THE HIGH COST OF EMPLOYEE TURNOVER by Don Phin Money has little to do with turnover. Most surveys have found that satisfied employees wont leave a job unless theyre offered a r...

I recently listened to an interview with Vic Conant of Nightingale-Conant talking about the shift in their program sales. During the 80s and 90s, such corporate names Tom Peters and Warren Bennis dominated program sales. However, since the early 2000s, there’s been a significant shift to programs for those want to become in charge of their own destiny. This “Brand You” trend has been going on for more than a decade, posing a significant exposure to today’s companies. As the workforce ages and changes, we’re going to have less available talent than ever. Given future economic uncertainty, more and more of the available talent will opt out to work for themselves.

DISCOVER YOUR VALUE-ABILITY by Mitchell Axelrod 'What you see is what you get.' Flip Wilson Since he was 'involuntarily' retired at age 56, after one term as president, Jimmy Cart...

FIVE KINDS OF CUSTOMERS DEMAND DIFFERENT TREATMENT There are only five types of customers in terms of the service they demand, according to Ketchem Advertising USA, an ad agency in Pittsburgh, ...

Profit and control have been the driving themes of the manufacturing industry over the past 150 years. However, as we get deeper into the knowledge economy, we find both of these concepts evolving. The issue of profitability is turning into the issue of sustainability. The issue of control is turning into the issue of empowerment.

THE GENERATION GAP AT WORK: HOW BOOMER OWNERS MUST DEAL WITH GEN X EMPLOYEES by Al Diamond To explain how the older 'boomer' generation must relate to its successor, 'Generati...