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The Herman Trend AlertOctober 5, 2022The Importance of DemographicsDemographics is the study of human populations and their segments, especially by age, sex, education, and other social characteristics. In my lifetime, I saw how a 15 percent decrease in the number of people in Generation X had a profound effect on employers'

Sheryl Sandberg opened her next chapter as a full-time philanthropist Tuesday with a donation to the American Civil Liberties Union to fight state abortion bans across the country

The Herman Trend AlertSeptember 29, 2022The Economic Value of HappinessWith the inflation rate in the United States over 8 percent and economies throughout the world being affected, I thought it was time to look at this alternative to assessing wellbeing by different considerations. And though Gross Domestic Product (GDP) works for

United states but also globally, thats a sentiment that ive heard from economist, from so many different perspectives, its fair to say yes, it is. >> admitting the stock market would have to get worse if we want inflation to fall in the u.s. economy could grind to a near halt this year, should people be worried about your their jobs and how will that impact her finances, should they be worried about that? >> that is a concern that people from wall street and main street are sharing, what does it...

Problem. so not only are we facing the threat of a recession here in the united states but also globally and thats a sentiment that ive heard from economists from so many different political perspectives. so i think its fair to say, yes, there is reason to concern. >> so the fed chair has admitted that the job market will have to get worse if we want inflation to fall and the u.s. economy could grind to a near halt this year to combat historic inflation. should people be worried about their jobs...

The Herman Trend AlertSeptember 21, 2022State of the Global WorkforceEvery year, the Gallup Organization produces a global report on the state of the workforce. Their sample size is impressive; Gallup analyzed 112,312 business units in 96 countries worldwide. The Alert covers the six major developments outlined in Gallup's Executive Summary.

The Herman Trend AlertAugust 31, 2022ReOnboardingSome years ago, I wrote a Herman Trend Alert suggesting that employers would do well to consider "reorientation” of their long-tenured employees. Then in the middle of COVID when employers were bringing their people back to congregate workspaces, I again proposed the urgent need to provide reorientation, focusing

They follow in the footsteps of REI workers in New York City who formed a union earlier this year.

Baristas at Starbucks locations in Lakewood and Barstow are holding a one-day strike, claiming the company is not giving the same benefits to unionized stores.

The sector has long been reliant on migrants from neighboring Indonesia for back-breaking plantation work, which is shunned by most in more affluent Malaysia.