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Nov 21, 20162 min read

Work As Identity: The Job is but one Story in Life

Discerning work’s meaning to the individual is like trying on masks at a costume shop. Quite often more than one is picked up, placed on...

Oct 17, 20162 min read

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...

Sep 19, 20162 min read

Intergenerational Teams: Achieving Goals ~ Working with Differences

Stereotypes. You try to ignore them and they pop up again. They work for you, especially when faced with a team of players that you do...

Aug 15, 20163 min read

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...

Jul 18, 20162 min read

Soft Skills and Leadership: Developing and Implementing Traits that Go Beyond the Task

Effective leaders do not take for granted soft skills. New workers may ignore discipline, empathy, and motivation as hardly more than a...

Jun 20, 20162 min read

Change Happens: Aim for a Blend of Introspect, Retrospect and Prospect

Some people prefer to perceive change with their own eyes, ears or other senses. Yet other people prefer to follow their intuition or gut...

May 16, 20162 min read

May Mortarboard Momentum: Hail to the College Graduate!

Transitioning from backpacks to briefcases is no longer a cut and dried line on graduation day. Many students have already experienced...

Apr 18, 20162 min read

Overcoming Bad Career Moves: Forward Focus From Now On

Just because you have made one (three? sixty?) bad career moves, doesn’t mean you need to continue that pattern. Unless you have ossified...

Mar 21, 20162 min read

Warming Trends: Career Areas Are Springing Into Action

As one reads about the unique opportunities that exist or are coming into existence, it would be easy to fall into the trap of dwelling...

Feb 15, 20162 min read

How to Work Like an Entrepreneur: Whether You Are One Already or Aspiring to Be!

“Yes…And” – two key words entrepreneurs must learn to use wisely. Spoken to a customer, it sounds like this, “Yes, I can do this for you...

Jan 18, 20162 min read

New Year, New Hires: Helping New Employees Feel Welcome

If you can remember your first day at your current job, or the very first day of your very first job, you might recall feeling excited,...

Dec 21, 20152 min read

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...

Nov 16, 20152 min read

Working for a Purpose: Strive to Banish Meaningless Activities

Watching a four-year old play, with an educator’s eyes, it is fascinating to see the movements of the body and imagine the activity in...

Oct 19, 20152 min read

Working Internationally: A Passport to an Enhanced Career

Ordinary people may fear there is something abstruse about wanting to work in another country. But it doesn’t take an adventurous calling...

Sep 21, 20152 min read

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...

Aug 17, 20152 min read

Servant Leadership: Vision, Purpose and Benefits Focused on Others

The Career Development Alliance (CDA) grew from a non-profit organization, the Career Development Leadership Alliance (CDLA) formed in...

Jul 20, 20152 min read

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...

Jun 15, 20152 min read

Friendships and Work: To be or not to be is a career-related question.

How many career development plans have you seen that include such goals as “Aims to make new friends at work” or “Desires more...

May 18, 20152 min read

Graduates and the Job Market: Helping them Heigh-Ho Off to Work

Looking at oneself in the mirror the day before graduating and the day after, the average person will not see a difference. But looking...

Apr 20, 20152 min read

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....

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