In every conference and almost every conversation with a CEO or GM, the talent shortage arises.
It is on our minds! At the E-Commerce and Logistics summit, it was a consistent theme from our panel “Freight, Frictions and the Future” and it arose with each keynote speaker (President of Package Operations for UPS, Director of Worldwide Public Relations for Amazon, and an SVP at Colliers International).
Several of the issues that arose in context of the summit include:
- Lack of drivers (and lack of understanding what drivers have to go through!)
- Lack of high-tech skills
- Lack of understanding the value of the jobs provided by logistics.
- Shortage of resources across-the-board
If you want to thrive in this environment, strongly consider:
- Your leaders – people work for people; not companies.
- What your employees think of you – everyone in their circle or on social media will know. Is your company attractive?
- Your brand – it is what will attract people to you.
- How you stand above the crowd – would you want to work for you?
Attracting good talent is a competition. Are you ready?
About LMA Consulting Group – Lisa Anderson, MBA, CSCP, CLTD
Lisa Anderson is the founder and president of LMA Consulting Group, Inc., a consulting firm that specializes in manufacturing strategy and end-to-end supply chain transformation that maximizes the customer experience and enables profitable, scalable, dramatic business growth Ms. Anderson has been named a Top 40 B2B Tech Influencer by arketi group, a 50 ERP Influencer by Washington-Frank, ranked in the top 46 most influential in Supply Chain by SAP and named a top woman influencer by Solutions Review. She recently published, I’ve Been Thinking, an inspiring collection of 101 strategies for creating bold customer promises and profits. A regular content contributor on topics including supply chain, ERP and SIOP and innovation, Ms. Anderson is regularly interviewed and quoted by publications such as Industry Week, tED magazine and the Wall Street Journal. For information, to sign up for her Profit Through PeopleTM Newsletter or for a copy of her book, visit LMA-ConsultingGroup.com.
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