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Trade Technology Then and Now
Sep 05, 2018
The inception of the “digital age” has wrought changes to our world that even the most forward-thinking nerds could not have envisioned.
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Does Quality Matter Anymore?
Aug 20, 2018
Some of the solutions to the plumbing problems folks have come up with run the gamut from horrific and dangerous...
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Crisis management
Jun 19, 2018
It is how we deal with unexpected situations that can either make you a better businessman or one of the many...
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Perishable skills
Apr 16, 2018
While the industry is focused on attracting and retaining new blood, and rightly so, aptitude for the trade cannot be given a back seat.
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Changing employee demographics
Mar 13, 2018
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.
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Here’s an obvious labor pool
Dec 13, 2017
While we have been collectively opining, worrying and wringing our hands about the absolute lack of available manpower entering...
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Future shock — are you ready?
Sep 11, 2017
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.
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Politics and progress
Jul 11, 2017
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.
New labor force, new approach
New labor force, new approach
Jun 13, 2017
Some pundits say that the industry, or industries, must change their approach to hiring and training Millennials ...
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