Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:31:51 GMT http://www.gantthead.com/blog/Eye-on-the-Workforce/ From big workforce issues to interpersonal interactions, we'll look for the latest and most effective solutions. http://www.gantthead.com/blog/Eye-on-the-Workforce/5040/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:42:00 GMT What sources do you or your recruiters use to find candidates for your project positions? Are you using sources as other recruiters are using them? Or are you unnecessarily restricting where you look? A new survey gives us an inside look into the world of recruiters to see what to expect in y... http://www.gantthead.com/blog/Eye-on-the-Workforce/4939/ Wed, 18 Jan 2012 02:15:53 GMT The winner of the 2011 Optimus Award for Managing Change goes to the city of Peoria. The one in Arizona. Why? They created a registered apprenticeship program to develop in-house talent. Apprentice program? What is this - back to the future? Werent apprenticeships used in a bygone era t... http://www.gantthead.com/blog/Eye-on-the-Workforce/4905/ Sun, 08 Jan 2012 16:39:19 GMT Workers across the organization are experiencing an environment which will lead to burnout - if it hasnt already - as described in my previous post. The effects of burnout are a significant obstacle to your project being completed successfully, so it pays for you to use techniques to minimize the... http://www.gantthead.com/blog/Eye-on-the-Workforce/4872/ Wed, 04 Jan 2012 02:55:31 GMT Its a brand new year full of hope. And, if you havent experienced it yet in your project, you better you better hope you dont have to deal with workforce burnout . According to John Boudreau and Ian Ziskin* in the journal Organizational Dynamics, workers are just plain exhaustedphysically, em... http://www.gantthead.com/blog/Eye-on-the-Workforce/4741/ Tue, 13 Dec 2011 02:30:45 GMT What is the worst that could happen if an IT organization forces workers to work long hours toward one aggressive deadline after another, year after year, led by task master managers with minimal people skills who are just looking to meet the latest numbers? Really, how bad would this be for a co... http://www.gantthead.com/blog/Eye-on-the-Workforce/4457/ Sun, 27 Nov 2011 17:13:47 GMT Employee engagement can be promoted in a variety of policies and practices within an organization. This months gantthead theme is Change Management and maintaining engagement is critical to achieving success. The problem with maintaining engagement during large changes is that change typically in... http://www.gantthead.com/blog/Eye-on-the-Workforce/4404/ Thu, 17 Nov 2011 03:47:50 GMT This months theme is Change Management and a related perennial problem is getting buy-in from the affected organization. Generally, if you dont have buy-in, you get push-back. Often what is needed is a way to keep the affected parties feeling that they are involved in determining or executing the... http://www.gantthead.com/blog/Eye-on-the-Workforce/4345/ Mon, 07 Nov 2011 11:28:10 GMT Readers of this blog have learned previously that there is difficulty bringing in high performers from other organizations into an organization and having them repeat their successes. Now there is a new analysis with more explanation of why this happens, giving a better picture of what you need t... http://www.gantthead.com/blog/Eye-on-the-Workforce/4216/ Wed, 19 Oct 2011 03:36:06 GMT Halloween candy appears right at the checkout line. What do retailers know that you dont? They know that shoppers willpower has been drained from previous shopping in the store and that these poor shoppers are at their weakest at being able to resist. You need to know about willpower because ... http://www.gantthead.com/blog/Eye-on-the-Workforce/4177/ Sun, 09 Oct 2011 13:55:07 GMT The traditional method of hiring workers can be long, arduous and expensive. As fun as that sounds, it would be nice if there was some kind of shortcut that could also bring in excellent candidates consistently. This presentation (registration required for viewing, but you can download the sl...