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Workforce Professional: July 2014
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This is a posting on informational items with regards to systems thinking and workforce development. Thursday, July 31, 2014. From my friend Ed Gordon- -. GORDON REPORT July 31, 2013. From Washington to South Dakota: The Search to Close the Skills-Jobs Gap". South Dakota also has begun career information and education programs to better prepare youth for emerging career opportunities. Through its on-line platform, www.sdmylife.com,. July 17, 2014). It's time for American society to face up to the radical...
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Workforce Professional: May 2015
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This is a posting on informational items with regards to systems thinking and workforce development. Tuesday, May 26, 2015. From my friend Ed Gordon. Two Perspectives: Message Abundance and Where Are the Skilled Workers? PART I: YOU CAN'T CLICK FOR BRAINS - MESSAGE ABUNDANCE IN A COMMUNICATIONS DESERT. Recently an adolescent who spends most of her time texting or playing video games said to me, "Someday, I guess you need to teach me how to have a live conversation! PART II: WHERE ARE THE SKILLED WORKERS?
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Workforce Professional: March 2015
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This is a posting on informational items with regards to systems thinking and workforce development. Friday, March 27, 2015. Workforce Issues and Labor Perspectives. From my friend Ed Gordon. This issue of the Gordon Report has a two-part format that I intend to use periodically. Part I: You Can't Click for Brains - will provide my viewpoints on the interplay of culture and technology in today's world; Part II: Workforce Perspectives - will analyze current labor market data, issues, and solutions. With i...
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Workforce Professional: December 2014
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This is a posting on informational items with regards to systems thinking and workforce development. Wednesday, December 3, 2014. From my friend Ed Gordon. How Much Slack Is in the U.S. Labor Market? With last month's U.S. unemployment rate at 5.8 percent, some argue that the number of workers available for hire might get tighter. However, many economists offer the counterargument that plenty of labor slack still exists since employers remain unwilling to raise wages. With 10,000 U.S. baby boomer...The U...
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Workforce Professional: October 2014
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This is a posting on informational items with regards to systems thinking and workforce development. Wednesday, October 1, 2014. A summary of the USCM WDC Meeting in Washington. US Conference of Mayors – Workforce Development Council Meeting. 8211; Washington, DC. Our Monday morning briefing was provided by Rochelle Daniels,. There will be additional performance measures that have yet to be defined and will probably take some feedback from the system before DOL arrives at a final definition. In addition ...
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Workforce Professional: September 2014
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This is a posting on informational items with regards to systems thinking and workforce development. Thursday, September 25, 2014. GORDON REPORT "Talent Boom or Bust? From my friend, Ed Gordon. Talent Boom or Bust? As an economic historian and business management consultant, I have major concerns about the current state of the U.S. economy and its workforce. Why has the proportion of Americans earning a middle-class income shrunk so precipitously over the last decade? INVESTMENTS AND CHANGES NEEDED.
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Workforce Professional
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This is a posting on informational items with regards to systems thinking and workforce development. Tuesday, January 27, 2015. From my good friend Ed Gordon. The Future of Employment in the U.S. and World's Economy". US Employment Challenges Remain. There Is No Labor Slack! In March 2013 when the unemployment rate was 7.7 percent, the then Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said that discouraged workers would return as unemployment rates fell. This has not happened! Rather than the gadget-filled utop...
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Workforce Professional: January 2015
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This is a posting on informational items with regards to systems thinking and workforce development. Friday, January 30, 2015. In an article today in the Tallahassee Democrat:. Http:/ www.tallahassee.com/story/news/2015/01/29/income-gap-alive-florida/22556395/. The income gap is looked at and searching for reasons why. Second issue we in workforce hear is that although the people have the diploma or degree that is required by the job description, when they come to work, their writing skills and communica...
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Workforce Professional
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This is a posting on informational items with regards to systems thinking and workforce development. Tuesday, May 26, 2015. From my friend Ed Gordon. Two Perspectives: Message Abundance and Where Are the Skilled Workers? PART I: YOU CAN'T CLICK FOR BRAINS - MESSAGE ABUNDANCE IN A COMMUNICATIONS DESERT. Recently an adolescent who spends most of her time texting or playing video games said to me, "Someday, I guess you need to teach me how to have a live conversation! PART II: WHERE ARE THE SKILLED WORKERS?
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Workforce Professional: Workforce Issues and Labor Perspectives
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This is a posting on informational items with regards to systems thinking and workforce development. Friday, March 27, 2015. Workforce Issues and Labor Perspectives. From my friend Ed Gordon. This issue of the Gordon Report has a two-part format that I intend to use periodically. Part I: You Can't Click for Brains - will provide my viewpoints on the interplay of culture and technology in today's world; Part II: Workforce Perspectives - will analyze current labor market data, issues, and solutions. With i...