With all the media coverage on how Millennials think of work compared to Baby Boomers and Gen-Xers, it may seem counter intuitive to suggest you hire a few to ramp up your business growth and productivity. Stay with me on this.
The construction industry has seen a flat line in worker productivity for over 40 years. Meanwhile, other industries, like manufacturing, have seen great gains by leveraging technological advancements such as computer automation, Lean Sigma, just-in-time supply delivery, 24/7 assembly lines with more robots than people, run by computers. Technology transformed and saved North America’s manufacturing production, keeping it competitive on a global playing field.