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26 Feb 2025
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David Deming on workforce shifts and the future of college

AI's early impact on the labor market: Are claims of revolutionary change overblown? The Harvard economist presents the long view on technological disruption and updates the post-secondary picture. View Details

17 Nov 2020
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High skills freelance economy surges as digital talent platforms help build new on-demand workforce.

27 Jul 2020
News

Transform 2020: A Tectonic Shift in Education, Workforce and Economic Centers

22 Jun 2018
Podcast

Ep 6: From hot dogs to helicopters, the Golden Triangle’s workforce transformation

Joe discusses the ins and outs of developing an advanced manufacturing talent pipeline in rural Mississippi with Macaulay Whitaker, the Chief Operating Officer of Golden Triangle Development LINK. She describes how companies like PACCAR, Steel Dynamics and Airbus... View Details

2023
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Managing Workforce Risk in an Era of Unpredictability and Disruption

By: Joseph B. Fuller, Michael Griffiths, Reem Janho, Michael Stephan, Carey Oven, Keri Calagna, George Fackler, Robin Jones, Sue Cantrell and Zac Shaw

Keywords: Employees; Human Capital; Risk and Uncertainty; Talent and Talent Management

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15 Nov 2023
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Euan Blair on workforce development: College is broken. Apprenticeships deliver.

Episode 200: The founder and CEO of UK-based unicorn Multiverse makes the case for the earn-and-learn model. Arguing that the college advantage is oversold and overpriced, Blair touts targeted training as a more practical alternative for workers and employers. Can... View Details

08 Feb 2021
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5 Ways to Bring Women Back into the Post-Pandemic Workforce

February 2018 (Revised May 2019)
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CEWD: Closing the Skills Gap

By: William Kerr, Michael Norris and Manjari Raman

In 2018, Ann Randazzo, executive director of the Center for Energy Workforce Development (CEWD) is assessing the organization’s performance since its 2006 founding. Founded to address an imminent retirement bubble of middle skills workers in the utilities industry,... View Details

Keywords: Workforce Development; Industry Cooperation; Skills Gap; Middle Skills; Training; Strategic Planning; Competency and Skills; Utilities Industry; United States

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Building the On-Demand Workforce - Managing the Future of Work

Research Research Building the On-Demand Workforce Read the Report Read the Report By: Joseph B. Fuller, Manjari Raman, James Palano, Allison Bailey, Nithya Vaduganathan, Elizabeth Kaufman, Renée Laverdière, & Sibley Lovett Companies can... View Details

06 Aug 2020
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Unilever’s workforce transformation: hard truths and help with change

Unilever is several years into a company-wide plan to revolutionize its workforce. Faced with the challenge of selling its employees on change as opportunity, the multinational offers job counseling, retraining, and assistance with career moves—within the company or... View Details

03 May 2023
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Workforce coverage: How Zurich Insurance protects its skills base

The insurance industry is playing catch-up on the digitalization front while at the same time looking to maintain and replenish the expertise of its aging workforce. Can an internal talent marketplace help Zurich Insurance secure the necessary skills? Sally Henderson,... View Details

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Make America's Workforce Great Again by Revamping Education

By: Joseph B. Fuller

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26 Jul 2023
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Resilient Coders' formula for a diverse tech workforce

How durable are tech sector diversity commitments in a down cycle? Solid skills, supportive networks, and employer engagement can make the difference for workers from traditionally excluded groups. Resilient Coders Executive Director Ayanna Lott-Pollard on how it takes... View Details

09 Jun 2021
News

How the Retail Workforce Has Changed for Good

11 Sep 2024
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Help Wanted: Workforce boards face greater demands and more strings

With legislative changes looming, federally funded boards must juggle the demands of workforce training, economic development, and long-term systemic goals while ensuring accountability to both local communities and federal oversight. Brad Turner-Little, President and... View Details

23 Oct 2024
Podcast

The business logic of supporting carers in the workforce

Employers can benefit by remapping their talent strategies to match the realities of workers with caregiving responsibilities. Bill Kerr is joined by his Managing the Future of Work co-chair and podcast co-host, Joe Fuller, lead author of the project’s latest report,... View Details