The race is on to train workers for semiconductor industry | Employee pay hikes are starting to decline | How a lateral move can ultimately lead you upward
The U.S. is racing to train workers for the growing semiconductor industry. (Cfoto/Future Publishing via Getty Images)
Two years after the CHIPS and Science Act was passed, colleges like Purdue University are intensifying efforts to train undergraduates for the semiconductor industry through programs like the STARS initiative. Despite these efforts, McKinsey & Co. estimates a potential shortfall of up to 146,000 workers by 2029.
US companies are scaling back pay raises for 2025 as the nation's hiring begins to shrink. In a survey of 1,900 companies in the second quarter, nearly half say they have reduced salary budgets for next year and reduced their median raises to 4.1% in 2024, down from 4.5% in 2023.
A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit is considering whether a challenge to the Labor Department's salary threshold for overtime pay should be returned to a lower court now that the US Supreme Court has overturned Chevron deference, under which judges deferred to federal agencies' interpretations of ambiguous laws. The panel on Wednesday heard arguments in the case, in which fast food restaurant owner Robert Mayfield argues the department lacks congressional authority to apply the salary test.
Improve workplace diversity, equity and inclusion by determining the existing DEI level, aligning DEI strategies with business goals and establishing DEI initiatives that affect the entire company, according to a Sheffield Haworth study. "Then comes the last steps on the journey: identifying, recruiting and effectively onboarding and nurturing diverse talent," states the report, which also calls for measuring the effect on productivity and innovation.
When the "Eau de pup" aroma of your favorite canine makes you say "pee-ew," you can now spritz them with Dolce & Gabbana's "Fefé" fragrance, named for founder Domenico Dolce's dog of the same name. The perfume, which comes in a green glass bottle that sports a 24-carat gold-plated paw, includes hints of sandalwood and musk and sells for just over $108.
Of course it took a traffic officer, one William Potts, to develop the three-light traffic signal that is still being used in the US to this day. In which city was Potts' traffic signal first installed?
Silence is golden, as the saying goes. Today’s Leadership & Development story from The Genard Method talks about how pauses and moments of silence in a presentation can raise interest and engagement in listeners.
It’s true. I do a fair amount of public speaking and know how powerful a well-placed pause can be in a presentation. It gives folks time to reflect, think about a response, or write notes. It helps cement a point.
It’s also a good time for me to get a sense of the audience. Do folks need a water break? Is it time to introduce a question for discussion?
Silence lets us take a breath. Consider. Weigh our options. That seems a wise thing to do more and more these days. #PressPause
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