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Guest Commentary - John Passante Asks: Do You Value Your Human Capital?
1/27/2012 12:19:24 PM
In our changing world, people are more and more critical in this information and service business environment. In the service economy, employee relati...
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Herman Trend Alert: U.S. Playing Catch-Up
1/26/2012 11:05:32 AM
According to analysis of data from The Conference Board, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Society for Human Resources Management, in the U.S. alone...
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Herman Trend Alert: Pockets of Prosperity, Part 2
1/20/2012 8:43:50 AM
Not too long ago, Deloitte and Touche reported that there were 5,000 open jobs in the manufacturing sector. Having industrial skills makes you very em...
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Herman Trend Alert: Pockets of Prosperity for Job Seekers in 2012, Part 1
1/12/2012 8:50:48 AM
According to Ed Gordon, a futurist specializing in career and vocational education, there are more than 5 million vacant positions in the U.S. labor m...
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Herman Trend Alert: The Near-Term Future of Travel
1/5/2012 10:16:18 AM
Travel, both domestic and global, will see some curious developments in the coming year.
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Herman Trend Alert: Marketers Paying for Access to Consumers
12/29/2011 10:36:50 AM
Look for retailers and other service suppliers to get very creative in how they will add value and "pay" consumers for access and good reviews, beyond...
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Northwood's Dr. Todd Thomas Conducts 2012 CEO Resolutions Survey
12/22/2011 10:56:59 AM
Thomas, associate professor at the DeVos Graduate School of Management at Northwood University in Midland, Mich., and author of the blog, Leadership M...
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Herman Trend Alert: 2012 Workforce/Workplace Forecast
12/22/2011 10:54:46 AM
Every year at about this time, The Herman Group issues its annual forecast. If it seems like much of this forecast is similar to last year, you are ri...
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Herman Trend Alert: Fascinating Implications of New (Internal and External) Customer Loyalty Studies
12/16/2011 11:03:07 AM
Just as loyalty toward "green" products and services has fallen victim to the continuing economic woes around the world, so has customer loyalty - bot...
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Herman Trend Alert: Employee Engagement Declining
12/13/2011 9:00:53 AM
Everyone agrees that employee engagement is critical to productivity and profit. That is why the recent news from employment agency Randstad is so con...
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Herman Trend Alert: Young Buyers Attract Market Attention
12/6/2011 11:27:30 AM
Characterized as the new "Big Spenders," youths, ages 8- to 24-years-old, are extremely engaged in all aspects of technology and media today. They exe...
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Herman Trend Alert: Consumers Abandon 'Green' Standards to Save Money
12/1/2011 11:21:47 AM
An extensive survey conducted by Grail Research finds that almost two-thirds (65 percent) of consumers changed their green buying habits due to the "G...
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Herman Trend Alert: Employee Loyalty Declines Worldwide
11/17/2011 10:43:28 AM
Several recent studies have reinforced our belief that employee loyalty is declining around the world. The most recent evidence comes from the well-re...
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Herman Trend Alert: Boomers Realigning Values
11/2/2011 8:09:48 PM
This realignment of values will have a wide-ranging impact on consumer goods and services, travel, tourism, home and real estate, health and wellness ...
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Herman Trend Alert: Sounding a Global Warning About Youth Unemployment Numbers
10/27/2011 12:01:35 PM
With a global population of 7 billion people, it is important to realize that more than 28 percent are between the ages of 15 and 24. Today, we highli...
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Herman Trend Alert: Consumers Worldwide Demand More Corporate Social Responsibility
10/20/2011 9:49:04 AM
Consumers report they are already voting with their wallets and loyalty to make these demands felt.
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Guest Commentary: John Passante Asks, 'Are You Providing Customer Service or Lip Service?'
10/14/2011 11:35:19 AM
According to a Harvard Management update by Bain & Co., "Eighty percent of companies believe they deliver a superior customer experience, but only 8 p...
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Herman Trend Alert: What the Increasing Numbers of Women Graduates Will Mean for Society
9/22/2011 11:21:00 AM
According to a recently published report from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), in 32 of the 34 countries that are mem...
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Guest Commentary: A Day at the Races - Are You a Big Picture Person or a Nit Picker? Both Are Needed in Racing and in Business
9/21/2011 11:53:36 AM
Industry veteran and longtime Babcox contributor Dave Caracci gives us the latest installment in his summertime series of firsthand accounts of life a...
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Guest Commentary: Dr. John Passante Asks: 'Can (and Should) a Business Have a Heart and Soul?'
9/20/2011 11:05:41 AM
"People give the business its spirit, its freshness and they are the face of the company to the customer, investors, vendors and the public. People ha...
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Herman Trend Alert: High Growth Women Entrepreneurs Poised to Transform Economies
9/15/2011 11:25:15 AM
Women make up more than half of the planet, more than 50 percent of all new MBA graduates and more than half of (non-STEM) post-graduates as well. Wom...
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Herman Trend Alert: Increasing Workplace Stress is Hazardous to Health
9/8/2011 11:19:02 AM
Employees are working longer hours and enjoying it less.
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Guest Commentary: Freedom and Impact - Dr. John Passante Considers the Role the Aftermarket Plays in Basic Freedom
9/1/2011 4:28:03 PM
"Americans cherish independence, freedom of mobility, the power to choose and rugged individualism, and the automobile is the vehicle of personal demo...
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Herman Trend Alert: Employers Cracking Down on Personal Use of Social Media
9/1/2011 11:18:05 AM
Social media has a tremendous power to create business, and it has the potential for creating public relations havoc. Employers across the globe face ...
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Guest Commentary: Dave Caracci Asks 'What Determines Your Personal Altitude?'
8/30/2011 11:30:56 AM
Industry veteran and longtime Babcox contributor Dave Caracci gives us the latest installment in his summertime series of firsthand accounts of life a...
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