Todd Drummond

Straight Talk About Labor Shortages and Costs

Todd Drummond

I have had the same conversations with so many executives concerning the tight labor market and rising labor costs. There is good and bad news concerning this subject. First, the good news is that you can be assured that high labor costs and a tight labor market are not only affecting your...

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March 2024
Issue #16296
Page 24
Thom McAnally

Navigating Productivity Improvement Programs: The Vital Role of a Change Agent

In manufacturing, continuous process improvement is critical to maintaining profits and quality. Transforming and enhancing operations, however, demands more than good intentions; it requires a dedicated change agent focused on ensuring the program is implemented and ingrained into ongoing plant...

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January 2024
Issue #16294
Page 72
Craig Webb

The Year in People: 4 of LBM’s Top Placement Firms Assess a Tight Market

Craig Webb

Webb Analytics’ monthly people roundups have tracked changes involving 1,241 folks at hundreds of LBM operations this year. Thousands more jobs that we didn’t spot likely have changed hands, in part through help provided by construction supply’s leading recruitment and...

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January 2024
Issue #16294
Page 88
Todd Drummond

Sacrificing Your Family Relationships for Bad Company Employment Practices

Todd Drummond

If you knew now that a promotion or career move would eventually lead to divorce and ruin your relationship with your children, would you think it was worth the sacrifice? When I’m doing a consultation and ask this during my employee best practices training, everyone thinks this question...

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August 2023
Issue #15289
Page 25
Thom McAnally

Is 2022 Like 2006?

It wasn’t very long ago, so many of us remember the Great Recession and fear we are going to see a repeat. Hopefully not. It seems regional right now, like it did early in 2007, after the job market had raged in 2006 and the good times rolled! Like in 2006, the 2022 hiring season...

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February 2023
Issue #15283
Page 78
Dave Walstad

Building a Gold Standard Design Service

Dave Walstad

I’ve been in the truss business for 42 years, starting out as a Truss Designer and Architectural Draftsman for the family lumber company in Madison, Wisconsin. After relocating to Green Bay in 1986, I spent 10 years with Stock Lumber as Project Engineer and Plant Manager. Then, I left the...

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January 2023
Issue #15282
Page 66
Thom McAnally

What Does It Take to Hire Good Candidates?

Working as a recruiter for 30 years, I have seen everything from no jobs to no candidates, and everything in between. Now, with single family slowing and multifamily still strong, what do I expect recruiting will look like in 2023? Competitive yet manageable, especially if you understand the...

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January 2023
Issue #15282
Page 82
Thom McAnally

Lessons From the Great Recession?

I remember the Great Recession and how many displaced candidates we had. Some stayed active but many went their way, finding new industries and career paths. From where I sat, it was 5 years of trying to find jobs for folks, knowing it was like finding a needle in a haystack. Single Family was...

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December 2022
Issue #14281
Page 98
Thom McAnally

JobLine Turns 30!

When I think about JobLine turning 30, my first thought is: how did time go by so fast. Then again, with everything we have done over the years, it makes me smile. We’ve achieved a lot, from pioneering the Candidate Profile, which gives employers a “first interview” and...

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November 2022
Issue #14280
Page 88
Thom McAnally

Career or Job?

With the Great Resignation, Great Reshuffle, or whatever the name-de Jour is this week, people have been changing jobs mostly to make more money. Some left to reset stress levels or find work-life balance. Sure, some are changing to go remote, or go to their perfect place and be remote. Most...

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July 2022
Issue #14276
Page 74
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