Conflict Management: Addressing the Inevitable
The outcome of any conflict should be a resolution leaning toward satisfaction and effectiveness, rather than distress or hostility. The...
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CDA Insights
- Feb 20
- 3 min
Values and Population Served: The Tenth Anniversary of CDA Insights
The 10th anniversary of CDA Insights could generate a desire to look back, however, that topic was already covered in the December 2021...
- Nov 21, 2022
- 3 min
Hope: A Leadership Strategy
Despite the fact that hope is only four little letters, it is a very big word. The thesaurus lists over 40 synonyms for hope, including...
- Feb 21, 2022
- 3 min
A Hybrid Work Model: Benefits and Challenges When Working Differently
Individuals and companies are benefiting from the massive transition occurring in work models. Study after study in the past two years...
- Jan 17, 2022
- 3 min
Salary, Pay, Wages – Oh, My! Earning in Today's Work World
An internet search on how to negotiate salary quickly pulls up all the usual articles and sources: “Words to Use When Negotiating...
- Feb 15, 2021
- 3 min
“Her-Storical” Perspective: Gender Issues in the Work World Today
The need to broaden and deepen our understanding of visionary women, gender bias, and career development cannot be limited to one month,...
- May 18, 2020
- 2 min
Supervision: More Effective Management Improves Relationships
Sometimes it seems like supervisors are constantly looking over the shoulder of workers and other times supervisors are at too great a...
- Feb 17, 2020
- 2 min
Impressions: First, Last, and Right, Wrong – What Is Being Said and Perceived?
Think of all the industries that have specific uses of the word “impression.” For example, we may know about printing (an impression from...
- Jan 20, 2020
- 3 min
Polarization: How to disagree without losing your job, career, or mind
Political polarization in the workplace may reach new heights in 2020. But it doesn’t have to. Yes, everyone is entitled to their...
- Oct 28, 2019
- 2 min
Syndromes and Solutions: Increasing Awareness of Issues Practitioners and Clients Face
What is in a name? What do names have to do with issues encountered in serving clients effectively? Remember when “spoiled brat” was the...
- Dec 17, 2018
- 2 min
The End: Year, Career, or Presentation – All Must Face an End
At the end of every year, it is natural to look back and review the past events. Why not similarly review one’s career, when a job ends?...
- Nov 19, 2018
- 2 min
Guiding Gen Z: Helping those entering the job market today and tomorrow
Generally, anyone born after 1995 through the mid-2000s is considered a member of Generation Z. Also referred to as Post-Millenials, they...
- Mar 19, 2018
- 2 min
Performance Reviews: The Career Development Side of Multi-Rater Feedback
For some people, it may be pretty scary to think that others are watching, evaluating, and commenting on their work at any given time....
- Aug 21, 2017
- 3 min
Metaphorically Speaking: Using Language Tools to Convey Career-life Meaning
Does your client walk away from your sessions nonplussed? Do the vets you assist realize your compliment of “passing with flying colors”...
- Jun 22, 2017
- 2 min
Corporate Culture: Understanding Leads to Collaboration
My company focuses on providing quality career services. We offer employees flexible work options and we do not house everyone in a...
- Mar 20, 2017
- 2 min
Execute is One Key for the Executive: The Optimal Package is The Goal
Creating and maintaining an effective strategy for an executive career is more work than most people can envisage. Networking, branding,...
- Aug 15, 2016
- 3 min
Performance: Examining Optimal Levels of Productivity as an Organization, Employee or Job Seeker
Dictionary.com offers eight different meanings of the noun performance and 19 synonyms were listed on thesaurus.com. Both include the...
- Aug 18, 2014
- 2 min
AM & PM
A universal truth is the sun rises and the sun sets. Its what each individual calls their “day” that is uniquely different. Next time you...
- Jun 16, 2014
- 2 min
Feedback
No man is an island. Alone. Stagnant. While it would be possible to go through life with the philosophy that “I don’t care what other...
- Apr 21, 2014
- 3 min
Negotiation
It seems to be true that 65% of the time, you get what you ask for. Is this axiom true in the workplace? Other obvious factors include...
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