Impending Crisis

Trends are converging to create an unprecedented dilemma for employers throughout the free world. Because so few corporate leaders are fully aware of their predicament, executives who do prepare for the new operating environment will lead their organizations to a bright future; those who ignore the threat risk dangerous vulnerability.

CONTENTS
Familiar Roles, New Meanings -- Problems -- Impending Crisis in the Workforce -- The Four Stages of Awareness and Understanding -- Climate versus Weather -- The Impending Crisis -- Obstacles to Successful Transformation -- Economics and Demographics -- Generational Drivers -- The Changing Profile of the American Workforce -- The Numbers -- Worker Movement -- Impact -- Influential Trends -- Job Movement Condoned -- Employer-Employee Relationships -- Worker Attitudes -- Manager Attitudes -- Mercenary Darwinism -- Worker Control over Their Own Destiny -- Values Shifts among Workers -- Life-Work Balance -- Telecommuting and Self-Management -- Human Resources at the Strategic Table -- Strategic Staffing -- Personnel Strength -- Globalization -- Age Factors -- Older Workers Sticking Around -- A Faster World -- Technology -- Rise of Women -- Childcare: Parents' Greatest Challenge -- Inadequacy of Education versus Job Skill Needs -- Immigration -- The Evolving Organizational Structure -- The Corporation of the Future -- The Competency Deficit -- Public Education -- Public School Deficiencies -- Vocational Education -- Undergraduate College Education -- Corporation-College Collaboration -- Graduate Schools Still Relevant? -- Increasing Corporate Involvement in Continual Learning -- Career Development Gaining Momentum -- In-House Corporate Learning -- Business Literacy -- The Cost of Training -- Employee Turnover: The Hidden Killer -- Empty-Chair Attrition -- Warm-Chair Attrition -- Attrition is Emotional -- Turnover-Induced Organizational Atrophy -- "Unemployment is Natural" -- Four Types of Unemployment -- The Costs of Turnover -- Vulnerability -- The Bliss-Gately Tool -- Trends in Tenure -- Corporate Homicide ... or Suicide -- A Look Ahead: Healthcare on the Bleeding Edge -- Financial Issues -- Employee Turnover Impacts on Each Hospital -- The Impact on the Industry and the Community -- Why Do People Continue to Work in Hospitals? -- Implications -- Obstacles to Successful Transformation -- Solutions -- The Leader's Imperative -- A Tale of Two Leaders -- Messengers and Messages -- Feedback -- Champions -- Leadership and Management -- Recommended Business Practices -- Leadership Practices -- Management Practices -- Business Practices -- External Practices -- Leadership in Action -- Mission, Vision, and Guiding Principles -- Overcome Ignorance -- Change the Way You Function -- Business as Usual -- Organizations Doing It Right -- The Role of Technology -- Business Model Evolution -- Strategic Perspectives -- Building Efficiency -- Human Resources: A Strategic Investment -- Triangle of Influence -- Human Resources Labor Shortage -- A Stable Workforce: Strategic Advantage -- Toward a Healthy Bottom Line -- Determine Your Staffing Needs -- Strategic Workforce Planning -- Align the Plans -- Assess your Current Circumstances -- Close the Gaps -- Marketing and Recruiting -- Positioning in the Employment Marketplace -- Selection and Hiring -- Orientation -- Organizational Culture -- Engagement and Recognition -- Employee Retention -- The Supervisor's Influence -- Succession Planning -- Implement and Sustain -- Call to Action -- Checklist to Get Started -- Too Much Work -- The Impact of Waiting -- Valuing a Business: The Human Capital Metrics -- The Business Cost and Impact of Employee Turnover -- Five Principal Reasons People Change Jobs.