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HVAC Company Cultivates Young Employees for Leadership Roles
by Jim T. Ryan Contributing Writer Cleo Weaver faced a tough decision this year: maintain the status quo at his business, Triangle Refrigeration Co., or go for growth. Weaver said his company has posted solid revenue, but it hasn't undertaken a significant expansion...
The Importance of Cross Training Workers
by Dennis Reardon (staff writer) Fred Engle knows all too well the importance of cross training workers. While running a carpet and rug business in Lancaster County in the 1980s, one of Engle's most valuable employees decided to quit. The company struggled to replace...
3 Reasons Why Traditional Recruiting Doesn’t Work Anymore
Talk to anyone looking for an employee with the right skills and well, let's face facts, just-in-time recruiting just doesn't work anymore. "Most companies do not even think about their staffing needs until it literally hits them over the head", according to...
Hire the Right Employees by Avoiding These 7 Hiring Myths
As accounting was to Enron, selecting and hiring employees is to many companies. Decisions are biased and mistakes buried. The gap between what you would like people to do and what they actually do can be quite frustrating. But ultimately getting people to do what...
A Blueprint for Fitting the Right Applicant to the Right Job Fit
Program analyzes positions, candidates to establish expectations by Tracey McGraw Ira Wolfe has created what he calls a blueprint for matching the right people to the right jobs. He calls his creation CriteriaOne™. It is a job-analysis process, said the president of...
Personality Tests Differentiate Average from Great Performers
Shhh! Let's listen to a conversation between Glenn, Michelle and Bob during their weekly sales meeting. Glenn, the sales manager, is struggling with weak sales and what he feels is a sales force lacking ……… Glenn: We are barely holding our own. Sales are flat. We are...
Dentists Not Smiling Over Dental Assistant Shortage
Broader career Opportunities keep Job openings open By SANDY ECKERT Contributing Writer Thirteen ads in a recent edition of a local newspaper asked dental assistants and hygienists to apply for jobs. The openings offer evidence of a nationwide shortage that has also...
When Managers Chase Away Workers
Today's manager is really the conductor of his own orchestra. Like an orchestra, no matter how good you are, you sometimes need to stop and re-sync. Were the violins too loud? Could you hear the flutes? How did the composer mean for the music to be played? Top...
Labor Union Experts Say Money Is No Longer An Issue
Lancaster Sunday News by Gail Rippey September 2, 2001 Today's labor unions are no longer your father's image of collective bargaining. "The purpose of unions today is not the same as when they started, to protect workers from the sweatshops," said Ira Wolfe, owner of...
Job Analysis and Pre Employment Tests Fuel Growth
My-oh-my, how things have changed. The market is now running on empty, supplies are tight, prices are up, and consumption is increasing. I'm not talking about gas, oil and electricity. I'm talking about employees - qualified and skilled employees to be specific....
