In this series our CEO, Gord Griffiths, reflects on lessons learned throughout his years in the printing industry. You do not need to love or even like your teammates at work just respect, trust, and complement their strengths. One of the best management teams I was...
Issues to consider when attracting and retaining young grads The graphic arts sector has, for many years, found it challenging to attract young talent. For many decades, a key source of recruitment has been the Ryerson Graphic Communications Management (GCM) program...
Image from selectionlink.blogspot.com Recently, I was talking to a client about succession planning. Having spent most of my career in large organizations I said we had three backups for every senior position. So many unpredictable factors influenced who was the right...
Image by drobotdean on Freepik If you type “cross-training images” in your browser, you’ll get dozens of search results with pictures of athletes and religious icons. Nothing to do with business or the graphics arts industry. This is a good thing but, if you drop the...
Top five hiring practices to attract the best in industry If 2022’s biggest hurdle was supply chain issues, then 2023 is going to be bench strength. Today’s candidates are doing their due diligence on the companies they are considering, such as asking peers, searching...
In my previous articles, I’ve focused on current leaders, team members, and employees and what makes for a high-performance organization. But what about future employees and new recruits?Ϯ How do we get them up to speed so they feel welcome, involved, and an effective...
