Cabinet production has remained consistent over the last 40 years. Production technology improvements have worked to enhance productivity and profits while maintaining the process. However, it’s clear to see that a significant shift is happening now. The jobs today will not be the jobs of tomorrow. How your father operated his business is not the way you can manage your business and expect the same results. The market is changing, and it’s changing fast, so…
A skill shortage occurs when employees lack specific skills to achieve a company goal or when there are not enough employees with the needed skill…
Employees are a crucial part of any organisation. Training and development should be as important to senior management and CEOs as bringing more customers/sales. In…
The skills shortage has been a problem since the dawn of the modern corporate system. Both companies and employees have not been able to keep pace with the rapid changes in almost every industry. The lack of skilled staff can obstruct or even stop some long-standing operations. Recently, many manufacturing-related jobs that require a highly specific skill-set are going unfilled. This situation is the result of an entire generation heading towards retirement without passing…
Let’s face it – most people don’t grow up fantasizing working in woodworking. Even after flying, firefighting, policing, you-tubing, instagramming, snap chatting, and countless others…
Many employers/owners speak of the skills gap and the need for employees. I hope to address these needs with action items that can be implemented…
Hard Facts: The talent gap is crippling the woodworking industry. Our most experienced workers are ageing out and the pool of new talent is shrinking rapidly. These problems stem from reasons such as lack of available applicants, lack of experience and lack of technical competencies/hard skills. So how can a woodworking business address the most important part of its shop, the workforce? Here are the 5 steps to developing a workforce talent pool: Focus on…
