CDA Insights

Sep 21, 20203 min read

Terms of Endearment

Last year, CDA Insights explored what “Gig” meant. There are many other terms used in the field of career development, with and without...

Aug 17, 20202 min read

Wisdom: Knowledge Increases Effective Decision Making

Most people know the quote “With age comes wisdom” but few know the five words that actually follow: “...sometimes age comes alone.”...

Jul 20, 20202 min read

Enhancing the Job Search: Successful Tricks when Facing a Tricky Search

Of course the all-important word “LinkedIn” is going to be included somewhere on this page about enhancing the job search. There is no...

Jun 15, 20202 min read

Looking Forward: What is Your Attitude Toward the Future?

Here's another helpful message that showed up in my inbox: “When the light turns green, will you be ready?” It was the wake-up call I...

May 18, 20202 min read

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...

Apr 19, 20203 min read

Fear Zone vs Growth Zone: Facing and Overcoming Challenges Fuels Development

The rapid changes in the world over the past several weeks have resulted in the complete upheaval of work and home life. Workers have...

Mar 15, 20202 min read

Virtual Business: No Doors, No Walls, No Problem

Who sets up shop on Main Street in the 21st Century? Can organizations operate without a physical door to walk through? The ability to...

Feb 17, 20202 min read

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, 20203 min read

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...

Dec 16, 20192 min read

Joy: What Work Brings You Joy?

Marie Kondo, the organizing consulting and author of “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up,” emphasizes the rule to keep only those...

Nov 18, 20192 min read

Justification: Is Value Being Communicated?

How do people convince employers to hire them? Why do people seek career help? Do they see value in seeking help? If one basic tenet of...

Oct 27, 20192 min read

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...

Sep 15, 20192 min read

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, 20192 min read

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, 20193 min read

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...

Jun 17, 20192 min read

Interviewing: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Truth about Meeting the Employer

While jokes about the craziest interview questions and answers abound, the reality is this meeting between an employer and a job seeker...

May 20, 20192 min read

Etiquette: Coaching, Searching, Working While Minding Your P’s and Q’s

Aiming to earn trust from a client, employer, or co-worker should begin with respect. Etiquette is a sure way to demonstrate respect, for...

Apr 15, 20192 min read

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!)...

Mar 18, 20192 min read

Sustainability: Treat Yourself Well

The definition of sustainability is the ability to be sustained, supported, upheld, or confirmed (dictionary.com). There is no ego is...

Feb 18, 20192 min read

Over 55: Attitudes and Facts about Later Life Work

You know the saying, “Growing old isn’t great but it beats the alternative.” Now is the time to recognize the societal norms that affect...

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