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NEW!   On A Vacation? Good for You - May 28, 2006

The only employee in an administrative department at a Lancaster County health care provider, she has been on the job for nearly 15 years and has earned several weeks vacation.  But she feels she can only take a few days off here and there and can't leave for any extended period of time. "I can't, because I don't know what kind of mess I would come back to,'' said the woman, in her late 40s, who requested anonymity. She said she suffers from migraine headaches from time to time, which she believes is due to stress. The woman's dilemma is one of many that Lancaster workplace expert Ira Wolfe has encountered in his job, helping employers with their work force issues.

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Working Harder But Happier - May 1, 2005

Don't Just Abandon A Hated Job; Diagnose Your Occupational Ills
April 12, 2005

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H-P Chief Faces Power Cut - January 24, 2005

"Smoke Cigarettes? Eat Junk Food? Pay up" - October 29, 2004

"Companies struggle to replace good, retiring managers" - October 8, 2004

"For insurance, age, sex matter" - August 17, 2003

"Slow Economy not time to skimp" - July 11, 2003

"Growth can be lower risk using these options" - June 27, 2003

"Boosting morale is more important than ever" - January 3, 2003

"Tending the troops" - November 29, 2002

"Cross training makes a strapping staff" - August 16, 2002

Finding the Right Fit - April 26, 2002

Aging Population Increases Service Demand - January 3, 2002

Dentists Not Smiling - November 2, 2001

Radio Days - August 3, 2001

Survey Tool Tested at Local Job Fair

"Building Industry Faces Manager Shortage"

"Finding a Market in the Houses of God"

Curing the Turnover Disease - August 2003

Fast Forward: 25 Trends That Will Change the Way You Do Business - June 2003

Think Twice: Crystal Gazing and the Future of Work

How Does Your Company Rate You?

As published in Black MBA Magazine 2004

Most companies rate employees through performance and sometimes through psychological assessments. Do you know how your company rates you? How do you find out? What do you need to know about human resources and your company's ranking procedures? How does your company use the ranking system in promotions and retention? We spoke to HR experts and have come up with some answers to these questions.

Coming Soon to a Location Near You - Vanishing Workforce
HR Wire - November 1, 2004
You don’t have to visit the data-rich Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) to get an idea of
the fact that the nation is about to be hit by a major labor shortage. All it takes is a trip to
the beach.

Firms Probing Employee's Past

Fort Wayne Journal Gazette - October 31, 2004

Before you step behind their counters, some retailers want to know whether you've ever been behind bars. Criminal background checks have become a common part of the hiring process for good reason: Retailers have a lot to worry about.

Feature Story in Fort Wayne Journal Gazette - March 4, 2003
Consultant's Friday session offers tips to weather stormy labor market. The perfect storm, as moviegoers know, results from the rare but devastating combination of climatic forces that create the worst possible weather conditions. Ira Wolfe, a Leola, Pa.-based consultant, is warning employers of factors threatening to create what he calls "The Perfect Labor Storm."

Seven Hiring Myths for Managers to Avoid - July 31, 2002
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On the calm job horizon lurks the perfect storm - June 18, 2002

Union Experts Say Money Is No Longer An Issue - September 2, 2001

Firms Testing Their Personality Traits - February 5, 2001
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Labor "Storm" is Coming - November 26, 2000
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A Pressing Need to Know - November 5, 2000
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CEOs: Focus on Technical Training

Workforce Worries, Will There be Enough Dentists in the Future