workforce stats of the year. This year was no exception -- but this year we’re not in a rush to turn our attention elsewhere. Why? Because the frightening fact is, in the eight years...

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by Sarah Sladek

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 31, 2018

Membership, Save the Associations, Scary Stats

The Stats Don’t Lie

Scary Stats is baaaaack…in its 6th edition! 62% of associations are experiencing flat or declining membership. 7,000 U.S. retail stores closed in 2017. The construction industry is projected to lose 1.1 million workers to retirement by 2024. Only 60 companies from 1955’s Fortune 500 list are still in existence today. For the 6th year in a row, skilled trades positions are the hardest to fill globally. Businesses lose $75 billion annually due to poor customer service. Throughout October, XYZ University has been sharing scary stats haunting associations...

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by Sarah Sladek

Posted on October 25, 2018

Generation Z, Scary Stats

The Retail Apocalypse!

By Josh Miller All brick-and-mortar stores are about to go out of business! If you aren’t a billion-dollar tech company you won’t be around in 5 years! You all better go back to school and learn geology! LOL. If only. It seems as though brick-and-mortar staples have been dropping like flies since the start of the decade - Sports Authority, Toys “R” Us, and Claire’s Accessories, to name a few. The failures of these presumed immortal brands have caused the media to create the illusion...

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by Sarah Sladek

Posted on October 17, 2018

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Extinction is Lurking in the Shadows for Digital Dinosaurs

By Elisa Webb Hill What do Kodak, Blockbuster, Compaq Computers and Enron all have in common? They were powerhouses of their industries, great places to work and admired companies of their time. Today, each of these companies are now out of business. Different factors led to each company’s downfall, from unethical practices to competition to technology. But there is another variable that played a role in the demise of each of these once-powerhouses, and it is a terrifying trend on the horizon...

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by XYZ University

Posted on October 11, 2018

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Waking The Dead: New life for the trade industry?

By Jodie Swee In ‘Scary Stats’ Volume 1, I wrote about the fact that Millennials are haunted by debt, the majority of it from student loans. It will change their landscape and have a significant impact on all of our lives and businesses for years to come. So what can we do to prevent future generations from going down the same path? It’s time to reinvest in the trade industry as a viable career option. In doing so we might just solve...

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by XYZ University

Posted on October 8, 2018

Generation Y, Scary Stats

Associations Need To Know What Keeps Millennials Up At Night

By Jodie Swee Do you know what keeps Millennials up at night? It's not spiders, werewolves or clowns that haunt their dreams...

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by XYZ University

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 22, 2018

Generation Y, Industry - Finance, Millennials, Scary Stats, Succession Planning, Talent Development

The Frightening Facts of Finance

In 2010, OCBC, a bank in Singapore, conducted research with more than 1,000 Millennials (1982-1995), revealing that young people felt neglected by and disengaged from financial providers. As a result, OCBC rolled out FRANK – a new kind of bank. The FRANK concept is a marked departure from OCBC’s traditional branch design. The store is designed to be hip, stylish, and trendy. It is modeled after shopping experiences that young adults are familiar with, such as shopping for a gadget or...

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by Sarah Sladek

Posted on August 21, 2018

Industry - Education, Millennials, Scary Stats, Succession Planning, Talent Development

The Terrifying Truth About Teacher Talent and Turnover

Despite being an up-and-coming, in-demand generation, and one that’s consistently shaping how we think about work, Millennials—ages 22-35 and the largest percentage of the workforce—are still having a hard time finding reasonable jobs. ...

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by Sarah Sladek

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