Change is hard. It’s human nature to resist and delay change, because it takes energy and resources to adapt.

As business leaders, cost is on our minds all the time. It’s an essential part of the job. However, sometimes we can overlook the true costs of our hiring approach when we’re focused on the urgent problems of today. The immediate problem is the lack of skilled workers, but oftentimes the real problem is what it’s costing you to not solve it.

We’re all familiar with the skilled trade shortage and its detrimental effects on businesses and individuals in the construction, manufacturing, and transportation industries. It is a huge challenge facing businesses today.

The most important question when it comes to tackling the skilled labor shortage: Is there a better way?

The skilled trade shortage wasn’t created overnight—and it’s not going to be solved overnight either. 👀

One of the most challenging issues that companies looking for quality skilled workers face is simply finding workers that show up—in other words, reliable dependable employees. It seems crazy, but one of the most consistent laments we hear from leaders from multiple industries sounds something like this: “I’m not as concerned with the skills they have as I am about finding folks that just show up and work!”.