Be Quiet: Quitting and Firing Face Off
In the absence of intentional and mindful decisions regarding employment, many critical conversations are left unspoken. Supporting the...
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CDA Insights
- Sep 15, 2019
- 2 min
The Gig Economy: Still Learning What a Gig Really Is
Employment status, contractor title, legislation, and more terms need to be (re)learned in order to understand the gig economy....
- Aug 19, 2019
- 2 min
Personality: Influences In and Out of the Workplace
Whether someone is transitioning to a new place to work, making decisions on where to work after graduation, or struggling with...
- Jul 15, 2019
- 3 min
Powerful People: The Movers and the Shakers
Whether your personality tends to fit the “Influential” description or not, the value of watching such people is relevant to anyone with...
- Apr 15, 2019
- 2 min
School’s NOT Out: Be a Lifelong Learner!
Geography. It is my weak subject. (You remember those blue pie pieces on the Trivial Pursuit board – well, I was usually missing those!)...
- Jan 21, 2019
- 2 min
Project Management and Careers: Working Skillfully, Timely and Ethically
Officially, project manager is a job title that comes with a certain set of skills, certifications, and employment. Off the record,...
- Oct 15, 2018
- 2 min
Best Jobs For… Starting Discussions on Career Choice
While there is no such thing as the “best” or “right” or even “one” career for anyone, sometimes it helps to have a starting point for...
- Sep 17, 2018
- 2 min
Improvement: Increasing the Service Provider’s Abilities
Counselors and Coaches: are you increasing your skills so as to be a good model for your clients? Are you mindful of your weaknesses so...
- Jan 15, 2018
- 3 min
Supervision: Too Much or Too Little Won’t Go a Long Way
Long ago, I was a college student and psychology club president. While not exactly a supervisor, I learned a lesson that I took to my...
- Apr 17, 2017
- 2 min
New Growth in Spring: Time for Professional Development
Being noncommittal to your professional development is like walking a tight rope across two tall buildings – once you fall off, it is...
- 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,...
- Oct 17, 2016
- 2 min
Technology Techniques: Apps & URLs & Social Media – Oh My!
If you think back to the days when all this technology at our finger tips did not exist (or are you too young to recall that), you may...
- Dec 21, 2015
- 2 min
Tips from the Non-Business World: Career advice is not just for or from business professionals
Business is not the enemy. There is no need to abjure the business world. Yes, there is much to be learned from business professionals...
- Sep 21, 2015
- 2 min
Positive Reactions and Healthy Encounters with Disabled Workers: Ameliorate the Ignorance
Movies and television can have substantial influence on our perception of the disabled when we do not have a living example right next to...
- Jul 20, 2015
- 2 min
Cultural Fit: Fitting In At Work Takes Work
The number of writings on cultural fit seems to evince the value of the concept of “fit” in the world of work. But what exactly is that...
- Apr 20, 2015
- 2 min
Ethical Behaviors: The right actions are always right.
“If a tree falls in a forest…” is an old joke about philosophy, integrity and a lot more. But it is no joke in the working world....
- Jan 19, 2015
- 2 min
Retention
Organizations that look at their employees and only see labor costs are missing the chance to invest in their most important assets....
- Sep 15, 2014
- 2 min
Virtual Work
Long distance relationships, whether work or personal, require dedicated communication skills. The more work-related the relationship,...
- May 19, 2014
- 2 min
APPS and the Career Counselor
Options for managing one’s career continue to grow in correlation to technology. If a client is not keeping up, will you, the counselor,...
- Sep 16, 2013
- 3 min
College Costs
Is college right for everyone? We often say “no.” But do we mean it? What are the alternatives, especially when the costs to attend...
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