The Frozen Labor Market – What Is It and Why Should You Care?
At The Workplace Advisors, we often experience early indicators of shifts in the business and economic climate. Our vantage point—working closely with organizations across industries and geographies—gives us a unique perspective on the labor market’s ebbs and flows. In the past, we could reliably anticipate booms and busts: when the economy was poised for growth, […]
Where Did All the Workers Go?
Recently I was sharing a cab with a client on my way to speak at a conference. He turned to me and said that he was interested to hear what I had to say about the state of the U.S. labor market. When I asked him what specifically he was hoping to hear in my […]
5 Steps to Hiring & Retaining Talent
I was recently sharing a cab with the business owner of a print manufacturer heading to an industry conference where I was slated to be a presenter on workforce trends and solutions. He turned to me and said, “Ok, then tell me… where the heck did everyone go? Where are the workers and how do […]
Mandating COVID Vaccinations
As 2020 drew to a close, we started fielding questions from clients about whether they could require employees to obtain a COVID-19 vaccine as a condition of employment. These questions were sparked by the initial roll out of vaccinations for front line health care workers and nursing home residents and the alarming spike of COVID […]
I’m Fine (And Other COVID Lies)
One day this past week, Lisa Ritchie, our VP of Recruiting and Talent Selection, and I were on a video call. She was having a rough day and needed to vent about something non-work related: managing the virtual schooling of her children due to COVID school closures. “You know,” she said, “I’m perfectly fine going […]
