Webcast:
Could an impending brain drain of knowledge be the biggest disaster to hit the workforce since the dot-com bust? Over the next ten years a generation's worth of expertise and know-how will begin to evaporate as Baby Boomers accelerate their departure from the workforce. Nearly every company in North America, Europe, and Japan will see a critical loss of skills, abilities, and talent. By 2012, 40% of U.S. skilled labor will have left the manufacturing sector alone, and the rest of the talent landscape will be affected almost as drastically.
Paving the way for the transfer of intellectual capital requires innovative approaches and strategies that will keep you ahead of your competitors during the next decade. In this webcast we offer a frank assessment of the impact the departure of the Baby Boom generation will have on organizations large and small, and we'll discuss strategies that companies can implement now to impart the knowledge of their "master craftsmen" to successive generations of talent.
Presenters
Stacey Jarrett Wagner is the Managing Director of the Center for Workforce Success. As such, Stacey has oversight of all of the Center's grant-funded projects for workforce development, training, and employment. Stacey works closely with business-led member associations, NAM members, and with the economic and workforce development communities. She manages the Center's work with the Business Champions Initiative, Workforce Innovation Networks (WINs), the Building Sectoral Strategies with Employers (BSSE) partnership with the National Network of Sector Partners, the U.S. Department of Education-funded Immigrant Worker Study, the U.S. Department of Labor Advanced Manufacturing Competencies initiative, and relations with federal, foundation and corporate funders. Stacey helps develop the Center's strategy for new project ideas and proposals around issues such as the older workforce, returning veterans, new careers in manufacturing, and employer engagement strategies for training. She also manages the Center's research on employment and skills and a team member in The Manufacturing Institute's Dream It Do It manufacturing careers campaign. Stacey is a National Visiting Committee member for the National Science Foundation's Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program, a reviewer for the Hitachi Foundation's Yoshiyama Award for youth achievement, a board member for the Precision Metal Forming Association, and a member of the Heritage Foundation's working group on National Security and the 21st Century Workplace. Stacey is a national speaker and writer on training and skills development programs, and contributes regularly to NAM publications. She is managing editor of the Center's Filling America's Jobs "how-to" series.
