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Reflecting on a calmer workforce decision

A calm, practical journal where strategy meets empathy: short reflections and frameworks on workforce planning, org design, and the leadership dilemma. No heavy pitch; just clear thinking. About Mithun

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Retirement Risk Is Not an HR Problem. It Is a Board Problem.

Most boards track turnover. Almost none have modelled the concentrated, age-driven exits coming for their most critical roles in the next 36 months. With 700,000 Canadian tradespeople retiring this decade and only 10% of boards providing guidance on five or more workforce risk areas, this is not an HR problem. It is a governance gap.

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