If you've never visited this
web site, you need to scrutinize it. There was (and is now)
much that has come to pass. We were "right on". So, after the full 2000
year, and
already into mid-2001, this information is still very needed and will help
YOU !
(The above note was added on June 7, 2001 .... and I'm still "looking forward".)
Now it is October, 2002, and much
has come to pass. We do know about
what has happened since early 2000, the stock market decline, the ENRON
etc. Problems, the 9-11.. Whew. But the work force is more
important
than ever. Do care for the WORKERS !
Let's skip to the present -- October 10,2005.
If you know anything about the
subject --- and have some idea of what the world has become ---
then, use the contents HERE -- and begin to look forward at what YOU may have to
do to
face the world as it continues from here.
Learn about China and India. Korea,
the new Japan -- it is re-arming (Yes, it is -- and tha
may be good if you analyze what the USA faces in the future). We'll need a
good friend
in Asia. THINK, PLEASE. Now continue and learn.
Added 101005 = Do you think the American Workforce -- or for
that matter, the talent
pool here is adequate to compete with: China, India, South Korea, Japan, Canada,
the UK, GERMANY, etc. We, must re-evaluate everything and "get started to
do
it NOW.
This is a very important and critical presentation ... You will need it for SUCCESS !
TRENDS HAVE BEEN DEVELOPING WORLDWIDE
..... and YOU MUST BE READY ....
... because you are now seeing the greatest REVOLUTION.... EVER...!
What follows presents one of the most important things YOU MUST CONSIDER !
This is mostly about THE CHALLENGES YOU will encounter
in ...
THE RAPIDLY CHANGING WORK FORCE.
You will see this .... and have to contend with it ...
NOT ONLY WITHIN THE U.S. ..... BUT ALL OVER THE GLOBE.
... IN THE FUTURE .....
You will see major CHANGES which affect
EVERYTHING we get involved with ...
.. as we enter CENTURY 21 ... and what it will bring.
AMERICA’S work force has been and is changing
IN WAYS NONE OF US EXPECTED --
We surely did not expect it so soon. ... Yet ...
... IT IS "HERE" ... a mere few months to go now !
It all depends on whether you are aware of what is
happening or not ???
If you are, you know that you must face the challenge and ....
Cross the bridge ... 
... Do whatever it takes.
These changes will bring OPPORTUNITIES as well
as OBSTACLES and CHALLENGES ...
TO INDIVIDUALS AND TO ORGANIZATIONS --
The LARGE AND SMALL ... they will all be affected !.
CHANGES IN THE RESTRUCTURING which has been
and is continuing to TAKE PLACE, indicate a ...
very dramatic reduction of white males that are ...
ENTERING THE JOB MARKET.
Some one said that by the YEAR 2000 WHITE MALES born
in the USA
will comprise 15 % of all who go into the JOB MARKET.
That means that they will be LESS THAN 40 %of the WORK
FORCE
-- which is LESS than the 46 % OR SO.(compared with 1996)
And WHAT ABOUT WOMEN?
Check the Revolving Doors
Make more room for W O M E N !
THEY WILL SURGE: ....... (inviting "doors" to Women)
YES, women, minorities, immigrants and older
EMPLOYEES
will BE LOOKING FOR WORK.
This will reshape the WORK FORCE IN THE U.S.A.
... FOR RACE, SEX AND AGE.
THINK WHAT THIS DIVERSITY WILL MEAN AS IT FORCES
COMPANIES AND ORGANIZATIONS TO SEE THE DISTINCTIVE VALUES, NEEDS AND
CULTURAL BACKGROUNDS OF ALL WHO PARTICIPATE IN THE FUTURE.
THOSE WHO MANAGE ---
FOR SMALL AND LARGE ORGANIZATIONS ---
will have to (must, really) ACCOMMODATE ALL WORKERS --
MEN AND WOMEN, WHITE AND MINORITY,
THOSE BORN IN THE U.S.A. .... AND THE FOREIGN PEOPLES TOO !
THE YOUNG AND THE OLD .... Must also be
considered ...
... if we are to have a STABLE WORK FORCE,
MAINTAIN OUR COMPETITIVENESS,
AND FILL THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE EMERGING ROLE IN ALL AREAS.
ORGANIZATIONS WILL HAVE TO
TAKE A DIFFERENT AND MORE FLEXIBLE APPROACH TO
MAKE THINGS RUN PROPERLY AND TO GET SUCCESSFUL RESULTS.
WHAT IS HAPPENING TO THE YOUNG WORKER SUPPLY ?
In 1996 it was reported that the WORK FORCE
would only INCREASE by less than 1.5 % DURING THE NEXT TEN YEARS.
THAT'S THE LOWEST RATE OF GROWTH SINCE THE DEPRESSION OF THE 1930'S.
IN 1995 THE SUPPLY OF TEEN-AGED WORKER was ABOUT 20 % BELOW WHAT IT WAS IN 1975.
BY 2000, YOUTHS WILL ACCOUNT FOR ONLY 16 %, ...
DOWN FROM 20 % IN 1986.
THE HARDEST HIT BUSINESSES WILL BE THOSE THAT TRADITIONALLY RELY ON YOUNG,
LOW-WAGE WORKERS, -- FOOD-SERVICE, TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY
ORGANIZATIONS (HOTELS, ETC.)
WHAT HAVE WE BEEN SAYING HERE ?
SIMPLY THAT THE WHOLE NATIONAL WORK FORCE
WILL BE RE-SHAPED IN TERMS OF SEX, AGE, AND RACE.
This is realism for Century 21 !
LABOR IS INCREASINGLY BECOMING “MIDDLE AGED”.
THINK ABOUT IT...... IT IS TRUE.
THOSE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 25 AND 55 WILL ACCOUNT
FOR OVER 70 % OF THE WORK FORCE
AND THIS was UP FROM AROUND 65 % IN 1985 / 1986.
Companies accustomed to an abundance of READY
AND WILLING WORKERS
will have to adjust to a WORKING GROUP that is both SMALLER
and MORE DEMANDING about the TYPE OF WORK IT IS WILLING TO DO.
THEY WILL NEED TO OFFER HIGHER WAGES AND BETTER
BENEFITS
IN ORDER TO FIND AND KEEP QUALIFIED EMPLOYEES.
CAN YOU SEE WHAT THIS WILL DO TO SUCH “BENEFITS” AS
CHILD CARE,
EXTENDED LEAVES OF ABSENCE WITHOUT PAY, --
THESE PROBABLY WILL HAVE TO BE THE “COMMON THING TO GIVE TO EMPLOYEES”.
THESE WILL BE LIKE IT IS WITH VACATIONS AND MATERNITY LEAVE.
THINK OF THIS AS 
A BOON for WORKERS ....
...
and don't forget the RETIRED PEOPLE.
YES ! THERE IS MUCH TO SUGGEST THIS WILL BE SO.
A MAJORITY OF OLDER PEOPLE DO PREFER TO CONTINUE SOME SORT OF
EMPLOYMENT AFTER RETIREMENT -- IF IT IS UNDER THE “RIGHT CONDITIONS”.
THESE CONDITIONS CAN INCLUDE:
WORK HOUR FLEXIBILITY, DOING CONSULTING, JOB SHARING
AND WORKING FROM “HOME BASE” (now more in vogue).
As YOU ...CONSIDER ALL WE'VE BEEN "SAYING"
SINCE 1996 ....
We have been RIGHT-ON !
And we wish YOU the very best as YOU face "2000" !
Oh that's already gone, so here's for "2001" !
(amicos '96 ... updated October, 2002)