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Tackling the Talent Issue

Distributors and manufacturers alike are facing similar challenges when it comes to attracting and retaining the right employees for their organization. Issues include the growing cost of wages, a shortage of available qualified laborers and an aging workforce.

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By Elizabeth Galentine

September 25, 2019

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Distributors and manufacturers alike are facing similar challenges when it comes to attracting and retaining the right employees for their organization. Issues include the growing cost of wages, a shortage of available qualified laborers and an aging workforce. 

The topic of talent manifested repeatedly in MDM’s 2019 Trends survey, whether it was distributors struggling to bring in qualified employees, keep their best people from jumping ship or training tenured staff on new ways of doing business. 

A sampling of responses to the open-ended question, “What are your top three company-specific…

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