CDA Insights

Jan 153 min read

New Year, New Job Goal? Considerations to Make It Happen

A variety of online sources are always used to create these news articles for CDA Insights. A plethora of web articles cover the topics...

Sep 18, 20233 min read

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...

Feb 20, 20233 min read

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, 20223 min read

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, 20223 min read

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, 20223 min read

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, 20213 min read

“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,...

Jan 18, 20212 min read

Growth and Opportunity: Which Comes First?

What do people think of when they hear the word “opportunity”? Maybe they wonder how to create... or take advantage of... or seek... or...

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...

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...

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...

Dec 17, 20182 min read

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?...

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