Sep 16, 20192 minThe Gig Economy: Still Learning What a Gig Really IsEmployment status, contractor title, legislation, and more terms need to be (re)learned in order to understand the gig economy. Previousl...
Apr 16, 20192 minSchool’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 19, 20192 minSustainability: Treat Yourself WellThe definition of sustainability is the ability to be sustained, supported, upheld, or confirmed (dictionary.com). There is no ego is sus...
Jan 22, 20192 minProject Management and Careers: Working Skillfully, Timely and EthicallyOfficially, project manager is a job title that comes with a certain set of skills, certifications, and employment. Off the record, every...
Feb 20, 20183 minCounselor Competencies: Developing and Maintaining Counseling ProficienciesStaying on top of your game is probably a more sports-minded way of saying “remain competent.” Just as athletes must consistently practic...
Jan 16, 20183 minSupervision: Too Much or Too Little Won’t Go a Long WayLong ago, I was a college student and psychology club president. While not exactly a supervisor, I learned a lesson that I took to my fut...
Jun 23, 20172 minCorporate Culture: Understanding Leads to CollaborationMy company focuses on providing quality career services. We offer employees flexible work options and we do not house everyone in a physi...
Dec 20, 20162 minOutside the Box: Using Resources Beyond Your DeskDespite sounding ordinary, in and out are very powerful prepositions. Someone may be “out of a job”, or “in a career search mode.” We are...
Aug 16, 20163 minPerformance: Examining Optimal Levels of Productivity as an Organization, Employee or Job SeekerDictionary.com offers eight different meanings of the noun performance and 19 synonyms were listed on thesaurus.com. Both include the wor...
Jun 21, 20162 minChange Happens: Aim for a Blend of Introspect, Retrospect and ProspectSome people prefer to perceive change with their own eyes, ears or other senses. Yet other people prefer to follow their intuition or gut...
Apr 19, 20162 minOvercoming Bad Career Moves: Forward Focus From Now OnJust because you have made one (three? sixty?) bad career moves, doesn’t mean you need to continue that pattern. Unless you have ossified...
Nov 17, 20152 minWorking for a Purpose: Strive to Banish Meaningless ActivitiesWatching 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 th...
Jul 21, 20152 minCultural Fit: Fitting In At Work Takes WorkThe 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 v...
Jun 16, 20152 minFriendships 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 extroverte...
May 19, 20152 minGraduates and the Job Market: Helping them Heigh-Ho Off to WorkLooking at oneself in the mirror the day before graduating and the day after, the average person will not see a difference. But looking d...
Feb 17, 20152 minEngagement and DisengagementMental energy, like a muscle, requires specific developmental regimes. You cannot lift 300 pound weights for eight hours a day and expect...
Dec 16, 20142 minBest & Worst of 2014When your mission is to provide “quality career services informed by theory and researched best practices,” it is incumbent to take the t...
May 20, 20142 minAPPS and the Career CounselorOptions for managing one’s career continue to grow in correlation to technology. If a client is not keeping up, will you, the counselor,...
Aug 20, 20133 minWomen in the WorkforceWomen are more than half the population and generally represent an even greater percentage of our clients. It is important that we are a...