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Help Wanted: How to Find and Keep Talent in a Forever-Tight Labor Market by Jerry Rubin, Steven L. Dawson

https://www.amazon.com/dp/0262054396/

https://www.helpwantedbook.com/

How employers can compete in a challenging labor market—by hiring differently, redesigning job quality, and rethinking their government relations strategies.

From two leaders in business and workforce development with a proven track record in innovative workforce strategies.

Over the past ten years, the U.S. labor market has been buffeted, with demand shifting dramatically. At the same time, demographic trends mean that U.S. labor supply will steadily tighten into the coming decade: Relatively fewer native-born workers are entering the workforce; a greater percentage are choosing not to work; and an aging baby boom generation is exiting the workforce. What’s worse, this systemic tightening of the US labor market has been exacerbated by the Trump administration’s decision to dramatically constrain immigration, the primary source of recent labor market growth.

Welcome to the “forever-tight” labor market. In Help Wanted, Jerry Rubin and Steven Dawson combine their 80 years of experience in management and workforce development to offer employers an “employee-focused competitive strategy.” This strategy includes a wide range of practical, well-researched tools and detailed case studies from a breadth of employers that will help readers compete for talent and retain a productive workforce.

Since the underlying cause of the tightening labor supply is structural, employers—whether for-profit, nonprofit, or governmental—must respond in kind. They too must undertake structural changes in finding, hiring, and retaining workers.

Now equal in importance to an organization’s customer-service strategy, an employee-focused strategy is no longer simply a competitive advantage—it is fast becoming a competitive necessity.

About the author

Jerry Rubin is a Senior Advisor at the Harvard Project on the Workforce, a Foundation Fellow at the Eastern Bank Foundation and Co-Chair of the MassSkills Coalition. Most recently, he was CEO and President of JVS-Boston, a 250-employee organization that consults directly to businesses seeking job candidates recruited and trained by JVS.

About the author

Steven L. Dawson was founder and President of PHI, which consults on job-quality redesign to a range of private long-term care businesses and public healthcare/employment agencies. Earlier, he was founder and President of The ICA Group, which consults to and finances employee‐owned enterprises nationwide.

WISDOM SEED: CHALLENGING PERCEPTIONS OF TIME AND REALITY (SPECIAL EDITION) by TRISHA PORTBURY

https://www.amazon.com/WISDOM-SEED-CHALLENGING-PERCEPTIONS-REALITY-ebook/dp/B0GH15582Q

This regular family reveals a whirlwind of crazy, real, and fictitious scenarios that unfold at a cracking pace. Follow Harry H (Dad), Harmony (16-ish), and Henty (18.1 in every way) as they explore values and personality traits through braiding conversations and experiences that will astound, especially as the Imaginistas and Creaturtorials get involved.

Harmony: A “work in progress,” free spirit.

HARRY: Machine operator and dreamer.

HENTY: Science student, loves sport and predictability.

Each learns to recognize and embrace the seeds of wisdom in unexpected moments. Wisdom is simpler than the word implies…

This visual adventure launches characters and situations that capture and create imagery, generating a parallel visual journey for our unsuspecting family. What is more powerful, words or imagery? What is wisdom and insight for us regular humans?

Outrageous Startup Growth: Uncovering the Secrets of User Psychology to Scale Your Success by Colin Hodge

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1394387334

Colinhodge.com

***NATIONAL BESTSELLER***

Create and market products that people can’t ignore using proven strategies from behavioral science.

Are you ready to take your startup to the next level? Understanding user psychology is the difference between startups that go viral―and those that go splat. Outrageous Startup Growth is your playbook to adopt the mindset and strategies that drive explosive business success. ​Packed with real-world lessons, psychological insights, and actionable frameworks, this book is a must-read for entrepreneurs, product managers, and anyone looking to grow their business sustainably. ​

Colin Hodge, the co-founder of DOWN and creator of The Outrageous Growth Method, shares his hard-earned wisdom from scaling startups to over 100 million users, navigating high-stakes negotiations, and achieving successful exits. Hodge dives deep into the entrepreneurial mindset, teaching you how to embrace discomfort, build resilience, and learn from failures. With nearly two decades of experience in the tech industry spanning the globe, Hodge distills the essence of startup success into two key areas: cultivating a growth mindset and engineering user psychology for business growth. This book is your blueprint for:

Harnessing behavioral science to optimize acquisition, retention, and user value

Creating FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) to attract users and identify magic moments that lead to customer loyalty

Designing experiences that nudge customer decisions toward success

Unveiling your competitors’ hidden psychological tactics and applying them using robust principles.

Whether it’s leveraging social proof, reducing friction, or crafting authentic branding, Outrageous Growth equips you with the tools to build a product that users love―and can’t stop talking about.

About the author

Colin Hodge is a startup founder and National Bestselling author who has led companies and growth teams responsible for over 100 million users. He currently is co-owner of DOWN, a top 10 dating app in the US with millions in annual revenue – built on the growth principles and lessons shared in this book.

