Schwartz

It is how we deal with unexpected situations that can either make you a better businessman or one of the many short-lived company management executives we’ve all seen come and go.

The optics of a moment, photo, movie, speech or other incident do not appear the same to everyone.

While the industry is focused on attracting and retaining new blood, and rightly so, aptitude for the trade cannot be given a back seat.

While all manner of ways and means are being applied to recruit new blood into our trade, one which has only recently reported on is recruiting women.

Many trade publications, including this one, tailor their content to a broad trade audience. . What is sometimes lacking in these publications is the perspective that most of the trade is embodied in small shops across the country.

Bob Dylan wrote “The Times They Are A-Changin’” back in 1964, and boy did they ever?! Of course, ol’ Bob was referring to the political winds, but he was onto something.

On June 12, 2017, the federal government on national TV, announced a full frontal assault on the skills gap and the lack of vocational training.