Ops Talk Magazine Spring 2016

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T h o u ghts o n

Who’s going to fill their shoes? (Sorry George) By Chuck Morris

W

e have spoken about the challenges of finding people to replace supervisors, managers, and

in the province may be fed up and would

us right now is the downturn in Alberta, and

like to move, and contemplated (and done

to some extent, here at home. That means

it) hiring from outside of British Columbia.

some of our talent may not be so eager to

What works?

leave now as those higher wages are no

directors almost ad nauseam. Seriously; I

There is an aging workforce in most of

longer there, along with the awesome liv-

recall speaking to people about this during

the school districts in B.C., and one would

ing out allowance and all that overtime. A

our annual conferences, when visiting other

hope that at least some of your younger

school district can be a really great place to

school districts, and even over the tele-

and middle-aged staff may be wanting to

work.

phone and through email for a great many

learn more and step up to the plate when

Take a look around you now (your peers

years. We have looked at who may be avail-

the time comes. We all know it takes more

throughout the province) and see how long

able within our own staffing matrix, tried to

than that simplified statement of course,

some of those people have been in that

decide if someone in a position elsewhere

but you do get the drift! One thing going for

chair. Most of them are comfortable with

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