In the new world of rapid infrastructure change driven by smart grid, renewable energy, and increasing demand for low carbon electric power, clean water, and energy efficient transportation networks, utilities are striving to improve the […]
I have blogged on several occasions about the workforce challenges facing the utility sector. The world’s population is growing older and this has important implications for the workforce for utilities and other sectors. Japan is […]
The aging workforce problem is a major challenge for utilities around the world, but especially for advanced economies with limited immigration like Japan and Germany. Because of the serious impact that the labour shortage is […]
This week I spent a few days at the American Public Power Association (APPA) National Conference in Seattle. The priority issues facing APPA members in 2012 are similar in many respect to those facing the […]
Since 2002, the population of Germany has been decreasing, primarily because of a low birthrate, but also because of low immigration. Since 2008 more people have been emigrating from than immigrating into Germany. The German […]
As I have blogged before, a shrinking workforce is acting as a brake on the German economy. According to the German Chamber of Industry and Commerce DIHK Germany needs 400,000 engineers, master craftsmen and skilled […]
The world’s population is growing older and that has important implications for the workforce for utilities and other sectors. The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare has projected that by 2060, about 40% of the […]
The Gandalf Group conducts a quarterly C-Suite survey of corporate executives across Canada sponsored by KPMG. 151 C-level executives were interviewed between February 10th and 27th, 2012. Labour challenges The survey found that most of […]