He achieved a successful exit for DOWN (then later reacquiring it) and 17Live, the top live-streaming video company in Asia (and still learned from plenty of failures along the way). While chief growth officer at 17Live, Colin led the data-driven initiatives in growth, global expansion, and marketing, then launched the platform in the United States as the first US CEO.

Colin holds a BS in computer science from Cornell University and occasionally serves as a board member and keynote speaker for organizations around the world.

Fully Restored Story of Faith, Hope, Prayer, and a Miraculous Healing by David Markwalder

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GQDGJVYR

Davidmarkwalder.com

For five long years, retired Air Force Chaplain Dave Markwalder found himself in a dark wilderness of suffering—battling an unexplained medical condition that stole his ability to walk, think clearly, and live fully. Once a strong and active man, he was suddenly shuffling instead of walking, forgetting words mid-sentence, and losing hope as one doctor after another said the same frustrating words: “We do not know what’s wrong. Come back in six months.” Desperate for answers. Dave and his family faced an impossible decision: take a huge medical risk with no guarantees or accept a life with no quality. With faith as their anchor, they chose to move forward, placing their trust in modern medicine and the power of prayer. On September 20, 2021, something incredible happened. After a complex brain surgery, Dave woke up to a complete transformation—his walking, balance and cognitive function fully restored and no more incontinence. Even his neurosurgeon was stunned, saying: “I can’t take credit for this…. You had a miracle.” This compelling and faith-filled memoir is more than just a medical journey—it’s a powerful testimony of hope, perseverance, and undeniable power of prayer. Through struggles, doubts, and unexpected setbacks, Dave’s story proves miracles still happen today.

The Future of GPUs: How iFrame.ai is Redefining Cost and Performance

iframe.ai

About the Guest(s):

Vlad Panit is the CEO of iFrame.ai, a company specializing in deploying GPUs and building data centers for better compute resources, primarily targeting Neocloud providers, hyperscalers, and AI labs. Vlad’s journey in entrepreneurship began at 18, with a pivot towards IT and engineering endeavors from 2008. His significant work includes e-health projects in Europe and AI applications in medical coding automation. Originally from Ukraine, Vlad has expanded his endeavors to the United States over the past seven years, using his expertise to spearhead innovation in AI-related technologies.

Episode Summary:

In this insightful episode of The Chris Voss Show, host Chris Voss dives into the world of AI with guest Vlad Panit, the CEO of iFrame.ai. The conversation explores the backbone of AI infrastructure focusing on the deployment of GPUs in data centers. Vlad shares how iFrame.ai provides bare metal GPU services, offering significant cost savings over conventional cloud providers like Amazon AWS. This episode sheds light on AI’s evolving landscape and the technological advancements driving it, making it particularly relevant for business professionals and tech enthusiasts interested in AI advancements.

Chris and Vlad delve into the differences between AI infrastructure services provided by iFrame.ai and traditional offerings by big players like AWS and Google. Vlad explains the company’s unique position in providing bare metal services that enhance cost and operational efficiency for customers, especially in AI training and inference. Highlighting the broader implications of AI’s rapid development, Vlad also reflects on the challenges and opportunities that come with deploying large-scale GPU networks, touching on both technological and environmental impacts.

Key Takeaways:

iFrame.ai offers bare metal GPU services which can be three to four times more affordable compared to AWS and Google Cloud offerings.

The company’s infrastructure supports significant cost savings in AI operations, making it an attractive option for companies looking to optimize AI workloads.

Vlad Panit emphasizes the importance of deploying GPUs efficiently to enhance the availability and reliability of compute resources for AI applications.

The discussion highlights the evolving market landscape as tech giants like OpenAI and Anthropic move towards public offerings, with AI infrastructure playing a pivotal role.

The conversation also touches on the environmental impact of AI data centers and the importance of sustainable energy practices in powering such facilities.

Notable Quotes:

“We deploy GPUs. We build data centers, put a lot of compute there, and then sell it to near clouds, hyperscalers, AI labs—some of which you probably use in daily life.”

“We’re able to sell our services three to four times cheaper than AWS.”

“The difference with AI’s GPU use versus gaming is it requires uploading and storing entire models, which is more complex and costly.”

“AI data centers should have their own energy supply to be better for everyone, from local communities to the data center operations.”

“It’s a huge overestimation to say there’s a bubble in AI; the infrastructure costs alone are massive to support large-scale AI operations.”

Resources:

iFrame.ai – Discover more about the company’s GPU deployment services.

Connect with Vlad or explore further through LinkedIn and Goodreads.

Tune in to the full episode of The Chris Voss Show to gain a deeper understanding of AI infrastructure and the intricacies of deploying GPUs for cutting-edge technology applications. Stay connected for more intriguing discussions with thought leaders shaping the future.