The articles in this section were either written by Gerry Madigan, or reference his work. We have included them on this website in order to give our clients greater context and reference when considering our training offerings. With the impending global talent/labour crunch, never has training been so important to deal effectively with our changing workplace and the workforce issues it raises.
Much of corporate Canada and North America is sitting in the eye of the storm that
could soon reach gale force and wipe out your company. In the 1960s, Bob Dylan sang
that "the answer is blowin' in the wind." But how many departures will it take for senior
management to recognize the trend, and how many disruptions to productivity will it
take for bosses to start listening?
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How many workplace accidents does your company plan on having this year? Unless it is aiming fro
"zero accidents" in the workplace, then companies are sub-consciously factoring accidents into their
annual plan. Because of the nature of the oil and gas industry, the dangers involved, and the potential
for major disasters to occur from a simple accident, operators must always make strenuous efforts to
ensure the safety and well-being of everyone employed in it
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A lot of ink has been devoted to Generation Y of late, the coddled, computer-savvy
offspring of the Baby Boomers. Self-entitled, impatient, insular and social-networking
obsessed are just a few of the disparaging descriptions thrown about by Boomer and Gen X
managers of workers born after 1980. Here's another one: revolutionary.
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Your next young hire will probably make no secret of their plans to leave in a couple of
years, will demand more money than you're budgeting and want the latest and coolest
tech toys on the market. Guess what? You'll probably be happy to comply, because
finding staff is only going to get tougher as the new cohort known as Generation Y
becomes the only game in town when it comes to hiring.
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Being part of the baby boom generation hasn't stopped Gerry Madigan from embracing social networking
sites typically associated with younger generations, including MySpace and Facebook.
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Aberta's skilled labour shortage is fuelling a heightened demand for more personal leadership
training and management programs as companies move to create better workplaces to attract and
retain employees.
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