The notion that 'no one wants to work' persists amid labor challenges in distribution. But organizational leadership expert Dr. Donte Vaughn says it's a major misnomer, which we explore in a culture discussion.
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Mike Hockett chats with Packer Fastener Co-Founder and CEO Terry Albrecht about how the distributor's culture and youth-driven energy have worked wonders for talent recruitment and retention.
Distributors need a solid recruitment plan for this competitive space with a low unemployment rate.
Companies must embrace change management if they want to stay competitive and viable.
Understand how your customers plan to shop and buy in the future.
Using more experienced employees' career paths will serve as a visual model to new workers.
While many distribution owners and managers are making their companies more “user-friendly” with better web tools, they aren’t investing at the same pace in the most critical part of their future – their employees. Here are four tips for talent development that will differentiate your company and strengthen its position against the threats that keep emerging daily.
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- Talking with employees about retirement plans
- Building "expert systems"
- Rethinking your talent acquisition strategy
- employee management
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- Bringing the past to the present
- Doing more ≠ promotion
- U.S. LUMBER’s Core Values and Purpose
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As millennials compose more and more of the workforce, here are 10 tips for how distributors can better integrate the next generation into their companies, based on MDMs reporting over the last few years.
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Being intentional about culture can help with recruiting and retaining millennials, who today compose nearly half the company. This article examines the decision by Durham, NC-based ACR Supply, where nearly half the company is comprised of millennials, 20 years ago to focus on culture and how it evolved into a place where the next generation wanted to work.
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- Building culture in leadership’s image
- Seeking ‘hungry, humble, smart’ employees
- Making your workplace millennial-friendly
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