{ Skills Shortage = Stress Abundance? }
22.06.11
A recent article in the Australian seems to confirm what we all suspected. Skills shortages within a workplace equals extra stress for those of us trying to cover the gaps. The article caused me to reflect on the issues within my division at u&u – Techinical and Operations – an area notoriously underskilled not only in Australia but across the globe, a pandemic of the skills shortage “disease” that eats away at seemingly every business in operation. What is the solution?
I’m sure you are still reading and I wish I had the solution. The AIM study via the Australian finds that 82% or organisations admit to skill shortages in their organisations with 71% of staff believing more stress is placed on them as a result. In my personal opinion businesses need to adopt a multi faceted approach incorporating training, early education, internal skill identification and global sourcing. In the meantime however I hope that we, as a recruitment agency, can help soften the blow and reduce the stress by providing a few bridges for these skills gaps to allow development for the future.
One things for sure… the sales of stress balls are set to rise.. invest now!
View the full article at http://www.news.com.au/business/business-smarts/skills-gaps-put-staff-under-stress/story-e6frfm9r-1226078956137
