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  Housing Slump and A&D

  Posted by Carole Rickard Hedden 2:53 PM on Feb 25, 2008

  While other industry sectors are announcing massive layoffs (GM for instance), aerospace and defense is buzzing along at its usual cycle. Yes, as programs move from design and deve... Read More >>

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  New Workforce Study Paints a Very Rosy Picture

  Posted by Carole Rickard Hedden 7:06 PM on Feb 20, 2008

  Just about a month ago, this blog mentioned that company “character” is growing in importance as opposed to corporate “values.” That notion seems to be rein... Read More >>

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  Feds Put Pressure on Fixing Acquisition Workforce

  Posted by Carole Rickard Hedden 9:43 PM on Feb 18, 2008

   Federal officials say the acquisition workforce has been shrinking for years, but the issue is now a focal point of reports coming out of Washington concerning not just the D... Read More >>

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  Boeing IDS Announcement Marks Major Workforce Change

  Posted by Carole Rickard Hedden 3:34 PM on Feb 15, 2008

  After 10 years in corporate communications, I thought no organization announcement could surprise me. There was one period, back in 1989, when my entire living room was papered wit... Read More >>

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  A Prescription for Individual Differences

  Posted by Carole Rickard Hedden 4:16 PM on Feb 14, 2008

  So You’re INTJ – now what?If you’ve ever completed a Myers-Briggs or other type of personality/work style assessment, the personality acronyms are the brunt of jo... Read More >>

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  Defense Dept. Fails Workforce Review

  Posted by Carole Rickard Hedden 5:39 PM on Feb 11, 2008

  The Government Accountability Office says the Defense Dept. needs a plan; otherwise it won’t have the people know-how needed to accomplish its mission.In a letter sent to Hou... Read More >>

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  Ohio Works STEM Education

  Posted by Carole Rickard Hedden 7:30 PM on Feb 08, 2008

  For five years American business leaders and the U.S. Dept. of Labor have sounded an alarm that the U.S. is not producing enough science, technology, engineering and math (STE... Read More >>

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  Where's A&D on the List?

  Posted by Carole Rickard Hedden 4:24 PM on Feb 04, 2008

  Take a look at the 2008 100 Best Companies feature in Fortune magazine and there are two striking points. The first is that the number of manufacturers on the list, high just a dec... Read More >>

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  Another Look at Multi-Generation Workforce

  Posted by Carole Rickard Hedden 6:02 PM on Jan 25, 2008

  Over the past 15 years, Bruce Tulgan has studied and analyzed the American workforce. His research makes him a sought-after speaker and has resulted in two sell-out books, Winning ... Read More >>

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  Suggested Reading for 2008

  Posted by Carole Rickard Hedden 3:31 PM on Jan 23, 2008

  Professional development includes personal reading, and the bevy of business books is almost mind-boggling. One title stands out as a means of boosting personal energy in a corpora... Read More >>

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