It may not feel like the world is facing a War for Talent as announcements of big layoffs are hitting the news. Yet we are still facing 41% of current management being eligible for retirement by 2010 (Department of Labor). We are still facing gaps in graduates for fields in sciences, mathematics, medicine, and many other specialties. read more »

In this economy, most organizations will greatly slow down their hiring. They have to be more cautious about extending themselves. Yet the talent crunch is not going to go away. We will recover from the recession, and then we’ll face the looming reduction of employees available for our growth. Our projects, product design, sales initiatives, and innovations go onward; their success is more important then ever. And that brings us to knowing and caring for our current people. read more »