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Two-Thirds Of Japanese Companies Struggling As Aging Workforce Drives Labor Crisis

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When asked about specific measures to address the labor shortfall in a question that allowed multiple answers, 69% said they were intensifying recruitment activities for new graduates and 59% were implementing measures such as extending retirement ages and re-hiring retired employees.

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New Starbucks CEO To Slash Corporate Jobs Amid Falling Sales

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On Thursday, Starbucks’ lead independent director on its board, Mellody Hobson, said she would retire after nearly two decades with the company. The company suspended forecast for its fiscal year 2025 in October and laid out plans to overhaul its U.S.

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Smart Exits: 4 Succession Plan Case Studies

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Butler began planning her exit from Seely-Butler, Pellish and Associates a full 10 years before her target retirement date. She hosted two large-scale retirement events at high-end venues, inviting all 1,200 clients to celebrate and meet the new leadership team. “I Seely-Butler A decade-long plan executed to the letter Nancy D.

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Talent Development In The Future Of Work Starts With A Career Climbing Wall

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Stick with it, and your career would steadily progress until retirement. You studied, joined a company, and your future felt laid out — just look one rung above you. Promotions and skill-building followed a dependable rhythm. That model doesn’t fit the modern workforce anymore. A ladder offers one direction: up.

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US Accounting Firms Turn to India as CPA Shortage Worsens

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Bureau of Labor Statistics data, as many seasoned accountants retired without a reliable pipeline of qualified replacements. .” About 1.78 million people were working as accountants in the United States in 2024, about 10 percent fewer than in 2019, according to U.S.

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Five Ways Managers Can Drive Well-Being at Work

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I am the CEO, but at the same time, Im balancing my mom Ive clearly declared to anyone that if the phone rings, and I see it is the retirement community where my mother is, I answer the phone [and] I step out of the meeting, she says. For instance, Byham openly talks with her staff about her mothers recent cancer diagnosis.

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The Nation’s Largest Power Grid Is Buckling Under AI Demand, Threatening Workplaces Across 13 States

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At the same time, older power plants are retiring faster than new ones are coming online. While PJM has cleared 46 gigawatts of projects in recent years, few are being built quickly, with delays stemming from local permitting issues, supply chain constraints, and financing challenges.