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New Mexico’s Legal & Financial Weekly
Vol. 9.99 No. 18
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How To Get And Keep Smart, Skilled Workers
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f you’re among America’s nearly 28 million business owners—or would like to be someday—here’s some business math it may prove profitable to know: Five will get you 20. That is to say, investing just 5 percent of your employees’ time in learning new skills can deliver significantly improved employee retention—up to a 20 percent reduction in turnover—and a higher-performing, more futureproof organization.
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The Problem According to a 2018 study from Deloitte and the Manufacturing Institute, a lack of qualified talent threatens to decrease U.S. manufacturing GDP by as much as $454 billion by 2028. And it’s not just high-skill jobs that are at issue. The National Skills Coalition reports middle-skill jobs comprise 53 percent of the U.S. job market but just 43 percent of U.S. workers have the skills required in those jobs. The bottom line: There simply aren’t enough properly skilled candidates to fill the jobs of tomorrow. An Answer
business and technology landscape. “Just offering training options isn’t enough,” Miller went on. “You’ve got to give people the time and space to learn in the ways that make sense for them.” Because people have different learning preferences, companies should provide a variety of learning options, including in-person training sessions, microlearning digital content, and access to continued education reimbursement.
Fortunately, one company has come up with ways to help. “To prepare for a future in which the right skills are in short supply, companies need to take Get Started matters into their own hands and invest in up-skilling their employees,” explained Adam Miller, CEO of Cornerstone, a global human capital Creating a learning program isn’t easy. It’s only as strong as the firm’s management leader with a core belief that companies thrive when they help ability to build excitement around it—employees need to see it as an opportunity to develop, not a mandatory check box. You have to define their employees to realize their potential. the employer’s and the employee’s goals, discover everyone’s optimum “In an ideal world,” he added, “the problem would be solved by a learning style and determine how to measure success. To help, Cornerstone combination of efforts by governments, universities, companies and developed a complete package of program assets. It includes a guide to employees. However, the problem is so urgent that companies can’t wait implementing an expanded commitment to learning, ways to measure the results of their investment, and marketing and communications examples. for someone else to solve it.” Making a financial investment in learning is just the first step for Learn More companies that want to bridge the skills divide. For the investment to pay off, companies need to make learning an ongoing practice that’s part of For further facts and tips, go to https://hr.cornerstoneondemand.com/5for20. their company culture. They need to provide learning programs that let all their people develop the skills they need to take advantage of changes in the -(NAPSI)
Smart Choices For A Smart Move
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very year, some 40 million Americans move into a new home. If you’re Fortunately, you can get a billion bits of information a second—10 to 100 one of them, two tips can help: times faster than conventional Internet—with Gigabit Internet service and whole home Wi-Fi. This lets you enjoy uninterrupted HD or 4K streaming 1. Pack a first-night box. When you get to your new home, you won’t want video; high-quality online gaming; 100 percent uptime for smart home to hunt for must-have items like your toothbrush or device chargers. thermostats, smoke alarms, doorbells; cloud connectivity; and support for your entire digital household. 2. Be prepared for a digital lifestyle. If you’re like most North Americans, you’ve got at least eight different digital devices in the home. They require It’s available from Internet service providers (ISPs) in most metropolitan a lot of bandwidth, especially when connecting simultaneously. So, for a areas across America, led by America’s innovative cable companies. truly 21st century digital lifestyle, you need seriously fast, reliable Internet to power your connected home. Learn More From online shopping and food delivery to watching TV and staying in For further facts and tips, visit www.smartmove.us. touch with friends and family, your Internet and Wi-Fi connections will keep you productive, entertained and informed. -(NAPSI)