Majority Upbeat About Industry

Majority Upbeat About Industry

A recent survey found 78 per cent of respondents believe company performance is improving Earlier this year, my company, Connecting for Results, conducted a survey of printers from across Canada to determine how business owners and managers are preparing for the...
Matching People’s Talents to the Right Positions in Print

Matching People’s Talents to the Right Positions in Print

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...
SPOTLIGHT: Heather Black

SPOTLIGHT: Heather Black

Managing Director, Talent & Strategy   Behind every great company is a team of great people. At Connecting for Results, our people are the foundation of our business, and we want you to get to know them better! In this series, we’ll be highlighting the many...
Should Printers Do Away With Cross-Training?

Should Printers Do Away With Cross-Training?

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...
Trouble Recruiting Talent?

Trouble Recruiting Talent?

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...
Proven Approaches to Solving Labor Challenges

Proven Approaches to Solving Labor Challenges

Securing Gen Z Talent in a Transitioning Workforce Print is not dead, but it sure is hard to find enough employees to run the presses! In their recent article, “The Great Attrition is Making Hiring Harder”, McKinsey & Company reported there were 11.3 million open...