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Summary: A MUST READ WAKE-UP CALL
Review: Herman, Olivo and Gioia have hit the nail on the head. This is a true wake-up call. Every employer and employee should read this book and start preparing for the labor shortage that is around the corner. Their insights and advice are helpful and offer a clear course of action.
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Summary: Impending Solution for the Impending Crisis
Review: Herman, Olivo, and Gioia combine facts and figures with real-world examples to describe the next wave of workforce issues facing America. They go beyond the impending crisis and provide solutions. This team of workforce trend watchers and consultants has truly found the problem and offered practical solutions to address it.Impending Crisis is written for business leaders and managers seeking solutions to look beyond the present and prepare for the future. This book is filled with research to backup the assertions and recommendations. More than 50 figures are used to support critical points. And, an extensive bibliography of valuable references is provided. Reading Impending Crisis is not like reading many other business books. It is drawn from the research and experience of the authors who obviously know the subject and who care deeply about the issues facing the workforce and business. I recommend this book to human resource professionals, business leaders, and students seeking to understand the workforce of tomorrow. Read it; discuss it; use it! The crisis is impending. So is the solution. Read the book; discover solutions! Reviewed December 22, 2002 by John L. Bennett
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Summary: On the mark, ahead of the curve...
Review: I've been a fan of Roger Herman and his books for many years and once again he shows us the insight of looking to the future, but acting now to make the best of that future when it arrives. During a time when many managers and business owners may be focused solely on survival, Roger and his co-authors, Tom Olivo and Joyce Gioia, show the importance of focusing on current business and management practices that can enhance employee engagement, communication, and recognition and thus improve employee relationships, tenure and recruiting as it becomes an even more significant competitive advantage in years to come. Clearly and persuasively written, I also like that this book includes useful action steps for improving any company's circumstances on its way to becoming an "employer of choice."
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Summary: Work Force Meltdown
Review: Impending Crisis is a vital book for America. It correctly points out that the current focus of the U.S. labor market is seriously out of step with reality. Technology and globalization are destroying many jobs across America, while creating many others in new occupations or expanding opportunities in career areas that require more education and specialized skills. The huge baby boomer generation will soon be replaced in the work force by a much smaller generation "Y". These unseen socioeconomic and educational issues are an important part of the economic meltdown so many Americans are experiencing but don't really understand. Impending Crisis is an eloquent review of these issues. The authors alert all Americans to gear up to the demands of the 21st century global economy before it is too late for themselves or this society.
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Summary: Fair Warning
Review: IMPENDING CRISIS is vision founded on common sense and substaintiated by unrefutable data. It plainly defines the coming management challenge that most business leaders do not take seriously. Frankly, that's just fine with us. Competitors - please don't read this book. Our organizations are preparing based on the guidance of Herman, Olivo and Gioia. We expect it to be our greatest competitive advantage.
ROB A. CAPRETTO, Ph.D.
Owner, BayWest Business Solutions, Inc.
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Summary: Fair Warning
Review: IMPENDING CRISIS is vision founded on common sense and substaintiated by unrefutable data. It plainly defines the coming management challenge that most business leaders do not take seriously. Frankly, that's just fine with us. Competitors - please don't read this book. Our organizations are preparing based on the guidance of Herman, Olivo and Gioia. We expect it to be our greatest competitive advantage.
ROB A. CAPRETTO, Ph.D.
Owner, BayWest Business Solutions, Inc.
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Summary: People, People, People!
Review: In my opinion, "Impending Crisis" sets the contemporary standard by which corporate America can leverage the existing workforce for maximum productivity and profitability. The executive leader of today who doesn't understand that it's people who drive change, people who create technological change, and people who create the power to change through the procurement of knowledge, whether gained through personal endeavor or otherwise provided, has little chance of surviving beyond the first 10-20 years of this new century.
Roger Herman and his team have a very clear understanding of the past and present workforce, an understanding of the factors that have and will influence the workforce, and an accurate "future" view of those trends that will influence the evolvement of the workforce. This knowledge is expressed in a manner that is simple and relevant, the two most important elements required for the application of information necessary to inspire, motivate, and cause dramatic and positive change.
In my opinion, this book should be added to the toolbox of any manager, leader, organization, or company that understands the true value of people to their survival.
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Summary: People, People, People!
Review: In my opinion, "Impending Crisis" sets the contemporary standard by which corporate America can leverage the existing workforce for maximum productivity and profitability. The executive leader of today who doesn't understand that it's people who drive change, people who create technological change, and people who create the power to change through the procurement of knowledge, whether gained through personal endeavor or otherwise provided, has little chance of surviving beyond the first 10-20 years of this new century.
Roger Herman and his team have a very clear understanding of the past and present workforce, an understanding of the factors that have and will influence the workforce, and an accurate "future" view of those trends that will influence the evolvement of the workforce. This knowledge is expressed in a manner that is simple and relevant, the two most important elements required for the application of information necessary to inspire, motivate, and cause dramatic and positive change.
In my opinion, this book should be added to the toolbox of any manager, leader, organization, or company that understands the true value of people to their survival.
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Summary: People, People, People!
Review: In my opinion, "Impending Crisis" sets the contemporary standard by which corporate America can leverage the existing workforce for maximum productivity and profitability. The executive leader of today who doesn't understand that it's people who drive change, people who create technological change, and people who create the power to change through the procurement of knowledge, whether gained through personal endeavor or otherwise provided, has little chance of surviving beyond the first 10-20 years of this new century.
Roger Herman and his team have a very clear understanding of the past and present workforce, an understanding of the factors that have and will influence the workforce, and an accurate "future" view of those trends that will influence the evolvement of the workforce. This knowledge is expressed in a manner that is simple and relevant, the two most important elements required for the application of information necessary to inspire, motivate, and cause dramatic and positive change.
In my opinion, this book should be added to the toolbox of any manager, leader, organization, or company that understands the true value of people to their survival.
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Summary: A "Must Read"
Review: It may seem hard to believe in today's stagnant job market, but by 2010 the U.S. Labor Dept. is predicting a labor shortage of ten million people. In Impending Crisis: Too Many Jobs - Too Few People, Roger Herman and his colleagues explore the dimensions of the coming crisis in the first half of this book, and offer strategies and tactics for proactively managing it in the second.
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