CCG has seen several large-scale trends in production facilities over the three decades we have spent in shiftwork consulting. In the...

Frank's staples: water, bread, and beer. Listen to compelling stories of how giving employees predictable schedules can change their...

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Employees in the small town of Warroad, Minnesota were working six days a week, alternating every two weeks from days to nights. With...

When a team member leaves, they take not only their labor skills but also a piece of the company culture away with them. There is a very...

With a traditional eight hour workday, employees typically get 13 weekends off per year. But Coleman Consulting Group has overhauled...

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Three weeks have passed since the beginning of my internship here at Coleman Consulting Group. I am learning the different dynamics of...

In the modern world, most companies are challenged with optimizing an increasingly difficult supply chain with an evolving workforce....

First, their organization, just like most across the country, is experiencing a retention problem. Second, the practice of ghosting (an empl

I’ve been designing and implementing shift schedules for over 20 years. I get excited every time I have the opportunity to design...

My daughter recently dislocated her kneecap during PE and the high school called frantically to let me know she was on her way to the...

The "Three Circles" represent the three key elements required to design the best schedule successfully. These elements also reflect...

This weekend we will "Fall Back" once again for Daylight Savings Time. Every year, we hear the arguments for and against, and the debate...

At Coleman Consulting Group, we have surveyed thousands of employees across the country and around the world. The health and safety...

That may sound like a strange question. Many people are conditioned to believe that overtime is never good for a business. The reality is...

I love it when we make a real difference for both the employee and the company! This story starts out like so many others in...

Are you one of those companies that has been using overtime to cover the increased demand for your product or service? Or maybe you added...

Over my twenty years of designing and implementing shift schedules, I have stopped a number of companies from going to 7-day operations...