Industry Updates Archives

INDUSTRY UPDATE: Manufacturing – September 2022

September 11, 2022
Chairman's Blog, Industry Updates

Introduction The US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reports that the overall manufacturing output in the US returned in Q2 2022 to the pre-Covid 19 peak of Q4 2018. (See Graphic below and Source). Buttressing this generally positive result is further evidence that the number of “establishments” (essentially,...

Industry Update - Marketing and Advertising

INDUSTRY UPDATE: Marketing & Advertising – June 2022

July 4, 2022
Chairman's Blog, Industry Updates

Introduction Perhaps no other industry has proven as adaptable to market conditions as the marketing and advertising industry. Marketing and Advertising was once confined to print, radio, TV, and outdoor, and highly dependent on the margin from media buys. Today, this industry has burgeoned into all...

Industry Update: Travel, Leisure and Dining

INDUSTRY UPDATE: Travel, Leisure & Dining – May 2022

May 10, 2022
Industry Updates

Introduction Finally! We are starting to see signs of recovery in a number of industries hard hit by the pandemic: Leisure, Travel & Tourism, Entertainment, and Restaurants. In this industry update, we have summarized them as “Travel, Leisure & Dining.” This recovery is not particularly broad...

INDUSTRY UPDATE: Construction & Real Estate – April 2022

April 12, 2022
Chairman's Blog, Industry Updates

Introduction In this Update, we decided to marry two industries that are quite intertwined. We felt we could provide a better prospective on the total executive market in these sectors if we combined them. Nevertheless, at least at the outset, let us look into the major segments of Construction and...

INDUSTRY UPDATE: Female Executives – March 2022

March 20, 2022
Chairman's Blog, Industry Updates

Introduction We are often asked questions such as have women made real progress in infiltrating the executive ranks. And what is the prognosis going forward? We thought therefore that it makes sense to see where the female executive ranks stand at the moment so we can take stock in the future. The...

INDUSTRY UPDATE: Legal Services – February 2022

March 6, 2022
Chairman's Blog, Industry Updates

Introduction As in other industries, there has been a seismic shift in focus in the legal industry over the last year or two. This is in part because of the pandemic and the rise in remote working. On the one hand, this relates to the content of the work whereby compliance with the fast-changing masking,...

INDUSTRY UPDATE: Procurement – February 2022

February 21, 2022
Chairman's Blog, Industry Updates

INDUSTRY UPDATE: Procurement – February 2022 Introduction to Procurement Imagine for a moment that someone forgot to buy food… tea, coffee, water, sugar, vegetables, rice, beans… toilet paper… Anything that you consume regularly in your household. What would happen? You would probably experience...

INDUSTRY UPDATE: Human Resources – February 2022

February 7, 2022
Chairman's Blog, Industry Updates

INDUSTRY UPDATE: Human Resources Introduction Is there a mass resignation underway and if so, what can be done to retain talent? How does a company sensitively roll out an improved focus on valuing diversity without seeming boorish or arbitrary? How does a company really decide whether to ask employees...

Industry Updates 2021

January 17, 2022
Industry Updates

This is a compilation of all Industry Updates the Barrett Group published in 2021. The Barrett Group is a career management firm. Our mission is to help executives clarify their career objectives and then discover the position of their choice. Our clients are the candidates themselves who pay us...

INDUSTRY UPDATE: All Industries – December 2021

December 19, 2021
Industry Updates

Few dispute that 2021 has been a difficult year for the world and industries as it tries but does not yet quite succeed to leave the pandemic in the rearview mirror. The economic devastation at least has receded to some extent, though, in most regions as the survivors have learned to cope. A recent...