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Good Power: Changing a Life. Changing Work. Changing the World.

Leading Blog

Speaking about tough truths in affirmative tones let critiques land constructively. When CEO Sam Palmisano stepped down at the end of 2011, there were several qualified replacements, including Rometty. And when delivering bad news, use a velvet hammer. How do we do that? Even with major changes, some things don’t change.

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What's Wrong With Your Life?

Rich Gee Group

There is a ‘must-see’ movie coming out in February 2011 called ‘I Am’, by director Tom Shadyac. Yesterday, my post focused on your 2011 goals ( it’s right here ) and one of the questions was, “What sucked in 2011?&# Don’t just sit there and wallow — 2011 is your manifesto to change it.

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Changes In Job-Related Training Since Covid-19

The Horizons Tracker

The pandemic has obviously wrought huge disruption to the labor market, both in terms of the jobs that are available and the skills required to fulfil them. The report, which focused on the UK market, reveals that not only has the frequency of training declined, but so too has the duration and quality of training. in 2011 to 6.4

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The Growing Urban Wealth Divide

The Horizons Tracker

The study period encapsulated the financial crash of 2008, whcih resulted in property prices falling across the city between 2008 and 2011, but the recovery was far from evenly felt. It was a period in which high-value neighborhoods typically became more prosperous, while low-value neighborhoods lost value.

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Employee Turnover – The Hidden Cost

Chart Your Course

You have to watch your competitors and seek to always adapt to changes in the market, and innovate for solutions. The highest turnover rates were in construction and hospitality. There are many tasks involved in running a successful business. You have to understand your customer so you can provide a product people want.

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Top 10 US Cities to Capture Small Business Recovery Act Dollars.

Women on Business

For funding in education, healthcare, construction, urban development, criminal justice, and the arts, look inside the beltway. Take advantage of the military spending with a civil construction company. Equipment leasing can help you gear up for construction projects on Anchorage’s two active military bases.

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Structural Economic Shift and Unemployment

Coaching Tip

The two-year limit, in use for 33 years, made it difficult for economists to compare the recent recession's damage to the job market with other downturns in the past. Beginning on January 1, 2011, the Bureau of Labor Statistics will group people by the actual number of weeks of unemployment, up to five years.