What Ive Learned in 30 Years of Consulting

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What Ive Learned in 30 Years of Consulting
What I see ahead

• Johnny J. Weissmuller
• Innovation Center,
• Occupational Data Applications Practices
  (ICODAP)

2005 TETC / 11 May 2005 / Leadership Panel
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Job Analysis

• 1 Job Title 40 Competency Areas
• Different Locations, Different Models
• Organizations handle Complexity Through
  Compartmentalization
• Automation means fewer people with more
  responsibilities
• Restructuring/Reorganization is Traumatic for
  Everyone

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Personnel Testing

• Low versus High-Stakes Testing
• Education Training versus Personnel Actions ()
• All Test Theory has 1 bad assumption
• Military Rack Stack for Promotion
• Preparing for the 19th Century with 21st Century
  Technology

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The Problem Ahead

• An Unmovable Object (our traditional workplace
  structure) is about to meet
• An Irresistible Force (our Future Workforce the
  Millennial generation)
• Somethings Got To Give I have a wager

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What Does This Mean?

• Our Future Workplace Needs to Adapt to a new
  style Workforce
• It is happening now and we are NOT prepared

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Where are we?

• We Are In A World where Radical Change is the
  ONLY Rational, Conservative Response

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What To Do?

• Change our Educational Model
• Change our Hiring Model
• Change our Compensation Model
• Change our Concept of Integrity and Human
  Reliability Assessment

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Questions?

• Obviously I have the questions!
• Do YOU have any of the answers?
• Email johnnyw_at_ICODAP.ORG