10 Careers Headed for Extinction
By Ira Wolfe Tuesday Jun 1, 2010More than 25%, or over 2 million, of the jobs that were erased from the economy over the past two years are probably gone for good.
Sobering Thoughts on the U.S. Labor Market
By Ira Wolfe Friday May 28, 2010Every day I read through dozens of Google Alerts, RSS feeds, emails and newsletters — not to mention the growing pile of books that I’ve started but haven’t finished. Inevitably, I find myself highlighting provocative comments and compelling trends and factoids that I might use in an upcoming article, blog or newsletter. Most of the time, they just get buried under the next deluge of information before I’ve had a chance to lace them together into some coherent message.
What BP's Oil Spill Says About Management Today
By Ira Wolfe Thursday May 27, 2010How many experts does it take to cap a leaking oil well? Answer: apparently, more than we have available. The month-old environmental disaster unfolding in the Gulf of Mexico highlights a core problem companies (and societies at large) face today: the inability of most people, including the experts, to keep pace in a fast changing, dynamic marketplace and to respond effectively when conditions are complex and ambiguous. I've been forecasting this crisis for years.
Calculator: How Much Is Employee Turnover Costing You?
By Ira Wolfe Tuesday May 25, 2010Employee turnover is inevitable. But it’s stupid decisions leading to employee turnover that is eating up the profits of businesses.
Beware Predictions of the Hottest Jobs
By Ira Wolfe Monday May 24, 2010In 1999, 70% of workers considered it a good time to be looking for a quality job. Only 12% believed that in 2009. Similarly, 64% were confident in 1999 that they could find a new job as good as or better than their previous job, while only 20% believe that today.
Generation Y Gets Religion Online
By Ira Wolfe Thursday May 20, 2010Amazon, eBay, Priceline — we’ve come to accept these virtual shopping places for every day purchases of books, records, travel and even used cars. While the Internet didn’t strike a fatal blow to bricks-and-mortar retail, it certainly changed the way buyers buy and sellers sell.
Want to Make Better Hires? Try a Pre-Employment Test
By Ira Wolfe Wednesday May 19, 2010When it comes to excuses for poor employee behavior, small-business owners have heard it all — from bad hair days to faulty alarm clocks. Sometimes the excuses are part of a chronic problem and it’s best to identify these types of bad behavior right up front.
Identity Theft: Dangers Lurk in Your Office Copier
By Ira Wolfe Thursday May 13, 2010When office and public copiers, printers or multifunction machines are returned to the lender (or sold at garage sales), did you give even a second thought to what happens to the digital data stored on the equipment’s hard drive?
Video: Is Your Business Ready for Social Media 2.0?
By Ira Wolfe Tuesday May 11, 2010The revolution known as social media continues to consume conversations from high school to Wall Street. It’s a guaranteed controversy generator at human resource gatherings and a show-stopper during sales and marketing meetings. The convergence of digital technology, mass appeal and low-cost yet sophisticated and powerful applications have changed the way nearly every organization imaginable is doing business…whether they know it or not.
9 Unmistakable Signs of a Broken Company (Listen Up, US Airways)
By Ira Wolfe Monday May 10, 2010Every morning I receive an email from Seth Godin. And every morning, Seth sends a torrent of ideas racing through my head. He takes complex ideas and dysfunctional situations and helps me make sense of them. Today he did it again.
