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The Skills Crisis: The Hard Cost of Soft Skills

Employers think Gen Z is entitled, distracted, and will quit the minute things get hard. Gen Z thinks employers are out of touch. Both sides are talking past each other - not to each other. This webinar tackles the workforce readiness gap head-on, exploring why a generation is entering the workforce underprepared, what it's costing […]

Uncomfortable Conversations: The Skills Crisis

8THIRTYFOUR Learning Hub 1365 Plainfield Ave NE, Grand Rapids

Click Here to Register SpeakersKim Bode, CEO of 8THIRTYFOURKevin Stotts, President of TalentFirstFacilitatorsDonovan Anderson, Interim Dean for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Grand Valley State UniversityMarlee Boyle, Director of Human Resources at Lake Michigan Credit UnionMichelle Burke, Director of Postsecondary Programs and Partnerships for The Michigan Center for Adult College Success, an […]

The Hard Cost of Soft Skills

Kellogg Center 1 McCamly Square, Battle Creek

While many associate business growth with technology, automation, or strategic planning, the real determinant of success is people, and how they collaborate, communicate, and lead. The so-called “soft skills” (or as Kim calls them, essential skills) directly drive performance, retention, decision-making, and customer experience.In this session, Kim Bode, CEO of 8THIRTYFOUR, reveals the true cost […]