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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Ops Talk • Spring 2016