Do you remember the movie, The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio? Probably not, as it didn’t have a lot of commercial success, despite starring Woody Harrelson and Julianne Moore. Released in 2005, it’s based on the true story of housewife Evelyn Ryan, who helps support her husband and their ten […]
Jane Clark
Training programs are about more than just bringing employees up-to-date on the latest procedures and technology…they are a prime way to promote employee engagement. Late last month, I posted an IdeaXchange blog about implementing a training program and the steps a company needs to take in order to make the […]
The hacking that the industry is concerned with right now is not the kind that hacks into your network, but the kind that results in hacking coughs. Instead of a cyber virus, we have a real virus to contend with. It sometimes seems as though there is always something waiting […]
The good news for job seekers – The unemployment rate is at historic lows. The bad news for employers – The unemployment rate is at historic lows. Recruiting and retaining good, qualified people is always a challenge for HR. But in a time where employees rather than employers hold all […]
By 2030, 25% of the global vehicle market will be electric. But will the infrastructure be there to provide the necessary “fuel.” Just last week, I posted an IdeaXchange blog discussing the different truck technologies that are due to disrupt the industry over the next decade. The statistic stated above […]
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Census Bureau, as of February of this year, a total of 10.6 million Americans over the age of 65 are either working or looking for work. Last month, I wrote an IdeaXchange blog regarding the multi-generational workforce. That blog discussed how […]
I knew I was pushing my luck a little, but I thought October would still be a good month to go to Calgary. Temperatures in Chicago were unseasonably warm, which lulled me into a false sense of security. So you can imagine my surprise when I got an email from […]
For my September road trip, I ventured north to Ontario. Home to Canada’s largest city (Toronto) and capital city (Ottawa), Ontario constitutes over 38% of Canada’s population. I wasn’t there to visit either Toronto or Ottawa on this trip, but a few of Toronto’s surrounding communities instead. I landed at […]