Recruitment
The manufacturing “skills gap” seems to have developed a small credibility gap. The perceptions and experiences of manufacturers have been challenged by industry and academic research. What was at first a relatively straightforward discussion has become more nuanced and political.
The skills gap...
The current state of the U.S. labor market is generating a significant conversation about the availability of skilled talent especially in light of the manufacturing renaissance underway. The creation and implementation of a sustainable pipeline of talent is integral to both human capital and...
You've participated in a recent survey on work-life balance (it had been initiated by another council) and now a short report on it is available here. Highlights:
Work time has modestly increased over the past five years
Telecommuting is common
Work from home has had a modestly positive...
Introduction
After three decades of fast economic expansion, China’s labor market has gone through significant changes. While the dwindling supply of young migrant workers has been widely reported for several years, the growing skills shortage is now attracting more attention. The potential talent...
Several organizations, including the U.S. Armed Forces, have reaped significant benefits from using servant leadership to create a culture that values serving first and leading second. In contrast to traditional top-down approaches, servant leaders share power, put the needs of others first, and...
Introduction
After three decades of job losses, the improved performance of recent years justifies cautious optimism for employment gains in the U.S. manufacturing sector. Concomitant with a moderately strong rebound in factory sector output growth from the deep 2007-2009 contraction, net...
A survey of the MAPI Human Resources Council was conducted to obtain benchmarking metrics around how manufacturing companies represented on the Council are addressing their needs for talent (at both the production worker and managerial/professional levels) and the specific gaps that exist between...