Scratchin' The Surface of Workforce Development

<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>In this episode I discuss realities of contract training in public workforce development from my perspective. </p>

<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>In this episode of 'Scratching the Surface of Workforce Development,' I addresses the importance of moving past 'false professionalism' to foster genuine communication. I delve into various...

<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>Welcome to Season 3 of 'Scratching the Surface of Workforce Development.' Season 1 we learned how to do this, season 2 we survived life so it's definitely not my best work. But season 3? Season...

<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>In this episode I describe how I wish we treated data and requests as workforce developers. How I wish funders could be realistic and not encourage the habit. And, in general, some of my...

<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>Join me as I chat about all things current in workforce and the need to determine what needs to change. I discuss federal and state policy here and my viewpoints on where we are as a policy and...

<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>As I experience more and more, I continue to come back to some simple realities of things I hope for my profession, the one we rarely name-Workforce Development. Here I share some of these...

<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>Workforce developers typically pride themselves on how much 'work' they do in a day. Their jobs require it. But, when do we network? When do we take the time to build relationships outside of...

<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>There are critical occupations required to support most export industries. Where do they stand in your community?</p>

<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>As the country depends more and more on 'workforce developers', I think there are critical skills that must be learned and employed to be successful at the local level. I share some of those...

<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>Join me this episode as I chat about the harsh realities of living in survival mode, antiquated workforce systems, robots, addiction, scarcity mentalities, hard decisions, hard conversations...

<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>Join as Ryan Miller and I discuss the work his office, AccelerateMS, is doing in Mississippi. This new office has a broad mandate and is working to secure Mississippi's future. </p>

<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>We are coming off a big win in Mississippi and as I sat in the Capitol watching the Legislators do their part of this, my brain went to work. Economic, Workforce, and Community Development...

<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>This week, I have the pleasure of hosting Matt Bogoshian, Executive Director of the American Manufacturing Communities Collaborative. Matt is a leading policy expert and doing great things in...

<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>Join us as Reuben, Associate Vice President for Research at Mississippi State University (More here: https://www.research.msstate.edu/directory/rfb2) and I discuss all things workforce, our...

<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>We spend a lot of time in workforce development discussing deficiencies. Join me as I talk about how I believe we have to move forward as communities, regions, states, and, frankly, the...