Employers Must Redesign Hiring and Retention for a Permanently Tight Labor Market
Steve Dawson and Jerry Rubin argue in Help Wanted that a shrinking and changing workforce makes labor scarcity a long-term business condition, not a cycle employers can wait out. They contend that employers must compete for talent by changing how they recruit, train, manage, and retain workers—especially people routinely filtered out by conventional hiring systems. Their case for employee-centered strategy extends beyond wages to job design, workforce partnerships, and management practices that give workers a role in solving the problems that drive turnover.
The Aspen Institute·Jul 30, 2026·12 min read
