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,...
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CDA Insights
- Dec 17, 2018
- 2 min
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?...
- Nov 19, 2018
- 2 min
Guiding Gen Z: Helping those entering the job market today and tomorrow
Generally, anyone born after 1995 through the mid-2000s is considered a member of Generation Z. Also referred to as Post-Millenials, they...
- 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...
- Aug 20, 2018
- 2 min
Building Trust: The Bond that Must Be Earned
I was shocked to pull five of my counseling training books off the shelf and not find the word “trust” in the index. Happily, I found...
- Jul 16, 2018
- 2 min
Learning Later in Life: The Value of College for Adults
Agreeing on the value of lifelong learning is easy. Seeking appropriate opportunities that fit with all other aspects of life is a...
- Jun 18, 2018
- 2 min
Networking in the 21st Century: The Role of Technology in Reaching Out
Traditionally, networking involves attending events, shaking hands, collecting business cards, and connecting again at a future date....
- May 21, 2018
- 2 min
The Career Summary: Living and Writing Roles
In the career development world, it is not enough to have lived a role successfully. It must be written about it if more successful roles...
- Apr 16, 2018
- 2 min
Success: What would you do if you knew you couldn’t fail?
While failure is an excellent learning opportunity, the goal, of course, should be success. Then why do people still set themselves up...
- Mar 19, 2018
- 2 min
Performance Reviews: The Career Development Side of Multi-Rater Feedback
For some people, it may be pretty scary to think that others are watching, evaluating, and commenting on their work at any given time....
- Feb 19, 2018
- 3 min
Counselor Competencies: Developing and Maintaining Counseling Proficiencies
Staying on top of your game is probably a more sports-minded way of saying “remain competent.” Just as athletes must consistently...
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