Think your employees are too busy to care about continuing education? Try again. Lack of growth opportunities is one of the key reasons for employee turnover, and 87 percent of millennials say professional development is important in a job. Here are some tips for managers looking to keep their teams engaged (even on a small budget).
Responding to the needs of area residents and employers, the College of Lake County has launched an associate degree and two certificate programs in supply chain management.
As organizations look toward finding their next generation of executives, they can hardly avoid seeking out millennials, the generation defined in part by their increased use and familiarity with communications, media and digital technologies - and the largest population group on the planet.
Futurists extol the virtues of the gig economy - a world of contract workers who call their own hours and enjoy a degree of independence not available to full-timers. But there's a downside to that scenario as well.